Medical

Male "panacea": Promise of youthfulness and the price to pay

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Ho Chi Minh City - Rampant advertisements for "a spring pill" make many men trust it. In fact, many cases have to be hospitalized due to andrology complications.

Subjective with prolonged cough, 22-year-old female patient suddenly contracts pulmonary tuberculosis

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From prolonged coughs that seemed harmless, a 22-year-old female patient was hospitalized for coughing up blood and was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis, doctors warned young people not to be subjective.

Quang Nam General Hospital overloaded, nearly 180 billion VND new treatment area abandoned

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Da Nang - Many patients at Quang Nam General Hospital have to share beds, even go to the corridor to wait, but the newly built treatment area worth nearly 180 billion VND is abandoned.

Da Nang records 2 more suspected poisoning cases after eating fermented fish, Ministry of Health intervenes

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Da Nang records 2 more suspected food poisoning cases after eating fermented fish.

Nearly 20 magnets found in the stomach of a 5-year-old boy

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A boy (5 years old, in Ha Tinh) has just been successfully operated on by doctors at the National Children's Hospital after discovering many foreign magnetic objects in his abdomen causing intestinal perforation.

Hospital in Quang Ngai activates alarm to save 13 students

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Quang Ngai - Provincial General Hospital activated a red alert system to save 13 students injured when a tractor-trailer fell onto a slope.

Doctor warns of severe hand, foot and mouth disease in young people, how to distinguish blisters

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Can Tho - Children under 6 years old are at high risk of severe hand, foot and mouth disease due to incomplete immune system.

Warning of increased respiratory diseases, absolutely do not arbitrarily quit smoking, be subjective to the weather

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Respiratory diseases have increased dramatically, causing great impact on public health, especially in the elderly and people with underlying diseases.

Subjective with drugs to increase blood pressure, man nearly died of myocardial infarction

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The doctor warns that if blood pressure is not properly controlled, it can silently damage blood vessels and lead to myocardial infarction.

Increased elderly patients hospitalized for myocardial infarction in sudden cold weather

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Sudden cold weather causes the number of myocardial infarctions in the elderly to increase. Many patients were hospitalized with severe chest pain, impaired heart function...

A series of expensive cancer drugs are added to the list of health insurance drugs

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Expensive cancer drugs, inventive drugs and 457 drugs coming to the commune level will be included in the health insurance list from 2026.

Studying as a resident is deeper, more difficult than many master's degrees

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The medical industry must be considered a special training industry because the subjects are human; there needs to be a treatment policy equivalent to the time spent studying as a resident physician, specialist...

Patients rate hospitals, feedback data is changing the health system

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Ho Chi Minh City is improving the quality of medical examination and treatment services with many options, the fact that patients rate hospitals shows the objectivity of the health system.

Resident doctors work without pay, tuition fee 65 million VND/year

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Although resident doctors are trained according to the highest clinical practice standards of the Vietnamese health system, treatment policies are not commensurate.

Ministry of Health updates list of health insurance drugs, the biggest update in 8 years

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Based on the current list, the Ministry of Health has reviewed 1,037 active ingredients specified in Circular 20 on the list of health insurance drugs.

23-week-old newborn escaped critical condition after nearly 100 days of active treatment

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HCMC - On November 28, Hung Vuong Hospital announced that it had successfully raised a 23-week-old extremely premature baby.

Why is a resident doctor not yet recognized as a master's degree?

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Many opinions disagree when the Ministry of Education and Training believes that the inpatient and specialist doctor program is "training - practice", not granting degrees like a master's or doctorate.

People with underlying diseases struggle with influenza A, doctors speak out to warn

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In recent weeks, many people with underlying influenza A infections have had to be hospitalized in serious condition, with symptoms of chest pain, purple, shortness of breath, sudden fatigue...

Nearly 80 workers and students hospitalized due to suspected food poisoning

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On November 27, medical facilities in Ho Chi Minh City recorded about 80 cases of workers and students hospitalized in suspected food poisoning.

Hung Yen temporarily suspends and revokes licenses of 2 clinics to ensure patient safety

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Hung Yen - On November 27, the Department of Health issued an important notice on the temporary suspension of health examination activities and revocation of licenses for 2 medical facilities in the area.