Medical

Traditional Vietnamese Medicine still has much room for development

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Vietnamese traditional medicine has great potential but has not been exploited commensurately; it is necessary to invest in research, technology and policies for sustainable development.

Baby swallows screws, family self-handling makes the situation more serious

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Quang Tri - The baby swallowed the screws, but the family handled it themselves, making the situation more serious. When taken to the hospital, fortunately, the doctor handled it in time.

Meningococcal meningitis cases appear, people proactively get vaccinated against the disease

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Faced with the risk of meningococcal meningitis progressing rapidly, many young people in Ho Chi Minh City have proactively vaccinated themselves to protect their health.

Da Nang launches Action Month for Food Safety, tightening street food

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Da Nang - From April 15-15, the city simultaneously controls street food, strictly handles violations to reduce the risk of poisoning.

First kidney extraction and transplant at Can Tho City General Hospital

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Can Tho - Can Tho City General Hospital has just successfully received the transfer of kidney extraction and transplantation technique for the first case from a living donor.

People infected with "flesh-eating" bacteria in Phu Tho are saved

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Phu Tho - The case of Whitmore disease due to Burkholderia pseudomallei bacteria (a "human-eating" bacteria) has been saved by Phuc Yen General Hospital.

Facility 2 of Bach Mai Hospital, Viet Duc completes infrastructure

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Facility 2 of Bach Mai and Viet Duc Hospitals has completed basic infrastructure items, and the fire prevention and fighting system is determined to complete acceptance in March 2026.

Endoscopic surgery to treat rare twisted spleen in 40-month-old babies

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Quang Tri - Endoscopic surgery to treat rare twisted spleen was successfully performed by doctors for a 40-month-old infant.

Ho Chi Minh City tightens food safety inspection in schools

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Ho Chi Minh City is strengthening measures to ensure food safety and prevent poisoning in schools.

Risk of death from tetanus from open skin wounds

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Ho Chi Minh City - Stroke is an acute infectious disease with a high mortality rate. This disease silently lurks through open wounds on the skin, which are often easily overlooked.

Once contracted chickenpox, still almost died from a mistake

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Having had chickenpox since childhood, a 19-year-old female patient still fell into multiple organ failure after only one week of re-infection.

Makeup helps the elderly live better

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Many nursing homes in Japan put beauty care services such as skin care and makeup into daily operation.

Organ donation - when a departure keeps many lives

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Organ donation is not only the passing of a human being, but also the starting point for many other lives to be continued.

13-year-old child in Quang Tri has a fishing hook deep in his neck

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Quang Tri - A 13-year-old child patient has just been safely treated by doctors with a foreign object, which is a deep-fired fishing hook, located close to important structures in the neck area.

Ho Chi Minh City fines many pharmaceutical and medical examination business establishments for violations

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Ho Chi Minh City - February 5, the Department of Health informed that it has just discovered a series of pharmaceutical and medical examination business establishments that have committed violations and have been fined a large amount of money.

Deep teeth caused a person in Quang Tri to suffer severe necrosis in the neck and chest area

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Quang Tri - Due to deep teeth, a 43-year-old man had to undergo many surgeries due to widespread infection, necrotic necrosis of the neck and chest.

Successful surgery for 3 primary cancers at the same time

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Doctors at PhenikaaMec Hospital have just successfully performed surgery for a case of 3 primary cancers at the same time.

Year-end party to boost morale for stroke patients

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The end of the year is an opportunity to look back at the journey of the past year and for patients in the Rehabilitation Department, Cho Ray Hospital, the year-end party is also an opportunity to look back at the clear progress after recovery efforts.

Health insurance is slow to pay, medical staff are owed salaries

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Ca Mau Provincial Department of Health determined that the fact that medical staff are owed salaries and allowances for many years is mainly due to unpaid health insurance (HI) medical examination and treatment costs.

Swallowing foreign object while playing with coins, 11-year-old child urgently hospitalized

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Quang Ngai - Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital removed a 3cm steel coin stuck in the esophagus of an 11-year-old child overnight. This is the 3rd case of swallowing a foreign object in the month at this hospital.