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.

Khanh Hoa tightens health supervision in the face of the risk of Nipah virus epidemics

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Khanh Hoa - Khanh Hoa Department of Health issued an urgent document requesting units to strengthen supervision and proactively implement measures to prevent and control epidemics caused by the Nipah virus.

Liver transplant saves a baby under 1 year old, weighing only 5.3kg

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A special liver transplant for a baby girl nearly 1 year old, weighing 5.3kg, has just been successfully performed at Vinmec Times City Hospital.

Da Nang urgently prevents the risk of Nipah virus intrusion

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Da Nang - Da Nang City Department of Health has activated emergency measures to prevent the Nipah virus from entering the city.

Da Nang cancer patients split bamboo strings, process rice to wrap Tet cakes in spring

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Da Nang - Hundreds of patients at the Oncology Hospital gathered to wrap Tet cakes to welcome Tet early.

Eating pomelo snails soaked in chemicals, doctors warn of serious harm

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Ho Chi Minh City - Eating food contaminated with sodium silicate chemicals can cause abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea... In the long term, it causes metabolic disorders, affecting the liver and kidneys.

Nipah virus suspected of spreading from fresh rubber honey alarms border village

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West Bengal authorities suspect female nurse infected with Nipah virus after drinking fresh dates in a border village, which once recorded an outbreak related to this drink.

Nipah virus: Ministry of Health requests zoning and thorough handling of cases

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The Ministry of Health has just issued an urgent official dispatch on strengthening surveillance, prevention and control of diseases caused by the Nipah virus.

Rescuing a 22-year-old male student who stopped circulating right in the lecture hall

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Rescuing a 22-year-old male student with circulatory arrest right in the lecture hall thanks to urgent coordination between the school and the medical team.

Nipah virus returns, Ministry of Health requests medical facilities to tighten epidemic prevention

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The Nipah virus with a mortality rate of up to 75% has recorded new cases in India. The Ministry of Health requires medical facilities to proactively take measures to prevent and control the epidemic.

Ministry of Health issues emergency warning about 5 milk products suspected of being contaminated with toxins

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The Ministry of Health has just issued an urgent warning about 5 milk products suspected of being contaminated with toxins created by bacteria, which may affect the health of young children.

Strengthening monitoring of the Nipah virus epidemic in Hue City

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HUE - Hue City Department of Health requests health units to strengthen epidemic surveillance and advise people to prevent Nipah virus.

Doctors talk about the risk of an outbreak of Nipah virus in Vietnam

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Ho Chi Minh City - Doctor Truong Huu Khanh - Children's Hospital 1 said that the possibility of Nipah virus causing an outbreak in Vietnam is very low.

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Nipah virus causes up to 75% of deaths but is difficult to outbreak if well prevented

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The Nipah virus reappeared in India with a high mortality rate, but the risk of an outbreak in Vietnam is assessed as low if well prevented.

500 units of blood donated by people in many communes in Lam Dong

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Lam Dong - At the Blood Donation Day in response to the Red Spring Festival, hundreds of people in many localities volunteered to participate in blood donation to save people.

Symptoms and incubation time of the Nipah virus

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The Nipah virus has a long incubation period in some rare cases, with initial symptoms similar to flu but can quickly become severe, causing encephalitis,...