Medical
Heart transplant race saves 23-year-old patient who depends on ECMO
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Ho Chi Minh City - Doctors have just performed a heart transplant from a brain-dead donor, saving a late-stage heart failure patient who is being kept alive with ECMO.
5-year-old girl hospitalized for conjunctivitis after playing with soap bubbles
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Dak Lak - A 5-year-old girl in the area had to be hospitalized for treatment after playing with soap bubbles.
Cross-Vietnam heart transplant saves young man with end-stage heart failure
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Ho Chi Minh City - A 23-year-old male patient suffering from end-stage heart failure and maintaining life with ECMO, has just been successfully transplanted a heart from a brain-dead donor.
Hot weather and high temperatures threaten food safety, especially milk
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High summer temperatures not only put pressure on human health but also increase the risk of food insecurity, especially for milk and dairy products.
Emergency treatment for 11-year-old child stabbed in the head with knife
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An 11-year-old boy was hospitalized in emergency with a knife stuck in his head after an accident while playing with his older brother.
Mosquito cyst infection in the thigh and calf area of a patient in Quang Tri
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Quang Tri - The patient was admitted to the hospital in a state of prolonged pain, and X-rays revealed many scattered tapeworm cysts in the thigh and calf area.
Quang Ngai records children hospitalized for being bitten by stray dogs
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Quang Ngai - On average, every week, the Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital receives at least one child bitten by a dog hospitalized, with many cases of severe facial injuries.
First hospital in Vietnam to remove two polycystic kidneys, transplant kidney in one surgery
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HUE - Hue Central Hospital has just successfully performed a particularly complex surgery, marking a step forward in organ transplantation in Vietnam.
Swallowing a toothpick, a man almost punctures his duodenum
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Khanh Hoa - Khanh Hoa General Hospital receives a case of swallowing toothpicks causing serious injury.
Outpatient medicine distribution for over 30 days: Vietnam Social Security has new directions
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Vietnam Social Security said that the implementation of outpatient medicine dispensing for more than 30 days at some health insurance medical examination and treatment facilities is not uniform.
Taking medicine "to relieve headaches", 3 children hospitalized in a state of convulsions
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Quang Tri - 3 children residing in Huong Phung commune were hospitalized in a state of reduced consciousness, convulsions, and were diagnosed with sedating poisoning.
Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan: Comprehensive people's health care, from early, remote and right from the grassroots level
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The 14th National Congress of the Party took place from January 19-25, 2026. Reporters of Health and Life Newspaper exchanged with Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan about the implementation of Resolution 72-NQ/TW dated September 9, 2025 of the Politburo, along with key solutions to remove long-standing bottlenecks in the health sector, strongly shifting from the "treatment" mindset to comprehensive health care according to the cycle of life, putting people at the center.
Does hot bath help relieve alcohol and eliminate alcohol
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Many people believe that bathing in hot water after drinking alcohol helps eliminate alcohol and wake up faster, is this a correct concept?
Endoscopic surgery saves male patient who was nailed through the intestines by gunshot
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Quang Tri - Male patient who was nailed through the abdomen by gun was given timely emergency endoscopic surgery, and his health stabilized after surgery.
Hunting hook flying upside down, eyes heavily torn, many children hospitalized
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The hook suddenly flies upside down, causing severe eye tears, causing many children to be hospitalized for emergency treatment.
Red Spring Festival in Lam Dong is expected to receive about 5,000 units of blood
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Lam Dong - After the launching ceremony of the Red Spring Festival, the province set a goal to mobilize and receive about 19,000 units of blood to serve disease treatment and people's lives.
Ho Chi Minh City pilots health care team model associated with the area
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On January 20, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health said that the health sector is implementing a model of health stations operating under continuous health care teams associated with the area.
Many deaths from rabies, doctors warn of common mistakes
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Many cases of death from rabies have been recorded recently, most of them originating from being bitten by dogs and cats but subjectively not being vaccinated in time.
Dengue fever decreases but still poses a potential risk near Tet
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Hanoi - The number of dengue fever cases in the country is trending downwards, doctors warn that the risk of epidemics is still latent during the Tet holiday when travel demand increases.
Intervened by a node to save a patient who coughed up lightning in Quang Tri
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Quang Tri - Patients who coughed up flashes of blood were promptly intervened with vascular nodules, thereby escaping the danger and recovering well.
