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HCMC doctors save severed hand of pregnant woman by attaching to leg, later reattaching

HCMC doctors save severed hand of pregnant woman by attaching to leg, later reattaching

Doctors at Binh Duong General Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City have completed a complex surgical procedure by reattaching a woman's severed hand after first keeping it alive by grafting it to her leg.
Singaporean woman gives birth to healthy baby after groundbreaking fetal heart surgery in Vietnam

Singaporean woman gives birth to healthy baby after groundbreaking fetal heart surgery in Vietnam

I had to wait 3 months to see a doctor in Canada

I had to wait 3 months to see a doctor in Canada

HCMC hospital to make CAR-T cells for first time in Vietnam for blood cancer treatment

HCMC hospital to make CAR-T cells for first time in Vietnam for blood cancer treatment

Ho Chi Minh City's Blood Transfusion and Hematology Hospital is preparing to produce CAR-T cells for blood cancer treatment, for which patients spend billions of dong to go abroad.
September 18, 2025 | 02:00 am PT
2 critical minutes decide success of rare heart surgery on Singaporean mother's fetus by HCMC doctors

2 critical minutes decide success of rare heart surgery on Singaporean mother's fetus by HCMC doctors

Vietnamese doctors made critical decisions to successfully save a Singaporean woman's fetus suffering from a rare heart defect, including a breathless two-minute procedure that marked the turning point in a complex intervention.
May 30, 2025 | 03:00 pm PT
Singaporean mother, 41, turns to Vietnam to save unborn baby with rare heart defect

Singaporean mother, 41, turns to Vietnam to save unborn baby with rare heart defect

In a groundbreaking cross-border medical effort, Vietnamese doctors have performed a high-risk in-utero heart surgery on a 22-week-old fetus, saving the unborn child of a Singaporean woman after more than a decade of infertility.
May 29, 2025 | 04:05 pm PT
Doctors concerned as patients bet their life on TikTok 'clinic'

Doctors concerned as patients bet their life on TikTok 'clinic'

Two weeks after taking an online "liver cancer cure," a 37-year-old man was brought back to hospital in a near-terminal state.
April 28, 2025 | 07:34 pm PT
Vietnam aims for 15 doctors per 10,000 people by 2025

Vietnam aims for 15 doctors per 10,000 people by 2025

The government targets to have 15 doctors per 10,000 people by 2025, an increase of 3 from the current rate.
March 2, 2024 | 11:30 pm PT
Waiting time at Vietnam hospitals not as bad as in Germany

Waiting time at Vietnam hospitals not as bad as in Germany

Many Vietnamese complain about having to wait in line from 3 a.m. to be seen at hospitals. In Germany, we have to make an appointment several months in advance.
January 15, 2024 | 03:28 pm PT
Medic attacked when giving first aid at HCMC pub

Medic attacked when giving first aid at HCMC pub

A medical worker in HCMC was assaulted by a man when giving first aid to a drunk patient who passed out in the restroom of a pub.
December 6, 2023 | 10:56 pm PT
Vietnam province prevents 6 doctors from working for breaching talent investment deal

Vietnam province prevents 6 doctors from working for breaching talent investment deal

Binh Duong Province's Health Department has told healthcare facilities not to recruit six doctors who did not commit to working for the province as pledged under a talent development agreement.
March 2, 2023 | 11:11 pm PT
Vietnam performs first heart-kidney transplant

Vietnam performs first heart-kidney transplant

Viet Duc Hospital in Hanoi successfully performed the first heart and kidney transplant on one patient in Vietnam this month, the hospital announced Friday.
February 25, 2023 | 02:26 am PT
Hospitals are not dojos for doctors to practice self-defense

Hospitals are not dojos for doctors to practice self-defense

In my 30 years in the medical field I have witnessed my peers being assaulted by patients on countless occasions without their being able to do anything about it.
August 10, 2022 | 06:54 pm PT
We medics will keep marching forward in this deadly battle

We medics will keep marching forward in this deadly battle

May 7 was a very sad day for me and all healthcare workers across Vietnam.
May 17, 2021 | 05:00 pm PT
Vietnam medical advance: TB patient walks again with artificial knee

Vietnam medical advance: TB patient walks again with artificial knee

Vietnamese doctors have successfully applied one of the latest medical advances to replace a disease-destroyed knee with an artificial one.
April 13, 2021 | 05:55 am PT
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