Việt Nam hosts regional cardio-metabolic education forum Diabetes, as a major public health issue, will be addressed across multiple fronts, from prevention and disease management to patient care and engagement, health experts have said.

Vietnamese doctors succeed in first transplant of two lungs

Doctors from the Hà Nội-based Việt Đức hospital on Monday announced to successfully conduct the first transplant of two lungs from a brain-dead donor on a cancer patient.

Vietnam Medi-Pharm 2018 attracts 430 firms

Around 430 firms from 30 countries and territories are displaying their best at the 25th Vietnam International Exhibitions on Products, Equipment, Supplies for Pharmaceutical, Medical, Hospital and Rehabilitation – Vietnam Medi-Pharm 2018 which opened in Hà Nội on May 9.

City programme improves hypertension control

Nearly 53,000 people in HCM City received free blood-pressure screening under the Communities for Healthy Hearts programme, according to the city’s Department of Health.

Coffee’s good for you in small doses

Everyone  who’s been to Việt Nam even once will know that coffee is a big deal here.

VN cardiologists proficient in latest procedures: Heart Institute

The country’s medical facilities are using the latest procedures to treat cardio-vascular diseases, according to the Việt Nam Heart Institute in Hà Nội.

Ninh Thuận hospital sets up specialised heart unit

The Ninh Thuận Province General Hospital yesterday opened a cardio-vascular intervention unit for specialised cardiac monitoring and procedures.

US sister city rewards vital VN contributions The San Francisco-HCM City Sister City Committee, in a ceremony held in HCM City last Saturday, honoured 12 Vietnamese who have made contributions to science, culture and healthcare service.

Cycling the answer to almost everything Last week, Viet Nam News asked readers about whether Ha Noi People's Committee approves a proposal from the city's Industry and Trade Department to encourage local people to ride bicycles as one of efforts to save fuel, reduce pollution and traffic jams and give a much-needed boost to the domestic bicycle manufacturing industry. Here are some responses:

Rubber processing waste treatment line on stream A rubber-processing wastewater treatment facility was handed over last week from the Koastal Eco Industries Co Ltd, a subsidiary of the Singapore-based EMS Energy Group, to Kon Tum Rubber Co Ltd.