Medical

Buying firecrackers to burn, a child suffered severe burns

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Ho Chi Minh City - After the firecracker exploded, the child was taken to the emergency room in a state of severe degree II-III burns.

Prolonged strange symptoms, 14-year-old patient diagnosed with emotional disorder

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Although only 14 years old, a child patient had to be hospitalized for treatment of emotional disorder after a long period of withdrawal, talking and laughing alone and declining academic performance.

Ho Chi Minh City brings high-quality healthcare services closer to the people

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Ho Chi Minh City - On January 10, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health organized a conference to summarize activities in 2025 and deploy key activities in 2026.

Electronic medical examination books reduce procedures and increase efficiency

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From January 6, medical facilities do not require patients to bring paper books if the information is already on the VNeID application. The deployment of electronic books helps reduce paper records, improve the efficiency of management and healthcare, and promote digital transformation in the health sector.

Playing firecrackers at home, a child hospitalized due to severe burns

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Ho Chi Minh City - On January 10, Children's Hospital 2 said it is actively treating a child patient who was injured playing with firecrackers at home.

Continue to arrange and transfer a number of hospitals under the Ministry of Health to provincial management

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The Central Steering Committee on summarizing Resolution No. 18 disseminates the continued arrangement and transfer of a number of hospitals under the Ministry of Health to the provincial level for management.

Hospitals are overloaded, doctors strive to save the life of kidney patients

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The medical team is facing great pressure in treating chronic kidney disease. When there is a lack of a dialysis machine, human resources are stressed and the risk of infection is always present. Meanwhile, the patient struggled with high treatment costs and long waiting times, which worsened his health.

A man in Lam Dong suffered a broken grass cutting machine in his neck

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Lam Dong - A rare accident while cutting the grass caused a piece of iron from the cutting tongue to stab the man in the neck.

The cost that patients have to pay for kidney stone surgery at the Central Highlands General Hospital

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Dak Lak - For each kidney stone surgery using a laser machine at the Central Highlands General Hospital, patients have to pay 1,303,000 VND.

What made the hospital director cry when talking about the stone scratch when the machine broke down

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Dak Lak - Video of the Director of the Central Highlands General Hospital burst into tears when talking about the kidney stone mentioned when the machine was broken has caused many comments.

The door to technology opens the world of sound for people with hearing loss

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Hearing loss has caused many people, especially the elderly, to gradually close themselves to the world.

Report on the death of a mother and child at the Central Highlands General Hospital

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Dak Lak - A mother and child died after being transferred from the Central Highlands University Hospital to the Central Highlands General Hospital for emergency treatment.

Nearly 60 people died from rabies in 9 months, stray dogs are still rampant in the park

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According to the Ministry of Health, 58 people died from rabies in the first 9 months of 2025, but the situation of dogs playing free and not muzzling in public is still common.

Deploying electronic medical records in Quang Ngai, double benefits for both patients and hospitals

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Quang Ngai promotes the implementation of electronic medical records, helping to standardize medical examination and treatment procedures, save time and improve disease management and treatment efficiency.

Dak Lak Provincial Party Committee directs handling of nearly 500 cases of kidney stone surgery when the machine is broken

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Dak Lak - The Standing Committee of the Dak Lak Provincial Party Committee has directed the handling of the case of nearly 500 cases of kidney stone surgery when the machine was broken at the Central Highlands General Hospital.

Every year, 200,000 Vietnamese people die from cardiovascular disease

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Every year, about 200,000 Vietnamese people die from cardiovascular disease, double the risk of cancer, many cases of sudden death do not have time for emergency care.

At the end of September, the entire Dong Thap hospital completed converting electronic medical records

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Dong Thap - The goal set by the health sector is that by September 30, all hospitals in the province will have to complete the conversion to electronic medical records.

Feet are late for many weeks, patient suddenly has a foreign object deep inside

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Having difficulty walking for 2 months, a 45-year-old man in Ho Chi Minh City was treated and successfully removed the foreign object.

Parasite hidden in the soles of the feet makes a patient in Ho Chi Minh City feel pain and cannot walk

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HCMC - After more than 2 months of enduring pain and persistent pustules, the patient was discovered by the doctor to have a foreign object deep in the soles of his feet.

Resolution 72: Increase allowances, increase treatment policies for doctors and medical staff

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According to Associate Professor, Dr. Dao Xuan Co - Director of Bach Mai Hospital, one of the breakthroughs of Resolution 72 is the increase in treatment policies for doctors and medical staff.