Award-winning doctor wins global recognition for osteoporosis research

Dr Hồ Phạm Thục Lan began her medical career in an unconventional way.   

Workshop on youth action for climate launched A workshop themed “Youth Action for Climate” was launched on Friday in the central city of Đà Nẵng to develop active and constructive engagement in climate action.

HCM City hospitals respond positively to call for reducing plastic waste

At the pharmacy in Bình Dân Hospital in HCM City’s District 3, staff use paper bags to pack medicine instead of plastic.

Lack of nutritional advice leads to malnourished patients

Some 34 per cent of patients suffer from malnutrition when they receive treatment at local hospitals in HCM City.

Doctors remove 20l of liquid from 19-year-old girl

She was diagnosed with a congenital nutrient-related disease and doctors used needles to absorb the fluid in her abdomen for 10 days, drawing 2l of water daily.

Hà Nội Oncology Hospital signs deal with Korean partners

The Hà Nội Oncology Hospital provides cancer examination services to more than 100,000 patients and performs some 7,000 cancer surgeries each year.

Young people at high risk of testicular cancer: doctors

A 19-year-old man from Lâm Đồng Province came to Bình Dân Hospital in HCM City recently with an unusually large and hard lump in his right scrotum.

3D printing helps reconstruct jaws for cancer patients at HCM City hospital Doctors at the HCM City Oncology Hospital have used 3D printing to create a titanium-aluminum frame for bone grafts that can be used for jaw reconstruction for patients with head and neck cancers.

Stressed-out nurses love their jobs but need help from hospital leaders     Although nursing involves high work pressure and stress, many nurses at health facilities throughout the country are reluctant to leave the profession.

Cancer professor travels far to help patients Professor Nguyễn Chấn Hùng, one of Việt Nam’s leading oncology experts, has been retired for almost 20 years. At the age of 75, he is still passionate about his work.