Medical
Buying firecrackers to burn, a child suffered severe burns
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Ho Chi Minh City - After the firecracker exploded, the child was taken to the emergency room in a state of severe degree II-III burns.
Prolonged strange symptoms, 14-year-old patient diagnosed with emotional disorder
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Although only 14 years old, a child patient had to be hospitalized for treatment of emotional disorder after a long period of withdrawal, talking and laughing alone and declining academic performance.
Ho Chi Minh City brings high-quality healthcare services closer to the people
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Ho Chi Minh City - On January 10, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health organized a conference to summarize activities in 2025 and deploy key activities in 2026.
Electronic medical examination books reduce procedures and increase efficiency
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From January 6, medical facilities do not require patients to bring paper books if the information is already on the VNeID application. The deployment of electronic books helps reduce paper records, improve the efficiency of management and healthcare, and promote digital transformation in the health sector.
Playing firecrackers at home, a child hospitalized due to severe burns
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Ho Chi Minh City - On January 10, Children's Hospital 2 said it is actively treating a child patient who was injured playing with firecrackers at home.
Mental health care tasks from the first working day of the year
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Proactively take care of mental health with small but persistent habits, helping you start a new year full of excitement.
Hospitalized for drinking alcohol of unknown origin
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After the New Year holiday, hospitals recorded a sharp increase in the number of hospitalizations due to liver disease and alcohol poisoning, mainly related to the habit of abusing alcohol, beer and using alcohol of unknown origin.
Cho Ray Hospital provides emergency care for 1,138 cases during the New Year holiday
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During the 4-day New Year holiday of 2026 (from January 1st to 4th), Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City recorded more than 1,100 patients entering the Emergency Department.
Can using turmeric cause liver damage
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Turmeric is praised for its anti-inflammatory properties, but the use of high-dose turmeric functional foods is raising concerns about the risk of liver damage.
Commune-level health station staff will have new professional preferential allowances according to Resolution 261
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From January 1, 2026, according to the new health station organizational structure, some cases of medical staff at commune-level health stations will enjoy 100% of professional preferential allowances.
High-intensity exercise is not always good for health
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Cardiologists warn that high-intensity exercise is not always good, when stress is the factor that increases the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Medical staff in Nghe An have not received COVID-19 epidemic prevention allowance
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Nghe An - Doctors and medical staff of Nghi Loc General Hospital propose not to receive epidemic prevention allowances according to Decree 05.
Habits that may be silently destroying your health
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Many familiar habits in daily life that seem harmless but silently erode physical and mental health, increasing the risk of disease if prolonged.
Lam Dong creates favorable conditions for people to prescribe overseas medicine
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Lam Dong - The Department of Health directs medical facilities in the province to deploy and create favorable conditions for people to prescribe outpatient drugs according to the regulations of the Ministry of Health.
Dry weather at the end of the year, many chronic skin diseases recur severely
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Every year-end, when the weather in Ho Chi Minh City turns dry, many people have to go to hospitals to treat skin diseases.
The reason why adult vaccination should be an annual health target
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Vaccination for adults not only protects individuals but is also a "shield" for the whole family, helping to maintain health and limit serious illnesses.
Dak Lak strengthens human resources for health stations when transferred to commune management
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Dak Lak - The Provincial Department of Health will rotate qualified personnel to support remote and especially difficult health stations to serve health care for people.
Khanh Hoa aims for a life expectancy of 75.5 years, increasing children's height by 1.5cm
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Khanh Hoa strives to increase the average height of children and adolescents from 1-18 years old by at least 1.5cm; average life expectancy reaches 75.5 years old.
Ministry of Health requests investigation into poisoning that killed one person in Son La
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The Ministry of Health has just sent a document to the Son La Provincial Department of Health requesting urgent investigation and handling of a suspected food poisoning case that occurred in Kich Mang village, Muong Gion commune, Son La province.
Long-term prescriptions, convenient for patients during holidays and Tet
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Ho Chi Minh City - Recently, the Ministry of Health requested hospitals to prescribe long-term drugs for patients during holidays and Tet to limit frequent travel.
