Medical

The hardships of female nurses in a place fighting for life every minute

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In the intensive care units of central hospitals, each shift is a race against time, requiring the resilience and endurance of female nurses.

New graduate doctors' salaries increase by nearly 800,000 VND/month

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From 2026, newly graduated doctors when recruited will be ranked from the 2nd level. The starting salary of doctors will increase by nearly 800,000 VND/month.

Breast cancer tends to rejuvenate, many cases have no obvious symptoms

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Breast cancer is tending to rejuvenate in women. Worryingly, many cases are only detected during screening even though there were no obvious symptoms before.

Voting right on the hospital bed: Touching moment on election day

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On the morning of March 15, many patients and their families were granted citizenship - voting right at the hospital.

Baby boy weighing nearly 6kg born at Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital

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A baby boy weighing 5.860 grams, far exceeding the average body weight of a newborn, was just born at Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital.

Rare disease causing quadriplegia, doctors warn against being subjective

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HCMC - Neck vertebra causing spinal cord compression is a rare disease that can lead to quadriplegia if not treated promptly.

For the first time in Vietnam, a gianttermic tumor is successfully operated on

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Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City has just successfully operated on a giant yeoctomy using 4K-ICG Neur endoscopy, a technology applied for the first time in treatment in Vietnam.

Public and private hospitals and the gap in letting patients score

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HCMC There have been many shortcomings in allowing patients to directly rate the quality of medical examination and treatment at hospitals in recent times.

6 things you should absolutely not do before a regular health check-up

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Preparing well before the health check-up helps get accurate results and avoids unfortunate errors, from documents, eating habits to living habits.

Breakthrough in NBI endoscopy technique for early detection of digestive cancer

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Vinh Long - Vinh Long General Hospital deploys NBI narrow-range endoscopy, helping to detect early, safe, and accurate digestive lesions for patients.

Exemption from hospital fees for cancer patients is necessary but requires a sustainable roadmap and resources

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HCMC - Regarding the issue of free health insurance, according to experts, there needs to be a roadmap because chronic diseases such as cancer have very high treatment costs.

Assessing hospital quality to improve standards for patient service

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After 10 years of implementing the program to improve the quality of medical examination and treatment (KCB), the Vietnamese health system has recorded many important changes from policies, standards to management and technology. The consistent goal is to build a transparent and safe healthcare system, placing patients at the center.

Chronic patients carry out drug costs outside the list, expect new health insurance policies

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Many chronic patients have to buy medicine outside the health insurance list at high costs, creating great pressure for their families. They expect the new health insurance policy to be implemented soon.

People aged 65 to under 75 need to contact the Ward People's Committee to complete procedures to issue health insurance cards

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HCMC - People who are eligible but do not have a health insurance card or an expired health insurance card should contact the Ward People's Committee to complete the procedures for issuing a health insurance card.

20h News: Proposal to increase allowances to 100% for grassroots health care and preventive medicine nationwide

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20h News on December 2: Proposal to increase grassroots health allowances and preventive medicine to 100% nationwide; Some households do not hand over land for the construction of the 2.5 belt road in Hanoi...

Hospital in Hung Yen successfully removed a 4cm long sewing needle from the duodenum of an 11-month-old baby

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Hung Yen - Thai Binh Children's Hospital successfully removed a 4cm long sewing needle from the duodenum of an 11-month-old baby.

Medical examination and treatment at Tu Du Hospital, Facility 2 increased

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HCMC - After 3 weeks of Tu Du Hospital, Facility 2 in Can Gio, coming into operation, the number of medical examinations and treatments increased compared to before, the number of emergency referrals decreased significantly.

Fine 45 million VND for illegal medical clinic in Hai Phong

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Hai Phong - The owner of the "Hoa Chinh Pharmacy" (in Duong Kinh ward) was fined 45 million VND for illegal medical examination and treatment.

Vinh Long saves a 94-year-old woman by placing a temporary mechanism to create a temporary rhythm

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Vinh Long - Vinh Long General Hospital promptly saved the life of a 94-year-old woman with a critical slow-rhythm problem thanks to the implementation of temporary heart rhythm placement techniques.

The journey of a heart through Vietnam was transplanted to a 9-year-old boy in Ho Chi Minh City

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HCMC - 3 hospitals activated the process of taking - transporting - transplanting hearts across Vietnam for a 9-year-old boy with end-stage heart failure, opening up new life opportunities for the child.