Medical
Warning about cervical spondylosis from shoulder and neck pain, prolonged hand numbness
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Ho Chi Minh City - Neck and shoulder pain, hand numbness, headache are common symptoms but are easily overlooked. These may be warning signs of cervical disc herniation.
Showing off organ donation cards, potential risks of personal data leakage
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Organ donation is a humanitarian gesture, but publicizing cards and registration codes on social networks may potentially reveal personal information.
Hanoi supports young people in nearsightedness treatment
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From July 1, 2026, Hanoi supports the cost of nearsightedness treatment from 3 diopters or more, helping young people have more opportunities to take care of their eyesight.
Many hospitals operate facility 2, reducing worries about overload
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On June 1st, facility 2 of the National Children's Hospital officially went into operation in Hanoi. In the near future, facility 2 of Bach Mai Hospital, Viet Duc Friendship Hospital and Central Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital will also be put into operation in turn. These are final-line hospitals, receiving thousands of patients from provinces and cities across the country every day. Expanding scale with new facilities is not only an increase in the number of beds but also shows the determination to improve the capacity of the public health system.
AI in medicine is just a supporting tool, cannot replace doctors
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Ho Chi Minh City - Applying AI technology in diagnosis and treatment is becoming a trend in many hospitals, but doctors are still the ones who make the final conclusion.
Prolonged cough thought to be flu, many elderly people hospitalized due to pneumonia
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Ho Chi Minh City - Pneumonia in the elderly tends to increase. Symptoms of the disease occur silently, causing many people to detect late, with a risk of severe complications.
Controlling stunting malnutrition in young children below 8% by 2030
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Khanh Hoa has many specific goals and targets to comprehensively control and improve the nutritional status of people in the area.
Risk from HPV in men, common infection, silent progression
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HPV is not only common in women but also has a significant rate of infection in men, with many cases silently prolonged and difficult to eliminate.
Foreign patient removed from 83.8 gram gravel
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Can Tho - On the evening of April 2nd, Nam Can Tho University Hospital said that the unit had just successfully performed surgery to remove a large coral stone for a foreign patient.
Ministry of Health announces list of food safety testing facilities
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The Food Safety Department - Ministry of Health has just announced the latest list of 26 testing facilities serving state management of food safety.
Hand, foot and mouth disease increases, EV71 reappears, increasing the risk of seriousness
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Doctors especially remind parents not to be subjective about the return of the EV71 virus strain - an agent that can cause serious complications in children with hand, foot and mouth disease.
Hanoi Chairman orders general inspection of slaughterhouses after the case of smuggling sick pigs into schools
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Hanoi - Chairman of the City People's Committee directs the Department of Agriculture and Environment to organize a general inspection, supervision, and control of slaughterhouses.
Lao Cai launches the "Digital Food Safety Map" System
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Lao Cai - April 2nd, the Department of Health organized a conference to launch and introduce the "Digital Food Safety Map" System (Lao Cai FoodSafe).
Hand, foot and mouth disease, dengue fever simultaneously increase at end-line hospitals in the Mekong Delta
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Can Tho - The final-level pediatric specialty hospital in the Mekong Delta recorded increased hand, foot and mouth disease and dengue fever in the first 3 months of the year.
Health insurance drugs are still lacking, flexible response to support patients
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Lack of health insurance (HI) drugs still occurs at some medical facilities, forcing some patients to buy drugs outside. However, flexible solutions from the new mechanism and the proactiveness of hospitals are opening up a way out, helping to minimize the cost burden for people.
The appearance of the 258 billion VND hospital in Lao Cai is gradually being completed
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Lao Cai - The Bao Yen Regional General Hospital project has taken on a new look, striving to reach the finish line in the third quarter of 2026.
Artists in patient clothes still sow hope with music
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In a patient's jacket, the artist still quietly brings the sound of the viola to the hospital, with gentle melodies becoming a source of encouragement, soothing the spirit of everyone.
Warning of an increasing trend of arrhythmia
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Ho Chi Minh City - With the increasing trend of cardiovascular disease, in addition to diseases well understood by the community such as high blood pressure, myocardial infarction... arrhythmia also increases.
Dissolving 3 regional health centers, Khanh Hoa promotes streamlining the grassroots health system
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Khanh Hoa - The locality has decided to dissolve 3 regional health centers and transfer all personnel, functions, and tasks to the grassroots level.
Artery stenosis is no longer a "leg amputation" when there is laser technology
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Ho Chi Minh City - Artery stenosis due to atherosclerosis is increasing, especially in the elderly and patients with many underlying diseases.
