Medical
Number of hand, foot and mouth disease cases in Vinh Long increases by more than 150%
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Vinh Long - Nearly 1,450 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease since the beginning of the year, the health sector is urgently coordinating with schools to implement epidemic prevention measures.
Ministry of Health announces 137 diseases allowed to reveal fetal gender
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The Vietnamese Ministry of Health announced a list of 137 diseases, genetic defects and birth defects that are allowed to be diagnosed.
Basic salary increase from July 1st, salary of medical staff at the lowest level is nearly 6 million VND/month
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From July 1, 2026, the base salary will be increased to 2.53 million VND/month, and the income of medical staff will also be adjusted to increase accordingly.
People in island communes in Hanoi hope that health stations will be invested in to reduce the scene of going far for medical examinations
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Hanoi - Minh Chau people always want local health facilities to be upgraded and supplemented with more equipment so that people can access better medical services.
Doctors are only allowed to announce and reveal the gender of the fetus when?
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The Ministry of Health has just issued Circular No. 11/2026/TT-BYT stipulating the list of diseases that are notified and reveal the gender of the fetus for diagnosis and treatment.
Sinusitis mucoidosis has silent symptoms, easily overlooked
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Ho Chi Minh City - Sinusous mucose tumors often have silent symptoms, easily overlooked. When the disease progresses severely, patients may experience eye pain, puffy eyes, or blurred vision.
New salary scale expected from 1.7 for doctors after 8% increase proposal
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The new salary scale for doctors is expected to be adjusted when the base salary increases by 8% from July 1. 2026.
Urinary tract infection, patient has milky white urine
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Ho Chi Minh City - Patient with urinary tract infection, with symptoms of milky white urine.
Risk of food insecurity from street food
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Many cases of food safety and hygiene violations of restaurants and eateries have been detected recently. Street food is convenient but potentially risks food safety when many eateries process it in temporary, difficult-to-control conditions.
Can Tho Chairman anxious about the progress of the Oncology Hospital Project
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Can Tho - When inspecting the investment project to build Can Tho City Oncology Hospital, Chairman Truong Canh Tuyen expressed his impatience with the project progress.
10 tourists poisoned after eating eel, many people felt numb all over their bodies
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After a meal with eels at a Southern coastal restaurant, 10 tourists showed a series of symptoms of poisoning.
63 people in An Giang suspected of poisoning after eating cake
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An Giang - Functional forces are investigating and verifying a suspected case of collective food poisoning when eating cakes from a facility in Rach Gia ward.
Blushing with shortness of breath may be a sign of high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease
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Blushing with shortness of breath can be a warning sign of high blood pressure or dangerous cardiovascular problems, especially in the elderly.
Swiss antidote saves 3 children with botulinum poisoning
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Da Nang - Three brothers with botulinum poisoning survived the critical condition after 10 hours of rare detoxification drug infusion coordinated from Switzerland.
Urgently rectify the organ donation and transplantation process
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Information about the organ trafficking ring with prices up to billions of VND that has just been dismantled by the police agency has sounded a serious alarm about the loopholes in the organ donation and transplantation process today.
Successful hip replacement surgery for a 106-year-old patient
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Quang Tri - Partial hip replacement surgery for a 106-year-old patient at Quang Tri Provincial General Hospital has just been successfully performed.
Doctors warn of signs of mental illness due to work stress in young people
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Doctors warn that work and life pressure in young people can lead to fatigue, difficulty sleeping, and even mental illness.
Detecting the purchase and sale, appropriation of human body tissues and parts: Ministry of Health urgently directs
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The Ministry of Health requests medical facilities to strengthen control over the process of donating, taking and transplanting human tissues and organs.
6-year-old child dies after more than 3 months of being bitten by dog
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Quang Tri - A 6-year-old child died suspected of rabies after being bitten on the finger by a dog but was not treated for the wound and vaccinated against the disease.
Professor who won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine attends conference at Hanoi Medical University
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Professor Françoise Barré Sinoussi, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine, came to Vietnam to attend an important conference on infectious diseases at Hanoi Medical University.
