Medical

Many people hospitalized after eating bread in Gia Lai, Ministry of Health intervenes

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Many people experienced abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and fever after eating bread at a business household in Gia Lai. The Ministry of Health intervened.

Successfully reconnecting a nearly severed ankle due to a lawnmower accident

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Khanh Hoa - Doctors at Khanh Hoa General Hospital have just successfully performed a microsurgery to reconnect the almost severed right ankle due to a lawnmower accident.

Health check-up before the new school year, doctors note 2 common problems in students

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During a free periodic health check-up before the new school year in Hanoi, doctors noted that vision and oral health are two common problems in students.

Erratic weather, respiratory diseases increase by 20-30% in Ho Chi Minh City

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Ho Chi Minh City - Erratic weather makes adults and young children susceptible to respiratory diseases, the number of patients in hospitals increases by about 20-30% compared to other times.

The average age of first sexual intercourse for Vietnamese people is 18.7

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The age of first sexual intercourse is trending towards rejuvenation, but the rate of using contraception is still low.

Increasing number of HIV patients requiring inpatient treatment at end-line hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City

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Ho Chi Minh City - For people infected with HIV/AIDS, voluntarily abandoning treatment not only increases the risk of infection, but patients are also prone to worsening and contracting many other dangerous diseases.

Digitizing ambulances, shortening emergency time to help people receive timely treatment

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Ho Chi Minh City - All ambulances are expected to be equipped with positioning devices, helping to coordinate faster, bring patients to appropriate facilities and shorten emergency time.

Signs of autism that parents need to pay attention to by age

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Autism symptoms are often recognized from the early years of life. However, the manifestations in each child may be different.

Swallowing the wrong medicine blister, a 60-year-old man suffered from a foreign object in his esophagus

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A 60-year-old patient in Hanoi swallowed a blister pack of medicine, causing neck and chest pain, requiring endoscopy to remove a foreign object from the esophagus.

Khanh Hoa brings automatic defibrillation machine to community

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Khanh Hoa - Functional agencies have just launched a community first aid training program and deployed automatic defibrillation machines.

Rescuing postpartum hemorrhagic shock postpartum patient due to rare strabismus

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Quang Tri - A woman giving birth naturally suddenly suffered from blood loss shock due to placenta previa, and was given timely emergency surgery by doctors.

About 7 million people have been examined and treated with traditional medicine

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In 2025, about 7 million people were examined and treated with traditional medicine - an industry that is being oriented towards building a "national traditional medicine ecosystem".

Nearly 203,000 people in Lang Son receive free health check-ups

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Lang Son - After more than 7 months of implementation, the whole province has only provided periodic health check-ups or free screenings for nearly 203,000 people, reaching 24.73% of the population.

Doctor who created eye-controlled wheelchair wins Ton Duc Thang Award

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Ho Chi Minh City - Doctor Bui Trong Nguyen's initiative started from practical concerns, with responsibility and aspiration to contribute at the workplace.

Free screening for more than 34,000 people in Nhi Long commune

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Vinh Long - Nhi Long commune launches free screening, helping people detect diseases early and proactively take care of their health.

A simultaneous surgery to treat colorectal cancer and uterine disease

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Quang Tri - The hospital has successfully performed laparoscopic surgery to simultaneously treat colorectal cancer and uterine disease for a patient.

More than half a million people come for medical examination and treatment, Lam Dong consolidates health network

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Lam Dong is consolidating the grassroots health network, strengthening doctors and equipment to provide medical examination and treatment in remote and isolated areas and ethnic minority areas.

Hanoi provides free health check-ups for students, discovering many problems with eyes and teeth

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Hanoi - During a health check for students of Chu Van An Secondary School (Thanh Liet ward), doctors discovered many problems with eyes and teeth in children.

Ministry of Health to standardize training for resident doctors and specialists

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The Ministry of Health is completing regulations on training resident doctors and specialist doctors, aiming to standardize capacity and improve the quality of health human resources.

Vietnamese people eat salt about 1.6 times higher than recommended, high risk of high blood pressure

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Vietnamese salt consumption is currently about 1.6 times higher than recommended, increasing the risk of high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and stroke.