Medical
The journey of healing becomes more arduous on peak hot days
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In harsh weather, many patients and their families have to brace themselves against the heat at the hospital and rented rooms throughout the treatment process.
Dong Nai deploys biometric identification when registering for medical examination
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Dong Nai - Dong Nai General Hospital deploys biometric identification system to serve medical examination registration.
Ho Chi Minh City will pilot home health insurance medical examination and treatment
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Ho Chi Minh City - Elderly people, people with chronic diseases, people with disabilities, and people with difficulty walking can soon receive health insurance medical examination and treatment right at home.
Removing obstacles in mobile medical examination and treatment for vulnerable people
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Removing legal barriers to mobile medical examination and treatment activities has become an urgent requirement to ensure the right to access healthcare for all people.
Which central hospitals pay 50% of health insurance out of line from July 1. 2026
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From July 1, 2026, when examining and treating outpatients at the hospitals below, health insurance participants will be paid 50% of the benefit level by the health insurance fund.
Summer, many children are hospitalized due to digestive diseases
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Many children have to be hospitalized due to digestive diseases in the summer. Doctors have pointed out the symptoms that parents need to take their children to the hospital early.
Man in Da Nang accidentally swallows bamboo toothpick while sleeping
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Da Nang - Swallowing a toothpick and then falling asleep, a 67-year-old man accidentally swallowed a sharp bamboo toothpick, 5cm long, into his stomach, leading to critical condition.
Baby has prolonged shortness of breath, doctors discover a live leech more than 12cm long in the trachea
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Quang Ngai - The baby was hospitalized in a state of prolonged shortness of breath. Through endoscopy, doctors at the Provincial Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital discovered a leech over 12cm long living in the airway.
Successful surgery on a 1.1kg teratoma tumor for a newborn
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Ho Chi Minh City - Children's Hospital 1 has successfully operated on a giant tumor in the coccyx region weighing 1.1kg for a 2-day-old newborn.
Ministry of Health tightens management of free medicine program, preventing abuse for advertising
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The Ministry of Health requests the unified implementation of new regulations on the free drug support program to ensure transparency.
Ministry of Health warns of US recall of infant milk after 3 cases of poisoning
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The Ministry of Health issued an urgent warning about Nara Organics infant formula product after the US recalled all products due to 3 cases of Botulinum poisoning in infants.
Ministry of National Defense revokes medical examination and treatment practice licenses of 6 individuals
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The Ministry of National Defense decided to revoke the practicing licenses for medical examination and treatment of 3 doctors, 1 medical assistant and 2 nurses at the request of the practitioners themselves.
Helicopter takes female tourist from Phu Quy island to mainland for emergency treatment
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Lam Dong - A female tourist hospitalized in serious condition in Phu Quy Special Zone was hired by her family to be taken by helicopter to Ho Chi Minh City for emergency treatment overnight.
Attacked by termites, doctors show how to handle it to avoid scarring
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First-season rain creates conditions for thrips to appear more in Ho Chi Minh City, leading to an increase in the number of contact dermatitis cases.
After the rains, many people were attacked by termites
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Consecutive rains in Ho Chi Minh City recently created favorable conditions for thrips to develop, causing the number of cases of dermatitis to increase.
Prolonged stress, lack of sleep, many young people have experienced hair loss and baldness
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Hair loss, baldness... are no longer only seen in middle-aged people but appear a lot in young people due to the influence of modern lifestyles.
Ministry of Health urgently warns about Allernova AR milk after incident in France
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The Ministry of Health warned and requested the recall of batch number 183403 of Allernova AR infant formula after France recorded many cases of newborns with digestive disorders.
Doctors show how to use soft drinks and supplement water reasonably in hot weather
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Hot weather makes the body easily dehydrated, affecting health. Doctors recommend that people need to supplement water reasonably and limit the abuse of soft drinks.
Successful surgery for complex placenta previa, helping pregnant woman give birth
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Quang Tri - The dangerous placenta incision surgery at Quang Tri Provincial General Hospital was successfully performed, helping the pregnant woman preserve her uterus.
People's expectations when HPV vaccine is included in compulsory vaccination
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The inclusion of HPV vaccine in the compulsory immunization list from July 1, 2026 is expected by people to open up opportunities in sexual health care.
