Medical
Ho Chi Minh City proposes to complete the legal corridor for the extrahospital emergency system
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On August 3, the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management of the Ministry of Health worked with the Ho Chi Minh City health sector on outpatient emergency care in the city.
Dialysis machine operates at full capacity 4-5 shifts per day under pressure of chronic kidney disease
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Ho Chi Minh City - At People's Hospital 115, the hemodialysis machine system must run at full capacity 4 shifts/day, even in some days it has to increase to a 5th shift.
Doctors tell rules and time to use phones to help limit nearsightedness in children
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Doctors recommend that parents should allow children to increase outdoor activities, have regular eye exams and limit the use of electronic devices to reduce the risk of nearsightedness.
Time to get a blood DNA test
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Bloodline DNA testing is performed when bloodline verification or completion of legal procedures are needed.
Proposal for 7 groups of people for home examination to still be covered by health insurance
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The new draft of the Ministry of Health proposes to expand health insurance benefits (HI), allowing 7 groups of people to receive medical examination and treatment at home and still be paid by the HI Fund.
Hand, foot and mouth disease increases, EV71 reappears, increasing the risk of seriousness
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Doctors especially remind parents not to be subjective about the return of the EV71 virus strain - an agent that can cause serious complications in children with hand, foot and mouth disease.
Hanoi Chairman orders general inspection of slaughterhouses after the case of smuggling sick pigs into schools
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Hanoi - Chairman of the City People's Committee directs the Department of Agriculture and Environment to organize a general inspection, supervision, and control of slaughterhouses.
Lao Cai launches the "Digital Food Safety Map" System
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Lao Cai - April 2nd, the Department of Health organized a conference to launch and introduce the "Digital Food Safety Map" System (Lao Cai FoodSafe).
Hand, foot and mouth disease, dengue fever simultaneously increase at end-line hospitals in the Mekong Delta
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Can Tho - The final-level pediatric specialty hospital in the Mekong Delta recorded increased hand, foot and mouth disease and dengue fever in the first 3 months of the year.
Health insurance drugs are still lacking, flexible response to support patients
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Lack of health insurance (HI) drugs still occurs at some medical facilities, forcing some patients to buy drugs outside. However, flexible solutions from the new mechanism and the proactiveness of hospitals are opening up a way out, helping to minimize the cost burden for people.
The appearance of the 258 billion VND hospital in Lao Cai is gradually being completed
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Lao Cai - The Bao Yen Regional General Hospital project has taken on a new look, striving to reach the finish line in the third quarter of 2026.
Artists in patient clothes still sow hope with music
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In a patient's jacket, the artist still quietly brings the sound of the viola to the hospital, with gentle melodies becoming a source of encouragement, soothing the spirit of everyone.
Warning of an increasing trend of arrhythmia
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Ho Chi Minh City - With the increasing trend of cardiovascular disease, in addition to diseases well understood by the community such as high blood pressure, myocardial infarction... arrhythmia also increases.
Dissolving 3 regional health centers, Khanh Hoa promotes streamlining the grassroots health system
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Khanh Hoa - The locality has decided to dissolve 3 regional health centers and transfer all personnel, functions, and tasks to the grassroots level.
Artery stenosis is no longer a "leg amputation" when there is laser technology
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Ho Chi Minh City - Artery stenosis due to atherosclerosis is increasing, especially in the elderly and patients with many underlying diseases.
Sudden weather changes increase the risk of complications in people with heart failure
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Sudden weather changes can have adverse effects on the cardiovascular system, increasing the risk of complications in people with heart failure.
Do not be subjective about hand, foot and mouth disease
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There are diseases that keep repeating to the point that many people easily develop subjective psychology. Hand, foot and mouth disease is one of them. Still a common disease in young children, still familiar warnings about washing hands, cleaning toys, keeping the living environment clean. But this year, the figures just released by the Ministry of Health show that this is no longer a story that can be taken lightly.
Vinh Long doctor successfully performs endoscopic surgery for low bowel cancer
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Vinh Long - Provincial General Hospital successfully performed laparoscopic surgery on low bowel cancer, helping patients preserve their natural anus.
Children relapse with hand, foot and mouth disease after 3 weeks, doctors warn not to be subjective
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Doctors warn that children who have had hand, foot and mouth disease are still at risk of re-infection, parents need to pay special attention.
Tightening food post-inspection, school kitchens in the sights
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The Food Safety Department (Ministry of Health) proposed that localities strengthen post-inspection of food in 2026, focusing on school kitchens and functional foods.
