Medical
Proposal to increase the rate of payment for medicinal herbs and traditional medicines from the health insurance fund
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The current health insurance payment list includes 229 traditional medicines, medicinal herbs and 349 traditional medicine ingredients...
More than 22 billion VND in fines after nationwide food safety crackdown
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During the Action Month for Food Safety 2026, functional forces discovered nearly 5,800 violating establishments, fining more than 22 billion VND.
Successful surgery on a large uterine fibroid causing compression
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On May 29, Nha Be General Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City said it had just successfully operated on a female patient with large uterine fibroids causing compression complications.
Violating drug circulation regulations, many pharmaceutical enterprises are heavily fined
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The Drug Administration of Vietnam (Ministry of Health) has just fined many pharmaceutical enterprises from more than 100 to 310 million VND for violations in drug circulation and pharmaceutical business.
Tighten measures to prevent Ebola epidemic at Tan Son Nhat airport
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Ho Chi Minh City - Tan Son Nhat Airport requests the entire unit to strengthen Ebola virus prevention to protect general health.
Ho Chi Minh City explains slow handling of food poisoning cases
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The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety said that the conclusion and handling of food poisoning cases must go through many steps of investigation and testing, so it takes time.
Activating inter-hospital red alert, rescuing a young man in critical condition after an accident
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Ho Chi Minh City - Thanks to activating inter-hospital red alert, critically ill patients after a traffic accident were saved.
Hanoi heats up again, doctors warn of increased risk of stroke
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Hanoi - Intense heat, doctors warn that dehydration and sudden temperature changes can increase the risk of stroke.
Refractional errors increase in children, many students face the risk of poor eyesight
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Refractional errors are increasing rapidly in Vietnamese children, especially in urban areas, causing many students to face the risk of early vision decline.
Taking medicine still does not lower blood pressure, doctors point out the reason why many people miss out
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Many people increase doses or combine many medications but blood pressure remains high for a long time. Behind this condition may be underlying diseases.
Regular health check-ups by age to reduce hospital overload
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From 2026, people can have free annual periodic health check-ups according to the new roadmap of the Ministry of Health to detect diseases early and reduce hospital overload.
Metal nail pierces the abdominal wall due to using nail guns at home
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During the use of a nail-shooting machine at home, a patient in Can Tho had a metal nail pierced through his abdominal wall and had to be hospitalized for emergency treatment.
Using a nail gun at home, a patient in Can Tho had a nail pierced through his abdominal wall
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Can Tho - While using a handheld nail gun at home, a patient was pierced by a metal nail through the abdominal wall.
Successful surgery for a rare appendicitis in Khanh Hoa
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Khanh Hoa - Ninh Hoa Regional General Hospital has just successfully performed endoscopic surgery for a patient with appendicitis.
Prolonged weight loss, woman discovers large ovarian tumor
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Ho Chi Minh City - After a long period of poor eating and weight loss, a foreign female patient was found to have a large ovarian tumor and was successfully operated on.
Lam Dong strengthens monitoring and prevention of Hanta virus disease
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Lam Dong - Local health sector requests units to strengthen monitoring and proactively prevent and control diseases caused by Hanta virus to protect people's health.
Many medical staff positions can receive allowances up to 100%
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The Ministry of Health proposes 6 levels of professional preferential allowances for public employees at public health facilities..., in which many positions are proposed to enjoy 100% allowance.
Increasing heat, especially noteworthy subjects to avoid health effects
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According to experts, intense heat can pose many risks to health, especially for sensitive subjects.
Simple happiness of pediatric nurses
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Behind the serious cases is not only the efforts of doctors but also the silent sacrifice of the team of nurses who always accompany patients and their families.
Many cases have malignant lung damage, most have a history of smoking
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Many cases of malignant lung damage recorded have a history of smoking, showing that this is the leading factor causing lung cancer.
