Medical
Ho Chi Minh City sends doctors to homes to examine patients
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Ho Chi Minh City - Piloting home medical examinations for people in Ho Chi Minh City is expected to reduce the burden on upper-level hospitals and improve the effectiveness of grassroots healthcare.
When health insurance cards are less "sluggish" due to irregularities
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From July 1, 2026, a notable change in health insurance (HI) policy officially takes effect: People who go for outpatient examinations outside the tuyến at some qualified medical facilities will be paid 50% of the benefit level by the HI fund for many diseases and groups of diseases that were previously not covered.
Medical tourism opens up directions to attract international visitors to Da Nang
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Da Nang - Medical tourism is considered a strategic segment, where hospitals, hotels, travel and health recovery services create new value.
Outpatient examination places covered by 50% health insurance
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From July 1, 2026, people participating in health insurance who self-go for outpatient examinations outside the line can be paid 50% of the benefit level, but not all medical examination and treatment facilities apply it.
Patient with bladder cancer gets a new bladder shaped from the intestine
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Hanoi - After bladder removal due to cancer, a male patient over 60 years old was given a new bladder by doctors from a segment of the intestine.
37 cosmetics were recalled and forced to be destroyed, including many familiar products
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The Drug Administration of Vietnam (Ministry of Health) fined BB Vietnam Company 75 million VND, forcing the recall and destruction of 37 violating cosmetic products.
Autonomous University Hospital: Effective direction, reducing budget burden
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Autonomous hospitals are a suitable trend, aiming to reduce the burden on the budget and improve the quality of medical services.
12 simple habits to help end bloating and indigestion
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Instead of relying on drugs, adjusting eating habits and lifestyle will help you re-establish your microbiome, ending bloating and indigestion.
Fisherman dies after diving in Lam Dong
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Lam Dong - After diving and getting back on board, a fisherman with suspected signs of decompression sickness died.
Thong Nhat General Hospital in Dong Nai saves patient shot in chest
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Thong Nhat Dong Nai General Hospital successfully rescued a male patient who was shot in the chest and removed a 0.3 x 0.5 cm warhead.
Ministry of Health proposes fines of up to 100 million VND for violations in food production and processing
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The Ministry of Health is submitting dossiers for appraisal of the revised Decree on administrative penalties for food safety. Among them, there is an act proposed to be fined up to 100,000,000 VND.
Bread poisoning hospitalizes 59 people, Nghe An tightens food safety procedures
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Nghe An - From the banh mi poisoning case in Dien Chau commune recording 59 people hospitalized, the health sector requests to tighten the entire food safety process.
Surgery saves an old woman with severe and rare gastrointestinal bleeding
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Ho Chi Minh City - Surgeons rescued an 82-year-old patient with severe gastrointestinal bleeding. This is a rare case when the lesion is located in the small intestine.
A meat grinder crushes a woman's hand in Ho Chi Minh City
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Ho Chi Minh City - Today (April 21), the Orthopedic Trauma Hospital said it has just successfully treated a patient whose right hand was crushed by a meat grinder while working.
Modern treatment area worth nearly 180 billion VND in Da Nang officially welcomes patients
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Da Nang - The modern treatment area worth nearly 180 billion VND at Quang Nam General Hospital officially operates, serving people in southern Da Nang.
Ministry of Health cuts administrative procedures, strongly decentralizes to localities
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The Ministry of Health is accelerating administrative reform in the direction of reducing procedures, shortening processing time and strong decentralization to localities.
Trillion-VND cancer hospital in Can Tho continues to wait for supplies
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Can Tho - The investment project to build Can Tho City Oncology Hospital (scale of 500 beds) is restarted, contributing to the realization of a specialized medical center in the Mekong Delta.
8 people in Lang Son hospitalized due to bee stings while visiting graves
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Lang Son - During the Thanh Minh Tet holiday, the Provincial General Hospital received 8 cases of bee stings while sweeping graves and clearing bushes.
Outpatient emergency: The life-and-death link is still weak
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Extrahospital emergency plays a vital role but is still thin, slow, and unsynchronized, requiring strong reforms to avoid missing the "golden hour" to save people.
Accelerate the progress of facility 2 of Bach Mai Hospital, Viet Duc
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The Ministry of Health continues to urge and remove obstacles to accelerate the progress of the second facility project of Bach Mai and Viet Duc Hospitals.
