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Not again: Doctor assaulted while treating child patient at Hanoi hospital

Not again: Doctor assaulted while treating child patient at Hanoi hospital

The relative attacked the young doctor in front of a 7-year-old boy.
Mothers dying needlessly due to lack of proper health support

Mothers dying needlessly due to lack of proper health support

Vietnamese doctors team up with foreign experts to develop new leukemia treatment

Vietnamese doctors team up with foreign experts to develop new leukemia treatment

16 catch swine flu at Vietnam’s major obstetrics hospital

16 catch swine flu at Vietnam’s major obstetrics hospital

A woman admitted for gynecological procedure is believed to be the carrier.
June 4, 2018 | 02:14 am PT
Vietnam launches Zero Hunger program

Vietnam launches Zero Hunger program

National action program seeks to reduce malnutrition, increase food security.
June 18, 2018 | 07:00 pm PT
Vietnam sets organ donation record with 16 lives saved in one month

Vietnam sets organ donation record with 16 lives saved in one month

First time ever that the country has received four organ donors in a month at the Viet-Duc Hospital in Hanoi.
June 21, 2018 | 07:44 pm PT
Vietnam investigates abnormal HIV outbreak in northern province

Vietnam investigates abnormal HIV outbreak in northern province

An unlicensed clinic is the main suspect after 42 residents of a commune in northern Vietnam tested HIV positive.
August 14, 2018 | 12:20 am PT
Vietnam hospitals a hotspot of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Vietnam hospitals a hotspot of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Vietnamese hospitals are teeming with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and the chances of infection rise with a patient’s length of stay, a study found.
July 1, 2019 | 05:42 pm PT
Foreign doctors learn thyroid laparoscopy technique in Vietnam

Foreign doctors learn thyroid laparoscopy technique in Vietnam

An advanced technique devised by a Vietnamese doctor for thyroid laparoscopy is bringing doctors from other countries to Vietnam.
July 9, 2019 | 12:32 am PT
Thankless job: Medical workers face abuse, infection threats

Thankless job: Medical workers face abuse, infection threats

Physical abuse and infection are among the major problems medical personnel have to face, insiders said at a conference in Hanoi this week.
November 1, 2019 | 08:16 pm PT
Vietnam could produce its own rabies vaccine using new UK technique

Vietnam could produce its own rabies vaccine using new UK technique

Vietnam could again produce a rabies vaccine after years of imports with a company recently acquiring a new production method from a British university.
November 27, 2019 | 06:56 pm PT
Ministry advises protection steps against pneumonia virus from China

Ministry advises protection steps against pneumonia virus from China

Vietnam’s Health Ministry has listed several steps for people to protect themselves from a new pneumonia virus that had killed one in China.
January 12, 2020 | 04:27 am PT
Latest discharged coronavirus patients received treatment for symptoms

Latest discharged coronavirus patients received treatment for symptoms

The three workers with new coronavirus infection discharged from hospital on Monday had received treatment mostly for their symptoms.
February 10, 2020 | 11:15 pm PT
Vietnam performs world’s first living donor hand transplant

Vietnam performs world’s first living donor hand transplant

A Hanoi hospital has successfully transplanted a hand from one living human to another in the first such instance anywhere in the world.
February 24, 2020 | 05:57 pm PT
FPT Retail establishes clear lead in drugstores race

FPT Retail establishes clear lead in drugstores race

In a drugstores race between top electronics retailers Mobile World and FPT Retail that began in 2017, the latter is well ahead.
May 24, 2020 | 06:55 pm PT
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