Liver cancer has surpassed lung cancer to become the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Vietnam, with 77% of cases occurring in men.

The Ministry of Health has proposed a policy to encourage the transfer of new and innovative drugs, aiming to create more opportunities for patients.

A 2.5-year-old boy from a highland area was rushed to Ho Chi Minh City’s Children’s Hospital 2, where doctors conducted emergency surgery to remove a mass of more than 100 roundworms obstructing his intestines.

Breast cancer ranks first in the number of newly contracted cancer cases for both men and women and is increasing rapidly, according to Dr Le Thu Ha from the Hanoi Oncology Hospital.

Breast cancer tops the list of new cases in Vietnam, creating a pressing health burden, as medical experts emphasize the need for early detection.

A dedicated medical and police team transported a heart donation from Hanoi to Hue, ensuring its arrival within the essential six-hour period for a life-saving transplant.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed on October 21 that Vietnam has eliminated trachoma, a contagious, bacterial disease that may eventually lead to blindness.

About 3,000 patients have received cornea replacements since Vietnam carried out the first transplant surgery of this kind in 2007.

Children’s Hospital 2 in Ho Chi Minh City is struggling with a severe shortage of organ donors, with over 100 children waiting for liver transplants and two dying each month from end-stage liver failure.

Doctors at Bình Dân Hospital in HCM City have successfully used a robot to assist surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from a 89-year-old Vietnamese woman with colorectal cancer.

The HCM City health sector plans to establish a health database for over 1.7 million students in the city to better identify and address school-related illnesses.

The number of young people with mental health problems is increasing and the problems are directly impacting their life and study quality, according to Pham Manh Ha from the Hanoi University of Education under Hanoi National University.

Many expectant mothers in Vietnam are increasingly opting for cesarean sections due to various fears surrounding childbirth.

Six individuals were hospitalized for heat shock after participating in a marathon in Hanoi on October 13.

With over 200,000 deaths annually, heart disease claims more lives in Vietnam than cancer, especially among younger adults.

Vietnamese doctors are urging young people to stop playing the dangerous "pen challenge," which involves compressing the carotid arteries and poses life-threatening risks.

In the first nine months of 2024, Vietnam saw an unprecedented increase in organ transplants from brain-dead donors, with 87 organs transplanted from 25 donors, marking a new milestone in the country’s 32-year organ transplant history.

The Hanoi Children’s Hospital, the first of its kind in the capital city, was inaugurated on October 9 on the occasion of the city’s 70th anniversary of Liberation Day (October 10, 1954-2024).

A 41-year-old man with severe heart, liver, and kidney failure has become the first patient in Vietnam to undergo a successful simultaneous heart and liver transplant.

Hospital 199, a leading medical facility in Da Nang City, has successfully treated a foreign tourist with a severe kidney condition.