Medical

Meningococcal meningitis cases appear, people proactively get vaccinated against the disease

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Faced with the risk of meningococcal meningitis progressing rapidly, many young people in Ho Chi Minh City have proactively vaccinated themselves to protect their health.

Da Nang launches Action Month for Food Safety, tightening street food

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Da Nang - From April 15-15, the city simultaneously controls street food, strictly handles violations to reduce the risk of poisoning.

First kidney extraction and transplant at Can Tho City General Hospital

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Can Tho - Can Tho City General Hospital has just successfully received the transfer of kidney extraction and transplantation technique for the first case from a living donor.

Meningococcal cases increase, doctors warn of dangerous complications

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In the coming time, meningococcal disease is at risk of continuing to appear and affect people's health.

Carrying sapodilla seeds in the airway for 13 months

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The 14-year-old patient carried sapodilla seeds in her airway for 13 months before being discovered.

Hand, foot and mouth recorded in all wards and communes of Can Tho

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Can Tho - Information from the Can Tho Center for Disease Control (CDC), hand, foot and mouth disease has been recorded in all 103/103 wards and communes.

Hand, foot and mouth disease appears in all communes and wards of Hanoi

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Hanoi - Hand, foot and mouth disease has appeared in 126 communes and wards with 24 outbreaks, of which up to 21 outbreaks broke out in preschool and kindergarten educational institutions.

Hanoi has more hospitals "saying no" to fees outside of health insurance when dialysis

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Hanoi has more private hospitals implementing "zero-dong" dialysis, patients are paid 100% by health insurance.

Increasing infectious diseases, parents proactively prevent diseases for their children

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Many infectious diseases such as RSV, hand, foot and mouth disease... are on the rise, causing parents to worry when children go to class or play in crowded places.

Ministry of Health urgently directs when hand, foot and mouth disease cases increase 5 times

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Hand, foot and mouth disease is showing signs of strongly increasing again when in just nearly 3 months of 2026, the whole country recorded more than 25,000 cases. The Southern region continues to be a hotspot, accounting for nearly 72% of the total number of cases.

Medical examination and treatment costs are covered by health insurance

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Many people have health insurance but are still not clear what fees are paid when seeking medical examination and treatment.

The long-term concern of families with children with autism spectrum disorder

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High costs, prolonged intervention and lack of a suitable learning environment cause many families with autistic children to face many difficulties.

Expected household health insurance premium from July 1st

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The base salary is expected to increase from July 1, 2026 to VND 2,530,000, so the level of household health insurance contributions will also be adjusted.

What should people with low blood pressure do if they have abnormal signs when steaming?

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When abnormal signs appear, immediately stop the steaming process and take measures to stabilize blood pressure.

The silent people at the forefront of taking care of people's health

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An Giang - Grassroots health workers still stick to the front lines, both providing medical examination and treatment, and being a close support, promptly taking care of people's initial health.

Dopamine and the unconscious phone swipe trap

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Swiping on the phone seems to help relax, but in reality it overloads the brain, consumes energy and makes you more tired after use.

Warning about foreign objects in the airway in daily life

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HCMC - Bronchial foreign object infections often occur in daily life at all ages, and can cause acute complications.

The journey to save the fetus when the baby was born with miraculous wings

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A healthy baby was born with two shunt tubes on his back - tiny wings - which once helped him cross the line of life and death right from the womb.

How to quickly detect hypoglycemia symptoms to prevent risks

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If you see the following symptoms appear in your body, it may be a sign of hypoglycemia.

EV71 strain increases again, parents should not be subjective about hand, foot and mouth disease

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Ho Chi Minh City - At Children's Hospital 1, about 1/3 of pediatric patients being treated at a severe level of hand, foot and mouth disease, strain EV71, show signs of increasing.