Medical

Ministry of Health tightens inspection of Mid-Autumn cakes, will publicize the name of establishments if violations are detected

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The Ministry of Health requests localities to strengthen inspections of Mid-Autumn cakes, confectionery and food during the 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival, strictly handle and publicize violating establishments.

Childhood infectious diseases increase sharply, Vinh Long recommends before the school start season

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Vinh Long - Children returning to school are prone to disease due to crowded contact, changing weather, it is necessary to proactively prevent diseases from family to school.

Mid-Autumn cakes of unknown origin creep into the market before peak season

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Cheap Mid-Autumn cakes are sold rampant during peak season, in which many products are introduced as imported goods but cannot prove their origin.

Cardiology department in Quang Tri recognized for quality heart failure care according to European standards

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Quang Tri - The Cardiovascular Department, Quang Tri Provincial General Hospital is recognized by the European Heart Association as the European Standard Heart Disease Quality Care Center.

Home health insurance, more support for vulnerable patients

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The proposal for health insurance (HI) to pay for home medical examination and treatment is expected to help the elderly, people with disabilities, and chronic patients access healthcare more conveniently.

Having a second child after July 1, 2026, but the company only pays maternity benefits for 6 months

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Workers who give birth to a second child from July 1, 2026 are entitled to a 7-month maternity leave, enjoying social insurance benefits.

Swallowing fish bones, swallowing rice for remedies, foreign object pierces the esophagus

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A simple-thinking fish bone choke caused a 35-year-old man in Bac Ninh to have surgery because a foreign object pierced his esophagus.

Ministry of Health proposes to replace the specialist doctor I, II model

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The Ministry of Health proposes innovation in doctor training, notably researching to replace the model of specialist doctors I and II with a more flexible program.

Gia Lai proposes a series of solutions to remove bottlenecks in grassroots healthcare personnel

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Gia Lai proposed adjusting human resource norms, increasing preferential policies and prioritizing investment resources for grassroots healthcare, especially in difficult areas.

Commune-level health stations in Gia Lai sharply reduced, many stations lack personnel

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Gia Lai reduced 238 health stations after arrangement, while the number of people served by each station increased nearly 3 times.

Doctors recommend proactive breast cancer screening to increase treatment and recovery opportunities

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Breast cancer screening helps detect the disease at an early stage, improve treatment effectiveness, reduce care costs and improve recovery.

Will die 100% if rabies develops, doctors warn when bitten by dogs and cats

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Ho Chi Minh City - Being bitten by animals, timely rabies vaccination is an important measure to prevent death.

To make people in remote and isolated areas truly feel secure with grassroots healthcare

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Tuyen Quang - Some problems with equipment and human resources are preventing grassroots healthcare in remote and isolated areas from being fully effective.

When technology opens the door to bringing deaf people back to sound

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Hearing loss is a global medical burden. In Vietnam, the emergence of high-tech hearing aids has opened up opportunities for deaf and elderly hearing people to find their familiar sounds, regain confidence and joy in life.

Dengue fever diễn biến phức tạp in Ha Tinh

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Ha Tinh - While the dengue fever outbreak in Vung Ang ward has lasted for more than 4 months and has not ended, Ky Hoa commune has just recorded a new outbreak with 5 cases.

Japanese encephalitis can leave severe sequelae, doctors recommend vaccination on schedule

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Japanese encephalitis can leave many serious sequelae. Therefore, full and timely vaccination is an effective disease prevention measure.

12cm uterine fibroid discovered after 4 years of subjectivity with abnormal signs

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After 4 years of detecting abnormal signs, the patient came to the hospital for examination. Through examination and surgery, doctors discovered uterine fibroids with a diameter of about 12cm.

1 doctor caring for 10 pediatric patients, Oncology - Hematology Department of Children's Hospital 2 is overloaded

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The number of children with cancer coming for treatment at the Oncology - Hematology Department of Children's Hospital 2 in Ho Chi Minh City is high.

Foreign object suspected to be in a man's nose since childhood discovered

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Quang Tri - A foreign object deep in the nasal cavity, suspected to have existed since childhood, caused a 58-year-old man to relapse sinusitis for many years.

Heart failure is only 15%, 74-year-old man recovers to normal after treatment

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Hospitalized in a state of continuous shortness of breath, the 74-year-old man was diagnosed with severe stage heart failure and had to be treated promptly.