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.

Tightening food post-inspection, school kitchens in the sights

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The Food Safety Department (Ministry of Health) proposed that localities strengthen post-inspection of food in 2026, focusing on school kitchens and functional foods.

Rescuing a critically ill child due to septic shock after drinking milk

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Khanh Hoa - A child with severe septic shock and multiple organ damage has just been saved by doctors at Khanh Hoa General Hospital after intensive treatment.

4 deaths from hand, foot and mouth disease, Ministry of Health requests increased infection control

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The Ministry of Health requests medical facilities to tighten treatment and control hand, foot and mouth disease infection when the number of cases is increasing rapidly, with 4 deaths recorded.

Health status of patients in the suspected poisoning case in Dak Lak

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Dak Lak - The health status of patients suspected of poisoning due to eating bread from a facility has gradually stabilized, functional agencies are still continuing to monitor.

Vinh Long Stroke Network optimizes "golden hour", improving emergency efficiency

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Vinh Long - The 2026 Stroke Network Conference proposes solutions to connect treatment, standardize procedures, and apply technology to improve emergency efficiency.

Hand, foot and mouth recorded in all wards and communes of Can Tho

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Can Tho - Information from the Can Tho Center for Disease Control (CDC), hand, foot and mouth disease has been recorded in all 103/103 wards and communes.

Hand, foot and mouth disease appears in all communes and wards of Hanoi

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Hanoi - Hand, foot and mouth disease has appeared in 126 communes and wards with 24 outbreaks, of which up to 21 outbreaks broke out in preschool and kindergarten educational institutions.

Hanoi has more hospitals "saying no" to fees outside of health insurance when dialysis

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Hanoi has more private hospitals implementing "zero-dong" dialysis, patients are paid 100% by health insurance.

Increasing infectious diseases, parents proactively prevent diseases for their children

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Many infectious diseases such as RSV, hand, foot and mouth disease... are on the rise, causing parents to worry when children go to class or play in crowded places.

Ministry of Health urgently directs when hand, foot and mouth disease cases increase 5 times

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Hand, foot and mouth disease is showing signs of strongly increasing again when in just nearly 3 months of 2026, the whole country recorded more than 25,000 cases. The Southern region continues to be a hotspot, accounting for nearly 72% of the total number of cases.

Medical examination and treatment costs are covered by health insurance

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Many people have health insurance but are still not clear what fees are paid when seeking medical examination and treatment.

The long-term concern of families with children with autism spectrum disorder

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High costs, prolonged intervention and lack of a suitable learning environment cause many families with autistic children to face many difficulties.

Expected household health insurance premium from July 1st

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The base salary is expected to increase from July 1, 2026 to VND 2,530,000, so the level of household health insurance contributions will also be adjusted.

What should people with low blood pressure do if they have abnormal signs when steaming?

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When abnormal signs appear, immediately stop the steaming process and take measures to stabilize blood pressure.

The silent people at the forefront of taking care of people's health

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An Giang - Grassroots health workers still stick to the front lines, both providing medical examination and treatment, and being a close support, promptly taking care of people's initial health.