Day surgery increasingly performed at public hospitals Less invasive surgery procedures are being performed during one-day stays at many public hospitals in HCM City, resulting in lower costs, reduced incidences of infections contracted during hospital stays, and reduction in patient overcrowding.

Doctors bring smiles to patients with horrible burnS

Nguyễn Thị Sáu, 54 and Lê Thị Lan Vy, 24, are two of many patients who have received support from doctors of the Centre for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery to regain their confidence.

The one who makes the world a better place

On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Viet Nam People’s Army on December 22, Bui Quynh Hoa goes to experience a hard working day at the Central Military Hospital 108’s Centre for Craniofacial and Plastic Surgery to understand more about the army doctors’ intelligence and devotion.

Saigon Co.op funds reconstructive surgery for kids with cleft palate, lips The Saigon Union of Trading Co-operatives, the HCM City Hospital of Odonto-Stomatology and the Seoul Medical Service Foundation today signed a memorandum of understanding to fund free surgeries for children born with cleft lips and palates.

Boy with 'lobster claw syndrome' undergoes corrective surgery

Doctors at HCM City’s Paediatrics Hospital have performed a successful surgery on a two-year-old boy with the split-hand and split-foot malformation.

Hisashi Kitamura and Veronika Vadovicova win the Việt Nam Jungle Marathon Hisashi Kitamura of Japan triumphed in the men’s 70km category at the Việt Nam Jungle Marathon (VJM) at Pù Luông Nature Reserve in the central province of Thanh Hóa over the weekend, while the women's 70km race saw Veronika Vadovicova from Slovakia take first place.

Bình Phước: six dead, 15 houses burned after oil truck catches fire

Six people were killed and 15 houses were burned to the ground after an oil-carrying tanker truck crashed and burst into flames on National Highway 13 in the southern province of Bình Phước at about 4am on November 22.

GM Việt Nam joins hands with Operation Smile

General Motors Việt Nam’s Chevrolet brand is joining hands with Operation Smile Việt Nam to provide medical checkups and reconstructive surgery to some 50 children in Việt Nam.

Exhibition displays German inventions People cannot imagine a world without computers. But not many of them know who invented the computer.

Man gets $58 million after California bar attack An undocumented migrant who suffered horrific injuries in a savage beating by a bouncer has been awarded US$58 million, one of the largest ever payouts by a California court, his lawyer has said.