Hà Nội’s mum in a million receives award1

A phone call to Trần Phương Lan from the National Children’s Hospital four years ago would change her life forever.

Doctor assists parents with genetic diseases

Moved by the pain of parents whose children are born with birth defects and health problems, doctor Trần Vân Khánh has spent the last twenty-odd years doing research in the field of gene therapy and genetic diseases.

Female scientists honoured with Kovalevskaya awards

Two leading female scientists, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Trần Vân Khánh and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Đinh Thị Bích Lân, received the Kovalevskaya Award yesterday for their contributions to science and society.

Another kind of bank: stem cell deposits save lives

To help patients have stem cell transplants without having to take an expensive trip,  the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion,  in collaboration with the National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, have been collecting umbilical cord blood samples from pregnant women since May 2014.

Why pre-marital health tests are not a hit in VN

Many young Vietnamese couples seem to deliberately avoid pre-marital health screenings for fear that these will find health problems and ruin their budding marriages, a survey found.

Experts share new technique for genetic disease detection

Health experts exchanged experiences at a workshop today in Hà Nội on the application of the microarray-based Comparative Genomic Hybridization (aCGH) technique in reproductive health support and genetic disease detection.

Foreigner seeks treatment in Viet Nam for rare skin disease Viet Nam's National Hospital of Paediatrics in Ha Noi has received its first request from a foreigner to treat epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a rare genetic skin disease, according to hospital director Nguyen Thanh Liem.

Biopsies aid healthy pregnancies Health professionals have developed an embryo-biopsy procedure for pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGP), a progressive step in the country's in vitro fertilization (IVF) efforts, according to a health expert.

VN helps pioneer use of stem cells for skin disease Viet Nam's National Hospital of Pediatrics in Ha Noi this morning announced the initial success of its first stem cell therapy treatment of pidermolysis bullosa (EB), making it only the second medical institution in the world to successfully treat this genetic skin disease in this manner.

Physical disability unable to slow dreams Despite suffering from a bone disease that confined her to a wheelchair, Nguyen Thi Lan Anh has never given up her dream of representing physically disadvantaged people as a National Assembly delegate. Ngan Anh talks with Lan Anh about her drive to overcome challenges.