Medical

X-ray takes 6 minutes to pay: People are discouraged, doctors shake their heads in dismay

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X-ray takes 6 minutes to pay - a regulation that seems to only exist on paper but makes it difficult for both patients and doctors.

List of 34 establishments designated for food safety testing

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The Ministry of Health has just announced a list of 34 establishments designated to conduct testing to serve state management of food safety nationwide.

Dog bite seriously injures limbs, 75-year-old woman in danger of Tet

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The patient was seriously injured in all limbs by a dog bite, at high risk of infection and seriously threatening motor function and life.

Cold weather with little thirst, doctors guide how to correctly replenish water for the body

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In the cold season, due to reduced thirst, many people are often lazy to drink water, doctors have given some tips to help maintain the habit of drinking enough water this season.

Ho Chi Minh City inspects food safety at 130 wedding restaurant

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Ho Chi Minh City - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety has inspected 130 convention centers and wedding restaurants. Among them, 1 establishment violated, the fine amount is 25,000,000 VND.

Dengue fever in season, many cases are severe in Can Tho

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Can Tho - Can Tho Children's Hospital recorded a rapid increase in the number of children with dengue fever, including many severe cases.

A popular dish of drinking people causes many people to be hospitalized due to a series of pigs

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After eating the urine at a familiar restaurant, 3 patients in Hung Yen had to be hospitalized for treatment for pig-stained bacteria.

5-year-old boy's face was torn by a dog while playing in the yard

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HCMC - A 5-year-old boy was bitten by a dog in the right face while playing in the yard.

Pork chronic disease outbreak in Phu Tho, risk of spreading

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African swine fever is spreading in 11 communes in Phu Tho, causing hundreds of pigs to be destroyed. The risk of spreading is very high because most of them are small-scale livestock farming households, not meeting safe livestock farming conditions.

Dak Lak tightens prevention of rabies after recording 6 deaths

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Dak Lak has recorded 6 deaths from rabies. Currently, the Department of Health has issued a prevention plan with the goal of minimizing the number of cases and deaths.

Recovering from 67 days of coma after being hit by a fallen tree, a boy escaped death after 2 surgeries

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HCMC - A tree fell on his head while walking on the road, the boy was hospitalized in a deep coma with a vital index of less than 3.

Police investigate the case of a patient who died at a hospital

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Thanh Hoa - Currently, the police have stepped in to clarify the incident of a patient dying while being treated at the hospital.

Directly check dengue fever outbreak in Hanoi to avoid outbreak

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On July 14, the monitoring team of the Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC Hanoi) inspected and monitored the dengue fever outbreak in Tay Ho ward.

Dengue fever is complicated, many cases are severe due to multiple organ damage

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According to the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases, the rate of severe dengue fever patients has increased significantly, in the first 6 months of 2025 alone, it accounted for nearly 19,9% of the total number of hospitalizations.

The Government decides to keep the health insurance contribution rate at 4.5% of the basic salary

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The Government decided to keep the health insurance contribution rate at 4.5% of the current basic salary.

3 long bones discovered in the colon after more than 1 year of dull abdominal pain

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Khanh Hoa - Doctors have successfully endoscoped 3 long bones deep in the colon of a 69-year-old male patient, after more than a year of suffering.

Binh Duong General Hospital informs about the delay in handing over the body

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HCMC - On July 14, Binh Duong General Hospital clearly informed the process and explained the delay in handing over the body of the patient who died before arriving at the hospital.

Warning of the risk of dengue fever outbreak

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The Ministry of Health said that from the beginning of the year to July 8, 2025, the whole country recorded 32,189 cases of dengue fever, 5 deaths - a decrease of 11.2% in the number of cases and 1 decrease in death compared to the same period in 2024. However, it is currently the peak of the epidemic season, the hot, humid weather and heavy rain create conditions for disease-carrying mosquitoes to develop.

Binh bitten by a dog 3 times but not vaccinated, a boy in Dak Lak died of rabies

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Dak Lak - A boy was bitten by a dog 3 times but did not get vaccinated against rabies and died despite being treated at the hospital.

Unstable weather, beware of fluctuating blood pressure causing disease in the elderly

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The erratic weather changes cause many elderly people to experience fatigue and fluctuating blood pressure, which can easily lead to dangerous cardiovascular complications.