Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested ministries, sectors, and localities to strengthen measures to prevent and control diphtheria, given the occurrence of several infected cases and one death.

Children's Hospital No.2 in Ho Chi Minh City has recently performed a liver transplant for a three-year-old child with Budd-Chiari syndrome, a rare vascular disorder occurring in only 1 in 1,000,000 people.

The Pasteur Institute of HCM City is seeing a surge in vaccination demand, with crowds 7-10 times larger than usual, as many people seek vaccinations following a diphtheria-related death in Nghe An province.

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital announced on July 10 that it has successfully performed surgery and treatment for a foreign surgeon with rectal cancer.

The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the northern Bac Giang province confirmed that another local resident has contracted diphtheria, a disease that has dangerous complications and especially a high death rate.

Following the death of an 18-year-old student, the Ministry of Health directs urgent actions to control a diphtheria outbreak in Nghe An and Bac Giang provinces.

A high school student temporarily residing in Bac Giang has tested positive for diphtheria, a dangerous infectious disease with epidemic potential.

A woman standing only 1.3 meters tall and living independently has successfully given birth to a 3.5 kg baby through in vitro fertilization (IVF).

A routine hospital visit for abdominal pain leads to a shocking discovery of widespread tapeworm larvae in a 50-year-old man.

Two patients who had emergency kidney transplants are recovering well after being helped by one donor whose organs were flown in to help them.

Vietnam detected as many as 30,265 dengue infections in the past six months of the year, including three fatalities, down more than 30% in infection numbers and six fatalities fewer than the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Health.

On the evening of June 20, at Phu Tho Hospital, a very special humane action took place: the doctors bowed their heads in gratitude to a brain-dead man before starting an operation to remove two of his kidneys to be transplanted into two patients.

The Hanoi Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned that the Breteau index (BI) has exceeded the threshold in several outbreaks in the capital city, making dengue fever increasingly complicated.

A 19-year-old male patient has been diagnosed with a rare disease that has never been recorded in Vietnamese medical literature. Globally, the incidence of this disease is 1 in 1 million people.

Nguyen Trong Khoa, Deputy Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management, says diabetes is a global public health threat, including in Vietnam.

A rusty nail lodged in his neck went unnoticed until a routine health check revealed the foreign object. The man exhibited no unusual symptoms.

A man residing in the northern province of Hai Duong has been diagnosed with melioidosis, also known as Whitmore’s disease.

Four years ago, Ms. Vi Thi Hoa began infertility treatment. After two failed IVF attempts, she finally became a mother at the age of 52 on her third attempt.

Ho Chi Minh City has seen a significant increase in whooping cough cases compared to previous years, with a notable proportion of affected children being under 2 months old and therefore too young to be vaccinated.

The Manulife Asia Care Survey reveals that cancer is the standout health concern for people in Vietnam.