Medical
Bringing misfortune upon oneself because of self-treatment according to word of mouth
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Many people with numbness in their hands, wrist pain, and ring fingers do not go for examination early but self-treat the disease according to advice or online, making the disease worse and missing the time for treatment.
Free treatment of congenital heart disease for a 9-year-old girl in Can Tho
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Can Tho - A 9-year-old child with congenital heart disease - atrial septal defect has just been successfully treated and is also supported with all treatment costs.
About 300 people and Khmer compatriots were examined and given free medicine
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Vinh Long - Responding to the Military-Civilian Tet, Chol Chnam Thmay Tet, about 300 Khmer people were health checked and given free medicine.
Healing sound in the journey of cancer treatment
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Ho Chi Minh City - In the space of the Oncology Hospital filled with the smell of medicine, gentle therapeutic sounds echoed, bringing moments of peace to patients.
Traditional Vietnamese Medicine still has much room for development
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Vietnamese traditional medicine has great potential but has not been exploited commensurately; it is necessary to invest in research, technology and policies for sustainable development.
Vinh Long doctor successfully performs endoscopic surgery for low bowel cancer
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Vinh Long - Provincial General Hospital successfully performed laparoscopic surgery on low bowel cancer, helping patients preserve their natural anus.
Children relapse with hand, foot and mouth disease after 3 weeks, doctors warn not to be subjective
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Doctors warn that children who have had hand, foot and mouth disease are still at risk of re-infection, parents need to pay special attention.
Tightening food post-inspection, school kitchens in the sights
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The Food Safety Department (Ministry of Health) proposed that localities strengthen post-inspection of food in 2026, focusing on school kitchens and functional foods.
Rescuing a critically ill child due to septic shock after drinking milk
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Khanh Hoa - A child with severe septic shock and multiple organ damage has just been saved by doctors at Khanh Hoa General Hospital after intensive treatment.
4 deaths from hand, foot and mouth disease, Ministry of Health requests increased infection control
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The Ministry of Health requests medical facilities to tighten treatment and control hand, foot and mouth disease infection when the number of cases is increasing rapidly, with 4 deaths recorded.
Health status of patients in the suspected poisoning case in Dak Lak
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Dak Lak - The health status of patients suspected of poisoning due to eating bread from a facility has gradually stabilized, functional agencies are still continuing to monitor.
Vinh Long Stroke Network optimizes "golden hour", improving emergency efficiency
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Vinh Long - The 2026 Stroke Network Conference proposes solutions to connect treatment, standardize procedures, and apply technology to improve emergency efficiency.
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.
