Medical
Choking up longan seeds, 4-year-old boy dies
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Lang Son - 4-year-old child choked upon eating longan, fell into a cyanosis state, stopped circulating and died.
Vinh Long focuses on nutrition, improving children's health
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Vinh Long - Nutrition for children is focused on by the health sector with many solutions to control malnutrition, overweight, obesity, and improve physique.
Man in critical condition for reusing eye drops that once caused allergies
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Ho Chi Minh City - Just a few minutes after reusing eye drops that once caused allergies, a 51-year-old man had blisters on his skin and many ulcerated mucous membranes.
90 days and nights of free health check-ups for more than 3.3 million people in Vinh Long
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Vinh Long - Universal free health screening is implemented in 90 days and nights, striving to examine more than 3.3 million people and establish electronic health records.
4-year-old child turns purple even when awake, SpO2 drops to 61% at night
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Ho Chi Minh City - Multiple sleep measurement results show that the apnea - decreased breathing index of 4-year-old children is up to 39.5 times/hour, the lowest SpO2 in the night dropped to 61%.
15-year-old teenager's scalp-piercing hook when fishing
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Quang Tri - Being hooked with 3 hooks deep into the scalp while fishing, a teenager was treated promptly by doctors to avoid dangerous complications.
Being subjective about chickenpox, adults may face dangerous complications
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Doctors recommend that adults should not be subjective about chickenpox prevention because there is a high risk of complications such as pneumonia and sepsis.
Chickenpox is prone to serious complications in adults, many people actively learn about vaccines
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Faced with the risk that chickenpox in adults may progress more severely than in children, many families actively learn about vaccines for adults.
Irresponsible dog breeding, unpredictable consequences
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Recently, a series of cases of domestic dogs attacking their owners causing serious casualties have occurred. At the beginning of April 2026, an 83-year-old man in Ha Tinh was attacked by a becgie dog weighing more than 40kg of his family that slipped its chain and rushed to bite him while feeding him.
How to care for children with chickenpox at home
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Children with chickenpox need proper care at home to limit complications and recover quickly.
Arbitrarily using topical medication, mild skin fungus spreads throughout the body
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On April 13, the Central Dermatology Hospital said that it had received and treated a patient with skin fungus with symptoms of many red patches peeling off all over the body, and severe itching.
Ho Chi Minh City strengthens food safety control at schools
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Ho Chi Minh City strengthens food safety assurance at establishments providing meals and food for schools, and at the same time, conducts regular actual inspections.
Fibroma relapses many times during pregnancy, pregnant woman saved in time
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Ho Chi Minh City - On April 12, Hung Vuong Hospital announced that it had just successfully saved a pregnant woman with a giant uterine fibroid, recurring many times during pregnancy.
From cancer to cycling journey across 5 countries
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Lang Son - Detecting late-stage lung cancer, Mr. Vu Minh Dinh in Na Sam still cycled alone 3,572 km through 5 countries as if stepping forward after the incident.
Man falls into critical condition after mistakenly drinking chemicals
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Ho Chi Minh City - On April 11, Thong Nhat Hospital announced that it had successfully saved a critical patient due to mistakenly drinking chemicals, after 6 days of intensive treatment.
Doctors warn measles can become complicated into pneumonia, meningitis
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If not treated promptly, measles can cause many dangerous complications such as pneumonia, meningitis and even death.
Chickenpox season, many families take children for early vaccination
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Spring-summer transition is the time when chickenpox easily breaks out due to erratic weather. Many parents have proactively taken their children for vaccination against the disease.
Hot summer season increases digestive diseases, warning of severe infection risk
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Ho Chi Minh City - In hot sunny days, digestive diseases such as food poisoning and intestinal infections tend to increase.
Doctors advise on how to protect reproductive health against the risk of infertility
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Doctors recommend proactive early prevention to protect the reproductive health of each woman, including some of the following measures.
Stem cells and applications in Vietnam - Scientific basis and legal corridor
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Stem cells are potentially rich, but in Vietnam they are still being studied, lacking a clear legal framework, posing strict management requirements.
