Medical

5x7cm hair bun discovered in the stomach of 5-year-old patient in Quang Ninh

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Quang Ninh - Doctors have discovered a 5x7cm hair bun in the stomach of a 5-year-old child hospitalized in a state of severe malnutrition.

Mental health care tasks from the first working day of the year

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Proactively take care of mental health with small but persistent habits, helping you start a new year full of excitement.

Hospitalized for drinking alcohol of unknown origin

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After the New Year holiday, hospitals recorded a sharp increase in the number of hospitalizations due to liver disease and alcohol poisoning, mainly related to the habit of abusing alcohol, beer and using alcohol of unknown origin.

Cho Ray Hospital provides emergency care for 1,138 cases during the New Year holiday

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During the 4-day New Year holiday of 2026 (from January 1st to 4th), Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City recorded more than 1,100 patients entering the Emergency Department.

Can using turmeric cause liver damage

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Turmeric is praised for its anti-inflammatory properties, but the use of high-dose turmeric functional foods is raising concerns about the risk of liver damage.

Each year, at least 1,000 doctors are transferred to commune health stations for a limited period of time

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Each year, at least 1,000 doctors will be mobilized and rotated to commune health stations to work for a certain period of time.

From October 16, new regulations on health insurance benefits for soldiers and employees of the Ministry of National Defense will be applied

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From October 16, 2025, new regulations on health insurance benefits for subjects under the Ministry of National Defense will take effect, many cases will be paid 100% of medical examination and treatment costs.

Presenting 2 fetal heart rate measuring devices and 100 hospital beds to Lam Dong II Hospital

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Lam Dong - Lam Dong II Hospital has just been presented with 2 fetal heart rate measuring devices and 100 hospital beds.

Youth tragedy sinks into online gambling spiral

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The male patient had been addicted to online gambling since he was in school, and when his family discovered it, he fell into depression, thinking many times about death to escape debt.

HCMC dialogues to remove obstacles for healthcare businesses

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On September 12, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health organized a direct dialogue with more than 200 businesses operating in the health sector. Many hot issues related to medical equipment, bidding and difficulties after the merger of administrative boundaries were directly resolved by the Department of Health at the conference.

More cases of rabies due to non-vaccine, doctors recommend the importance of vaccination

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The Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases has just received an 11-year-old child in Nghe An who suffered from rabies after being bitten by a dog.

Gradually reducing the burden of medical costs for people, moving towards exempting hospital fees for all people

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The goal is to gradually reduce the burden of medical costs for people, towards exempting hospital fees for all people in the period from 2030-2035 and all people have a health insurance card.

To soon put into use a 258 billion VND regional hospital in Lao Cai

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Lao Cai - Bao Yen General Hospital (BVDK) with an investment capital of 258 billion VND has gradually been completed.

Dak Lak proactively responds to Whitmore disease during the peak of the rainy and stormy season

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Dak Lak - The local health sector has been proactively implementing measures to respond to Whitmore disease during the peak of the rainy and stormy season.

A series of grassroots health workers receive 100% allowances

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Resolution 72-NQ/TW clearly states that the vocational allowance will be increased by a minimum of 70%, up to a maximum of 100%.

5 cases of payment for medical examination and treatment even without a health insurance card

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Health insurance participants in some special cases, even if they do not have or have not presented their cards, will still be covered by the health insurance fund for medical examination and treatment costs.

10-year-old girl in critical condition due to mistakenly taking rat poison

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A 10-year-old girl in Bac Ninh is in critical condition after mistakenly taking a rat poison containing Natri fluoroacetate.

Dengue fever suddenly increases, Sa Dec records the 100th outbreak

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Dong Thap - The number of dengue fever cases has increased dramatically, the health sector in the Sa Dec area has strengthened epidemic control work.

Dong Nai General Hospital announces implementation of electronic medical records, removal of paper medical records

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Dong Nai - On September 12, electronic medical records were deployed at Dong Nai General Hospital towards removing paper medical records.

10th grade female student escapes a series of days of seizures thanks to special brain surgery

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HCMC - Setting a deep brain electricity to record a brain electricity, helps to accurately identify the area of kinh viation, improving efficiency and safety for patients.