Medical

Traders brazenly set traps for patients, Bach Mai Hospital urgently warns

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Bach Mai Hospital warns of a series of scams to defraud patients such as impersonating doctor's family members, selling panaceas, and touting for quick examinations...

Fish bones stuck for 5 months in the hypomandibular gland

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Quang Tri - Fish bones stuck for 5 months in the left hypomandibular gland caused a 62-year-old patient to have surgery to remove foreign objects.

Number of patients hospitalized suspected of poisoning after eating bread in Quang Tri continues to increase

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Quang Tri - The number of people hospitalized suspected of poisoning after eating bread has increased to 46 cases.

Applying heat compresses because of leg numbness, a man almost had both feet amputated

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Numb, cold feet, the 48-year-old man applied heat at home, causing skin damage, infection and widespread necrosis.

Elderly people are more susceptible to infectious diseases, facing many complications

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With age, the immune system gradually declines due to the immune aging process, making the elderly more susceptible to infectious diseases.

Ministry of Health proposes to abolish training for specialist doctors I and II from 2027

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The Ministry of Health is seeking opinions on the draft Circular on training resident doctors and specialist doctors, expected to take effect from January 1, 2027, replacing current regulations.

Dengue fever epidemic increases abnormally, Dak Lak strengthens daily surveillance

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Dak Lak - Dengue fever is still developing complicatedly in the area with hundreds of cases each week, distributed throughout communes and wards in the province.

Ministry of Health responds to local recommendations facing difficulties in arranging personnel for commune health stations

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The Ministry of Health responds to the recommendations of voters in Ninh Binh province reflecting difficulties in the organization of the apparatus and personnel arrangement of the Commune Health Station.

Dog diagnosed with rabies after attacking 4 people in Dak Lak

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Dak Lak - Functional forces identify the dog that attacked 4 people in Binh Kien ward as having rabies.

Thanh Hoa Department of Health does not have enough grounds to conclude the case of ambulance collecting 9.5 million VND

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Thanh Hoa - The Department of Health does not have sufficient grounds to conclude the correct or incorrect calculation of transportation costs and vasopressors in the ambulance case bringing seriously ill patients home.

Nearly 100,000 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease, Ministry of Health requests schools to prevent epidemics

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In the first 8 months of the year, the whole country recorded nearly 100,000 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease, an increase of more than 2.5 times compared to the same period. The Ministry of Health requests schools to strengthen epidemic prevention.

Man with two strokes saved

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Can Tho - After two strokes, a 64-year-old man was lucky to have blood vessel recirculation and aneurysm treatment, recovering almost normally.

Laser hemorrhoid treatment

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Can Tho - According to doctors, laser hemorrhoid treatment is one of the minimally invasive methods being applied today.

Free home health check-ups, not leaving vulnerable people behind

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Vinh Long - Free health check-ups are delivered to homes, helping the elderly and vulnerable people detect diseases early and proactively manage their health.

Escaping about 100 seizures a day, the boy returned to school and played

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Ho Chi Minh City - After surgery at Children's Hospital 2, the child who used to have 100 seizures per day has now significantly reduced and has a normal life.

Doctors warn that lung disease is easily overlooked, detected when patients cough up blood

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Ho Chi Minh City - New blood cough detects lung fungus, doctors warn that the disease is easily overlooked in people with underlying diseases and old lung damage.

The first locality in the country with more than 4 million people having electronic health records established

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Ho Chi Minh City - After more than 3 months of free health check-ups for people, from May 25 to September 6, 2026, Ho Chi Minh City has had more than 4 million people examined and electronic health records created.

Businesses owe health insurance, employees get full medical examination and treatment money

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Businesses that are late in paying and evading health insurance (HI) are not only handled but also have to reimburse medical examination and treatment costs for employees.

Modern radiation therapy opens up more opportunities to prolong life for cancer patients

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Applying modern radiation therapy techniques, cancer patients can shorten treatment time, increase tumor control efficiency and limit damage to healthy tissues.

Self-medicating with traditional medicine to treat stomach pain, patients suffer from serious liver damage

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Thinking he had stomach disease, the male patient bought traditional medicine of unknown origin for use. After a period of time, the patient suffered serious liver damage.