Medical

Is paying health insurance at school, working part-time subject to retroactive collection?

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Students work part-time but do not clearly understand the regulations on health insurance (HI) and salary.

Hand, foot and mouth disease increases in the Mekong Delta, no longer seasonally clear

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Can Tho - At the final-line hospital in the Mekong Delta, in the first 3 months of the year, hand, foot and mouth disease increased sharply compared to the same period. Doctors said the disease is no longer seasonally clear.

Patient hospitalized for emergency treatment for believing in advertisement "worn out after 1 month

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Ho Chi Minh City - Believing in the advertisement "stones wear out after a month", many patients are hospitalized when stones cause obstruction, threaten kidney function, and require surgery.

Successful surgery to remove large submandibular gland stones at Vung Tau General Hospital

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Ho Chi Minh City - This is the first time a surgery to remove submandibular stone has been performed and successfully performed at Vung Tau General Hospital.

Application of knee replacement surgery robot for the first time in the Central region

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Da Nang - 63-year-old woman recovers rapidly, walking immediately after knee replacement surgery using robots.

Cancers are easily overlooked in men, threatening health

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HCMC - Men are still at risk of breast cancer, but most cases often detect the disease at a late stage.

HCMC proposes to build a 500-bed hospital worth nearly VND4,800 billion

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The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has submitted to the City People's Council for consideration and decision on the investment policy for the 500-bed General Hospital Construction Project.

More than 200,000 cosmetics in circulation, thousands of products after inspection are recalled

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With more than 200,000 cosmetics in circulation, the management agency has tightened post-inspections and recalled thousands of products that violate quality.

Patients with organ transplants receive 11.9 million VND in medicine each month from the Health Insurance Fund

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In the first 9 months of 2025 alone, Hanoi Social Insurance has paid health insurance to 4,984 organ transplant patients.

activating a red alert, saving the life of a 14-year-old patient in critical condition after an accident

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Quang Tri - Quang Tri General Hospital has recovered the life of a 14-year-old patient in critical condition after a traffic accident.

Practicing a practice license, need to be transparent so as not to change the general

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Regarding the granting of a medical practice license in Ho Chi Minh City, the issue of management, training and professional responsibility continues to be raised.

A hotel charges 10 million VND for customers smoking in a room

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44 units including 10 3-star hotels, 18 4-star hotels and 16 5-star hotels have been honored as "Outstanding Tobacco-free hotels".

About 170,000 babies born through in vitro fertilization

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It is estimated that up to now, there are about 170,000 newborns born through in vitro fertilization techniques.

Endoscopic removal of two "forgotten" prosthetic teeth for more than 20 years in the patient's lungs

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Da Nang - bronchial endoscopy successfully removed two prosthetic teeth inhaled into the airway and had existed in the patient's lungs for more than 20 years.

Waterlogging in children: Potential danger right in the swimming pool

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HCMC - Many children were hospitalized for emergency treatment due to drowning, in which some cases progressed severely, even died.

Cancer patients reduce the burden of treatment thanks to health insurance for 5 consecutive years

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For cancer patients who have to undergo long-term treatment, thanks to participating in health insurance for 5 consecutive years, the cost of medical examination and treatment is significantly reduced, helping the family reduce the financial burden.

Taking foreign object that has existed for many years in the patient's nose

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Khanh Hoa - A 23-year-old patient was surgically removed from a calcified foreign object in the nasal cavity by a doctor, which had existed for many years without being detected.

The extraordinary will of a 5-year-old patient who has overcome 96 days of life and death

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HCMC - The City Children's Hospital has just successfully saved a child who suffered severe burns after the fire.

The truth about the rumor that lemon water has the ability to control blood pressure

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The trend of drinking lemon water is promoted to help lower blood pressure, but cardiologists warn that the benefits are limited, not replace treatment.

Hanoi appoints Director of the Department of Health after 2 years of vacant positions

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After more than 2 years of lack of leadership, the Hanoi Department of Health has been perfected in leadership when the city officially appointed a new director.