Medical

Heart transplant race saves 23-year-old patient who depends on ECMO

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Ho Chi Minh City - Doctors have just performed a heart transplant from a brain-dead donor, saving a late-stage heart failure patient who is being kept alive with ECMO.

5-year-old girl hospitalized for conjunctivitis after playing with soap bubbles

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Dak Lak - A 5-year-old girl in the area had to be hospitalized for treatment after playing with soap bubbles.

Cross-Vietnam heart transplant saves young man with end-stage heart failure

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Ho Chi Minh City - A 23-year-old male patient suffering from end-stage heart failure and maintaining life with ECMO, has just been successfully transplanted a heart from a brain-dead donor.

Hot weather and high temperatures threaten food safety, especially milk

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High summer temperatures not only put pressure on human health but also increase the risk of food insecurity, especially for milk and dairy products.

Emergency treatment for 11-year-old child stabbed in the head with knife

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An 11-year-old boy was hospitalized in emergency with a knife stuck in his head after an accident while playing with his older brother.

Dien Bien rescues young man in coma after accident in Laos

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Dien Bien - Provincial General Hospital has successfully treated a 21-year-old young man after a traffic accident in Laos.

Cheap drugs easily win bids: Loopholes need to be filled with medical technology evaluation tools

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Thanks to the medical technology evaluation tool, the issue of price is no longer the decisive and only factor in drug bidding.

5 people hospitalized, 1 person died suspected of eating mushroom soup in Son La

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Son La - A suspected food poisoning incident occurred in Phieng Pan commune, causing 6 people to have severe symptoms after lunch, including 1 death.

Despite the ban, openly trading and using e-cigarettes

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Despite penalty regulations, e-cigarettes are still secretly traded online, publicly used in many places, with increasingly sophisticated methods.

Ministry of Health promotes digital technology, artificial intelligence, big data in the health sector

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The health sector is focusing on promoting comprehensive digital transformation, applying advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data in the health sector.

Health of 2-year-old boy in Ho Chi Minh City abuse case

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Ho Chi Minh City - The 2-year-old boy in the abuse case in Hoa Hiep commune has passed the critical condition, is being treated at Children's Hospital 1 and can return to living and eating.

Reviewing school meals after suspected poisoning in Ho Chi Minh City

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Ho Chi Minh City - After the suspected poisoning incident at Dang Thuy Tram Elementary School, some schools temporarily stopped semi-boarding meals. The incident raises the requirement to tighten school food safety.

Can cause death, how is the Hanta virus transmitted and incubated

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Below is information about the Hanta virus that you should pay attention to.

Poor diabetes control, increased risk of kidney complications

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Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, eating reasonably and having regular health check-ups are important factors to help protect kidney function and prevent complications.

Surgery to remove 2 bolts to tighten the "little guy

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Can Tho - A patient with a metal screw that tightened his penis has just undergone successful emergency surgery at Can Tho Central General Hospital.

Meningococcal disease cases increase, doctors warn of risk of infection

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Meningococcal cases tend to increase in the first months of 2026, with many cases progressing rapidly and at risk of death.

Ministry of Health warns after the world has 3 deaths suspected of being caused by Hanta virus

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The Ministry of Health has just issued information after the world recorded 3 deaths suspected of being related to the Hanta virus on a cruise ship.

Rescuing a teenager who was stabbed in the lung and suffered severe bleeding in Ho Chi Minh City

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Ho Chi Minh City - A teenager with a punctured lung and severe bleeding was saved by Ba Ria General Hospital after a stressful surgery lasting more than 3 hours.

38-year-old patient escapes death after heart-penetrating wound

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Ho Chi Minh City - A 38-year-old patient with a critical transverse heart wound was just saved thanks to activating the red alert and emergency surgery.

Bringing techniques to grassroots healthcare, reducing risks for patients

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Over the past time, Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City has regularly implemented training and technology transfer to lower-level hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces.