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Surgery not only choice for trans people

Surgery not only choice for trans people

Huynh Tien went to Thailand by herself when she was 20 to go under the knife. She spent VND200 million ($8,500) on a laryngectomy, a breast construction, and an orchidectomy surgery.
Surgical robots left idle at Hanoi, HCMC hospitals

Surgical robots left idle at Hanoi, HCMC hospitals

Legal issues and high operation costs have seen surgical robots 'shelved', forcing patients across Vietnam to seek medical treatment abroad.
June 22, 2022 | 04:48 pm PT
Woman swallows $550 in banknotes, hospitalized

Woman swallows $550 in banknotes, hospitalized

In a fit of anger with her family, a 31-year-old woman in Dak Lak Province swallowed 25 VND500,000 banknotes (worth $551.88) that had to be surgically removed.
January 30, 2022 | 01:00 am PT
Star defender to receive surgery in South Korea

Star defender to receive surgery in South Korea

Doan Van Hau traveled to South Korea on Friday night for a knee surgery and is expected to stay off football until mid-2022.
November 13, 2021 | 02:16 am PT
Vietnam football star requires second surgery

Vietnam football star requires second surgery

Star defender Doan Van Hau will have to undergo a second surgery for his knee injury, with an earlier inaccurate diagnosis affecting treatment and recovery, doctors say.
September 13, 2021 | 05:42 pm PT
Vietnamese surgeons carry out intestine transplants from live donors

Vietnamese surgeons carry out intestine transplants from live donors

Vietnam has become only the 22nd country to successfully perform an intestinal transplant from a live donor, a highly complex technique.
November 1, 2020 | 07:52 pm PT
Conjoined twins able to sit, play 25 days after separation

Conjoined twins able to sit, play 25 days after separation

Two girls who were born conjoined at the pelvis and were separated at a HCMC hospital last month can now sit by themselves and play with nurses.
August 10, 2020 | 10:00 pm PT
A closer look at the successful severance of conjoined twins

A closer look at the successful severance of conjoined twins

The 13-hour separation of conjoined twins in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday took over 93 medical experts to complete.
July 16, 2020 | 07:50 am PT
Conjoined twins get a chance to go their separate ways in HCMC

Conjoined twins get a chance to go their separate ways in HCMC

More than 90 doctors, nurses and medical experts worked for 13 hours to successfully separate a pair of conjoined twins in HCMC Wednesday.
July 15, 2020 | 07:11 am PT
Vietnamese defender to miss SEA Games, World Cup qualifiers due to injury

Vietnamese defender to miss SEA Games, World Cup qualifiers due to injury

National team defender Tran Dinh Trong will sit out the rest of 2019 as he undergoes treatment for a serious knee injury.
June 6, 2019 | 06:08 pm PT
Vietnamese doctors save Laotian boy with needle piercing his heart

Vietnamese doctors save Laotian boy with needle piercing his heart

Doctors discovered a 2-inch long iron needle inside the 5-year-old's chest, which he is suspected to have swallowed while playing.
May 5, 2018 | 05:38 pm PT
This is why Vietnam is crowned world’s cheapest place to stay beautiful

This is why Vietnam is crowned world’s cheapest place to stay beautiful

Fancy a new nose? Welcome to Vietnam.
July 1, 2017 | 06:02 pm PT
Vietnamese man lives with surgical scissors in abdomen for 18 years

Vietnamese man lives with surgical scissors in abdomen for 18 years

The patient in the northern province of Bac Kan is now waiting to have them removed.
December 28, 2016 | 02:02 am PT
 
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