Medical

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.

Health sector trade union accompanies workers

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Hue - The Health Sector Trade Union launched Workers' Month, deploying a movement to care for health and working conditions for workers.

Successfully resuscitated a 14-year-old teenager with severe diabetes complications

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Khanh Hoa - Khanh Hoa General Hospital has just successfully rescued a 14-year-old teenager who was hospitalized in critical condition due to complications of diabetic ketoacidosis.

Ministry of Health increases surveillance ahead of Ebola warning

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World Health Organization (WHO) urgently warns internationally about the Ebola epidemic in Africa, Vietnamese Ministry of Health strengthens surveillance.

Carrying a natural triplet, the mother went to the operating table 3 times in less than half a month

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Having given birth prematurely, the mother continued to carry a natural triplet and underwent 3 surgeries in less than half a month due to many dangerous complications.

Lam Dong will have nearly 3.9 million people receiving free health check-ups

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Lam Dong - The Provincial People's Committee has developed a plan for periodic health check-ups and free screening for nearly 3.9 million people in 2026.

Chest tightness, shortness of breath, many people worry about going for lung cancer screening

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Hanoi - Suffering from prolonged cough, chest tightness, and shortness of breath, many people come to Bach Mai Hospital for free lung cancer screening.

Hundreds of people screened for lung cancer, many cases detect early signs of the disease

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Hundreds of people participated in the free lung cancer screening program at Bach Mai Hospital, many cases were detected early with abnormal signs.

Many people carry the thalassemia gene that is only detected when giving birth to children with the disease

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Thalassemia (congenital thalassemia) is a common genetic disease, but many people do not know they carry the disease gene until they give birth to a sick child.

Man in Da Nang has hook stuck deep in the esophagus after eating sea fish

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Da Nang - A man was hospitalized for emergency treatment because the hook was deeply stuck in the esophagus, in a location near a large blood vessel, posing a life-threatening risk.

Dengue fever has a second outbreak, Ha Tinh health sector focuses on prevention and control

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Ha Tinh - After detecting the second dengue fever outbreak, the Ha Tinh Center for Disease Control (CDC) is focusing on prevention and control to prevent the epidemic from spreading.

Ministry of Health proposes 2 new Departments, organizational structure to be changed soon

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The Ministry of Health proposes to maintain the existing Departments and Agencies, and at the same time reorganize the Health Insurance Department and the National Health Information Center into 2 new Agencies.

Shortage of organ donation sources from brain-dead people, needing the joint efforts of society

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The health sector still faces difficulties in the scarcity of organ donation sources from brain-dead people, which requires many solutions to change people's thinking.

Navy promptly rescues Nghe An fishermen in distress at sea

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Nghe An - Officers and soldiers of Naval Region 1 promptly supported a fisherman who had a labor accident while fishing at sea.

Fierce dog suspected of rabies bites 6 people in Nghe An

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Nghe An - A ferocious dog with suspected rabies symptoms rushed out into the street to attack many people in Quynh Anh commune, injuring 6 people.

Free periodic health check-ups - practical social security

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The Prime Minister requested to prepare resources to implement periodic health check-ups and free screening for the whole population from this year; students will be examined right at the beginning of the school year. The goal by the end of 2026 is for the whole population to have free health check-ups at least once and establish an electronic health record.

14-year-old boy in critical condition due to rabies after 6 months of being bitten by dog

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14-year-old boy in Thai Nguyen in critical condition after 6 months of being bitten by dog but not vaccinated against rabies.

Many large hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City are being expanded to reduce overload

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Ho Chi Minh City is expanding more medical facilities to reduce the burden on end-line hospitals and improve the quality of medical examination and treatment.

15 more pairs waiting for kidney transplants in the Mekong Delta

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In the Mekong Delta, there are currently 15 pairs waiting for kidney transplants at Can Tho Central General Hospital.