Medical

14-year-old male student hospitalized for inserting a 20cm long cucumber into the rectum

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Doctors at Bac Ninh General Hospital No. 1 performed endoscopy and successfully removed a cucumber about 20cm long from the rectal of a 14-year-old male student.

First time Vietnam tests practicing capacity for doctors

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From 2027, Vietnam will for the first time organize a professional competency assessment test for doctors.

Seized 93,500 Make Sense hairspray products without invoices or documents

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Market Management Team No. 17 of Hanoi city seized 93,500 Make Sense brand hairspray products because they did not have invoices and documents proving their origin.

Sources of money to pay for health check-ups at the beginning of the school year

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According to the Ministry of Health, educational institutions must update health check data at the beginning of the school year to the Ministry of Health's Health Data Portal according to instructions.

National recall of substandard Colchicina Seid drug

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The Ministry of Health decided to recall a nationwide batch of Colchicina Seid medicine due to not meeting quality standards in many indicators.

Timely preservation of testicles for 14-year-old patient in Ho Chi Minh City

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Ho Chi Minh City - May 7, Gia Dinh People's Hospital said that it had just promptly preserved testicles for a 14-year-old child patient after experiencing severe pain.

Successfully resuscitated a patient with quadriplegia due to epidural hematoma in the cervical spinal cord

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Ho Chi Minh City - Military Hospital 175 said it had promptly operated on a patient with a rare epidural hematoma.

Dien Bien rescues young man in coma after accident in Laos

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Dien Bien - Provincial General Hospital has successfully treated a 21-year-old young man after a traffic accident in Laos.

Cheap drugs easily win bids: Loopholes need to be filled with medical technology evaluation tools

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Thanks to the medical technology evaluation tool, the issue of price is no longer the decisive and only factor in drug bidding.

5 people hospitalized, 1 person died suspected of eating mushroom soup in Son La

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Son La - A suspected food poisoning incident occurred in Phieng Pan commune, causing 6 people to have severe symptoms after lunch, including 1 death.

Despite the ban, openly trading and using e-cigarettes

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Despite penalty regulations, e-cigarettes are still secretly traded online, publicly used in many places, with increasingly sophisticated methods.

Ministry of Health promotes digital technology, artificial intelligence, big data in the health sector

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The health sector is focusing on promoting comprehensive digital transformation, applying advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data in the health sector.

Health of 2-year-old boy in Ho Chi Minh City abuse case

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Ho Chi Minh City - The 2-year-old boy in the abuse case in Hoa Hiep commune has passed the critical condition, is being treated at Children's Hospital 1 and can return to living and eating.

Reviewing school meals after suspected poisoning in Ho Chi Minh City

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Ho Chi Minh City - After the suspected poisoning incident at Dang Thuy Tram Elementary School, some schools temporarily stopped semi-boarding meals. The incident raises the requirement to tighten school food safety.

Can cause death, how is the Hanta virus transmitted and incubated

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Below is information about the Hanta virus that you should pay attention to.

Poor diabetes control, increased risk of kidney complications

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Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, eating reasonably and having regular health check-ups are important factors to help protect kidney function and prevent complications.

Surgery to remove 2 bolts to tighten the "little guy

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Can Tho - A patient with a metal screw that tightened his penis has just undergone successful emergency surgery at Can Tho Central General Hospital.

Meningococcal disease cases increase, doctors warn of risk of infection

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Meningococcal cases tend to increase in the first months of 2026, with many cases progressing rapidly and at risk of death.

Ministry of Health warns after the world has 3 deaths suspected of being caused by Hanta virus

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The Ministry of Health has just issued information after the world recorded 3 deaths suspected of being related to the Hanta virus on a cruise ship.

Rescuing a teenager who was stabbed in the lung and suffered severe bleeding in Ho Chi Minh City

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Ho Chi Minh City - A teenager with a punctured lung and severe bleeding was saved by Ba Ria General Hospital after a stressful surgery lasting more than 3 hours.