Medical

Ministry of Health tightens inspection of Mid-Autumn cakes, will publicize the name of establishments if violations are detected

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The Ministry of Health requests localities to strengthen inspections of Mid-Autumn cakes, confectionery and food during the 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival, strictly handle and publicize violating establishments.

Childhood infectious diseases increase sharply, Vinh Long recommends before the school start season

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Vinh Long - Children returning to school are prone to disease due to crowded contact, changing weather, it is necessary to proactively prevent diseases from family to school.

Mid-Autumn cakes of unknown origin creep into the market before peak season

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Cheap Mid-Autumn cakes are sold rampant during peak season, in which many products are introduced as imported goods but cannot prove their origin.

Cardiology department in Quang Tri recognized for quality heart failure care according to European standards

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Quang Tri - The Cardiovascular Department, Quang Tri Provincial General Hospital is recognized by the European Heart Association as the European Standard Heart Disease Quality Care Center.

Home health insurance, more support for vulnerable patients

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The proposal for health insurance (HI) to pay for home medical examination and treatment is expected to help the elderly, people with disabilities, and chronic patients access healthcare more conveniently.

The organizational structure and personnel of health stations will be directly managed by the commune level

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Khanh Hoa - According to the newly issued regulations, the commune level is directly responsible for managing the organizational structure, human resources, operations, assets, and finances of the health station.

Saigon Hot News: Warning about the risk of death due to subjectivity when bitten by dogs

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Saigon Hot 23. 4: Warning of death risk due to subjectivity when bitten by dogs; In the first 6 months of the year, Ho Chi Minh City sets a minimum growth target of 10.3%;...

The commune health station after the transfer quickly stabilized and served the people

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Quang Tri - After being transferred to the commune-level People's Committee, health stations quickly stabilized their organization, maintained medical examination and treatment, and improved the quality of primary care.

No more delay with the fight against dirty food

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Dirty food not only threatens the health of each individual but also erodes social trust. This fight cannot stop at warnings, but must start from drastic, synchronous and immediate actions.

Declaring war on dirty food: sweeping to the end, no forbidden zones

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Food poisoning occurs continuously in many localities, from collective kitchens, schools, street food stalls to small-scale processing facilities. Many cases that have caused dozens, even hundreds of people to be hospitalized raise an urgent requirement to comprehensively rectify food safety management.

27-month-old baby has hand, foot and mouth disease 3 times, sometimes no fever, no rash

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Hanoi - A 27-month-old baby boy has had hand, foot and mouth disease 3 times. Doctors warn that children can still re-infect many times because the body does not create lasting immunity.

Warning about the risk of death due to subjectivity when bitten by dogs

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Recently, in Ho Chi Minh City, there have been consecutive cases of people being attacked by dogs suspected of having rabies. Due to subjectivity after being bitten, many people face the risk of getting sick; many cases have been hospitalized due to not being vaccinated and have died.

Warning about osteoporosis in the elderly, diet plays an important role

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The number of hospitalizations for bone and joint pain tends to increase, many cases only detect osteoporosis when the disease has progressed.

2 more groups of women are eligible for minimum support of 2 million VND when giving birth

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In addition to the subjects who have been applied policies, the Ministry of Health proposes adding 2 groups of women to be eligible for support of at least 2 million VND/case when giving birth.

Being subjective about diabetes, patients under 30 years old suffer from end-stage kidney failure

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The patient, born in 1998, was diagnosed with end-stage chronic kidney failure on the background of diabetes, and is currently undergoing periodic dialysis 3 times a week.

Hand, foot and mouth reinfection warning, 27-month-old children get 3 times

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Children aged 27 months have hand, foot and mouth disease up to 3 times due to different virus strains, showing that the disease does not create lasting immunity.

Lighting hope for late-stage breast cancer patients

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Many women detect breast cancer when the disease is already in a late stage due to subjectivity and ignoring periodic health check-ups. Early screening is key to improving treatment effectiveness.

Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases: 8 people died from rabies in the first 3 months of the year

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According to the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases, 15 rabies cases were recorded in 2025, while in the first 3 months of 2026 alone, there were 8 deaths from the disease.

Dental clinic in Lam Dong operates without a license

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Lam Dong - Through inspection, functional agencies discovered a dental clinic facility in Ward 3 Bao Loc that was not licensed but still organized medical examination and treatment.

Deploying special mechanisms to improve health for people in Khanh Hoa

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Khanh Hoa is implementing many plans to create breakthroughs in the work of protecting, caring for and improving people's health.