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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]