Whooping cough: an under-recognised disease Whooping cough or Pertussis, caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis, is a vaccine-preventable respiratory disease. It occurs year-round, but increases during summer and fall. Despite widespread vaccination, the number of cases worldwide has been rising since the 1980s, with peaks occurring every 3-5 years. Infants less than one year old have the highest number of reported cases among all age groups.

12 shining examples of VN volunteering and acts of kindness in the COVID-19 pandemic

Times of crisis can often bring out the best in people. As the COVID-19 situation becomes more and more complicated in Việt Nam, many have stepped up to help doctors and their communities, any way they can. Here are a few shining examples of the amazing people in Viet Nam.

Can virus offer lessons for superbugs?

Việt Nam has made extraordinary efforts to contain the COVID-19 disease. While the epicentres have spread from China to South Korea, Iran, Italy and now the rest of Europe, with other Southeast Asian countries reporting new cases. This success of infection control has been accomplished through the mobilsation of the whole healthcare system and civil society with an ambitious programme for early detection, contact tracing and implementing early isolation and quarantine of suspected and confirmed cases.

Peripheral artery vascular disease: Common but unfamiliar

PAD is a common circulatory problem but few people know about it. Others would even ask why does it matter.

Going green in HCM City with eco-friendly products As a travel enthusiast, Nguyễn Thị Dạ Lý, 28, spends her leisure time and money on trips to explore the world. After her trips, what most impressed the young lady from HCM City was the widespread awareness of environmentally-friendly products around the world.

Travel safe: sexual health

It has been found that 1 in 5 travellers admit to having casual sex in foreign countries when they are travelling.

Checking the health of your ears, nose and throat Globally there are 550,000 cases annually of head and neck cancer including cancer of the ear, nose and throat which is called otorhinolaryngology cancer. One of the most common otorhinolaryngology cancers is nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). It affects about 1/100,000 of the global population and is number one in all kinds of head and neck cancers in Viet Nam. NPC is the fourth most common cancer in Việt Nam.

US, Việt Nam in tie up for satellite observation US space agency NASA is collaborating with the Việt Nam National Space Centre for a programme on satellite observation to provide analysts and decision makers with information about environmental changes, the effects of agriculture and the health of forests and wetlands.

Hà Nội, HCMC schools to stay shut for another week1

As of February 14, 41 provinces and cities had planned to reopen on Monday following the Ministry of Education and Training’s statement that provinces and cities where COVID-19 has not appeared could open after two weeks off.

Vietnamese artists donates blood, helping patients in need Many Vietnamese artists have voluntarily joined blood donation activities after learning that Việt Nam’s blood banks are in severe shortage as a consequence of coronavirus spread.