Experts say this year’s dengue epidemic is quite stressful, and it is expected that the number of cases will be the highest in the past 25 years. On September 23, at a seminar on dengue fever prevention, Dr. Luong Chan Quang, Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City, said that this year’s dengue epidemic was […]
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The doctor is sad because the patient does not have a source of donor organs
Many pediatric patients have to die because they need donor organs for transplantation but do not have them, while many families unfortunately have brain dead children want to donate organs that are not allowed by law. Dr. Du Thi Ngoc Thu, Head of the Human Organ Transplantation Coordination Unit, Cho Ray Hospital (HCMC) said that […]
Many young people have sexual diseases
HanoiThe Central Hospital of Dermatology treated nearly 3,100 cases of sexually transmitted diseases in the first half of the year, 30% of patients aged 15-24. On September 19, Doctor Nguyen Thi Tuyen, Head of the Training Department of the Central Hospital of Dermatology, said that compared to before, the age of patients coming to the […]
The risk of drug resistance when an early sore throat has taken antibiotics
Experts fear that the overuse of antibiotics in the treatment of sore throats will increase drug resistance, when the disease has no cure. “Many families buy antibiotics every time they have a sore throat, which is very dangerous and can cause antibiotic resistance,” Associate Professor Tran Phan Chung Thuy, Chairman of the Vietnam Association of […]
The mother who suppressed the pain made the will to donate her child’s organs
Ho Chi Minh CityNearly 20 days after her daughter’s death, the 51-year-old mother still did not believe it was true, but she felt relieved because she had fulfilled her will to help her son donate organs to save 6 people. The woman from Dong Thap did not dare to recall when she received the news […]
Proposing transgender men giving birth to enjoy maternity benefits
The draft Law on Gender Transformation proposes that recognized transgender men who become pregnant or give birth are entitled to maternity benefits in accordance with the labor law and social insurance. They are also guaranteed the right to marry according to the new gender after being recognized as transgender; be guaranteed other rights as prescribed […]
K Hospital would like to stop the pilot of comprehensive autonomy
HanoiOn the evening of August 23, Director of K Hospital Le Van Quang said that he would like to stop comprehensive autonomy under Resolution 33, switch to self-reliance under Decree 60. “After two years of pilot implementation, the hospital has summarized and analyzed the advantages and disadvantages and found that there are still many difficulties. […]
Severe Covid patients increase again, Vietnam prepares to respond
On August 19, the specialized team for the care and treatment of Covid-19 cases re-convened after nearly half a year’s break, in the context that the number of new cases and severe patients tended to increase markedly. At the meeting, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Truong Son said that in recent weeks, the number of new […]
‘Taste like garbage’ in mouth after taking Covid-19 medicine
AmericaAfter taking the Paxlovid pill to treat Covid-19, Jeanette Witten had to rummage through the room to find cinnamon candy to remove the lingering bitterness. “It feels like you’ve just swallowed a bunch of grapefruit peels,” said the 56-year-old woman, who lives in New Jersey. Ms. Witten is one of many trying to find a […]
Struggling to find a ‘weapon’ to save patients
Just on duty, Doctor Nguyen Minh Tien, deputy director of the City Children’s Hospital, received a red alert about the 11-year-old boy’s severe dengue shock. The patient was given electrolyte replacement fluid an hour ago but failed, is breathing oxygen with high flow, struggling, cold hands and feet, bleeding teeth… need urgent help. “Prepare HES […]