Medical
Patients reduce their burden thanks to long-term medicine
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The fact that patients with chronic diseases are given medicine for maximum treatment every 3 months instead of every month after July 1 helps save time, costs and reduce the burden on patients, especially those living far away.
Hai Phong invests more than 390 billion VND in projects to improve people's health
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Hai Phong - The city prioritizes budget investment and has mechanisms and policies to mobilize resources to protect, care for and improve people's health.
Long-term treatment for chronic diseases is still a concern
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The mechanism for long-term drug supply for chronic diseases is expected to reduce inconvenience and limit hospital overload. Are there any concerns?
Can Tho warns of the risk of blood shortage for the Mekong Delta region
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Can Tho - Faced with the risk of anemia, the Hematology - Blood Transfusion Hospital of Can Tho City urgently calls on people to donate blood voluntarily.
Kidney failure - a warning for young workers
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HCMC - Many people discover kidney failure when they are at a late stage, facing lifelong blood filtration or waiting for a kidney transplant to maintain their survival.
Baby born at the first moment of 2025
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At 0:00 on January 1, 2025, at the Central Maternity Hospital, doctors happily welcomed the first baby born by natural birth.
Ho Chi Minh City has enough capacity to treat severe malaria
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In 2024, Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases treated dozens of malaria cases from abroad, most of them from Africa.
Phuong Chau Medical Group leads Southeast Asia in JCI standards
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Phuong Chau Medical Group is one of 10 global medical groups and the first in Southeast Asia to be awarded the prestigious JCI Enterprise certificate.
Can Tho continues to monitor measles to prevent spread
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Can Tho - Measles broke out in August and has not cooled down yet. The city's health sector continues to monitor to prevent the spread...
Ministry of Health responds to conditions for granting additional scope of practice
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The Ministry of Health has just responded to the regulations and conditions for granting additional scope of medical practice.
More than 300 cases of dengue fever in Hai Duong city since the beginning of 2024
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Hai Duong - Since the beginning of the year, the city has recorded 328 cases of dengue fever; including 8 imported cases and 320 domestic cases.
Woman poisoned by CO gas while running generator while sleeping
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Thai Nguyen - A woman was hospitalized in a state of drowsiness and vomiting, and was diagnosed with CO poisoning.
Hanoi announces 143 24/7 drug stores serving during Tet
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The Hanoi Department of Health has just issued a notice on the list of pharmacies selling drugs during the New Year and Tet At Ty 2025.
3-year-old child in critical condition after hat string caught on slide
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A 3-year-old patient is in critical condition after his hat string got caught on a slide and then strangled around his neck.
Year-end, increasing number of stroke cases
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According to records at hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City, in the last days of 2024, the number of stroke cases increased. Most of the hospitalizations were in the elderly with chronic underlying diseases.
Child patient's right hand crushed due to exploding firecrackers
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HCMC - Playing with exploding firecrackers, a 15-year-old patient suffered a crushed right hand, an open fracture of a finger, and many injuries to the neck, face, knees, shoulders, etc.
Measles cases increase sharply, Can Tho continues to monitor
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Can Tho - The city continues to monitor measles as the number of positive cases nationwide has increased sharply compared to 2023.
Ministry of Health proposes not to discipline party members who have a third child
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The Ministry of Health is drafting a document to submit to the competent authority to amend Article 10 of the 2008 Population Ordinance in the direction of not disciplining civil servants and party members who have a third child.
Quenching thirst for rare drugs, meeting treatment needs for patients
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Ho Chi Minh City is the only locality in the country that is authorized to license the import of rare drugs, without having to wait for the Ministry of Health to grant permission as before. This will help the city avoid the shortage of rare drugs in the near future.
Kidney transplant for children with chronic kidney failure from brain-dead donors
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HCMC - The health of a child who received a kidney transplant from a brain-dead donor has stabilized. Previously, the child had end-stage chronic kidney failure and did not respond well to dialysis.