Medical

Experts guide how to replenish water for children on hot sunny days

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Nutrition experts have issued recommendations on how to supplement water and what types of drinks should be limited to protect children's health in the hot summer.

Donated heart brings new life to 13-year-old patient

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Ho Chi Minh City - A 13-year-old child with end-stage heart failure due to dilated myocardial disease has just had a successful heart transplant.

Heart transplant saves 13-year-old child with terminal heart failure in Ho Chi Minh City

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Ho Chi Minh City - From donated hearts, doctors successfully performed a heart transplant for a 13-year-old child with end-stage heart failure.

Successfully curing an 84-year-old woman with a colon tumor, with many complex underlying diseases

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Dak Lak - Doctors have successfully cured an 84-year-old woman suffering from a colon tumor accompanied by many underlying diseases.

Rejuvenated neck and shoulder pain, doctors warn about the habit of abusing electronic devices

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The habit of holding a computer for hours, sticking face to the phone in the wrong posture is the reason pushing many young people to face the risk of neck and shoulder pain.

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.

Sudden weather changes increase the risk of complications in people with heart failure

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Sudden weather changes can have adverse effects on the cardiovascular system, increasing the risk of complications in people with heart failure.