Number of patients hospitalised during Tết declines A total of 239,797 patients were hospitalised and received emergency treatment during the 6-day Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, according to the Ministry of Health.

Drunk youngsters pose risk to society

Doctors have warned of rising alcohol consumption among adolescents, posing a risk to their health and social order.

Firecracker injuries up by half on last year: health authorities

As many as 313 people were hospitalised due to incidents involving firecracker during the nine days of Tết (Lunar New Year), nearly doubling last year’s figure, according to health authorities.

Ministry asks hospitals to prepare for Tết

The Ministry of Health yesterday ordered hospitals across the country to prepare for new patients and maintain good services for inpatients during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Traffic accidents a focus for Tết holiday

As the Tết (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) holiday approaches, Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình has urged the National Traffic Safety Committee along with the ministries of transport and public security to exert all efforts to reduce traffic accidents during the festive period.

Beer used to save patient from alcohol poisoning, doctors advise caution

Ethanol can be used to delay the effects of methanol, allowing more time for dialysis, but the process must be conducted by doctors.

Electromyogram explained in detail

Electromyogram (EMG) is a diagnostic procedure to evaluate the health and functioning of muscles and nerve cells that control them.

HCMC hospital aids foreigners in emergencies

 

Guzman Rober, a 40-year-old American tourist on a recent visit to HCM City, began having an unremitting epileptic seizure at a hotel on Đề Thám Street in HCM City’s District 1 when a housekeeper luckily found him in time and called the reception desk for help.

4 dead from suspected alcohol poisoning, 1 critical

Four persons have died, and one is in critical condition after drinking rice spirit in the central province of Quảng Nam.

Traffic accidents kill 168 during Tết

During the week-long Tết holiday from February 14 to 20 traffic accidents claimed 168 lives across the country while 37,200 other people were injured, according to a report issued on Tuesday afternoon by the Ministry of Health.