American chef travels to Vietnam’s Quang Tri for sight-restoring surgery
Vietnam News 15:42 17/04/2026A 56-year-old American chef has traveled thousands of miles from the United States to Quang Tri Province, north-central Vietnam to undergo cataract surgery, after being told he would have to wait nine months for treatment in his home country.
Vietnamese citizens offer support to Russian man with broken thighbone
Vietnam News 13:20 07/08/2022Roman Borodachev suffered a femoral neck fracture after falling on the bathroom floor two months ago
Infant undergoes surgery to remove parasitic fetus growing inside her in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 15:33 24/02/2021The rare condition is called ‘fetus in fetu,’ which occurs with an incidence of 1:500,000 births
In Vietnam, four hospitals join surgery to remove tumor occupying most of patient’s face
Vietnam News 17:50 26/01/2021The tumor was life-threatening
Vietnam doctors remove 1kg of metal objects from patient with pica disorder
Vietnam News 16:26 17/01/2021The patient suffers from pica, an eating disorder that involves swallowing items that are not typically thought of as food
2020: A record year for healthcare in Vietnam
In-Depth 10:31 05/01/2021Vietnam put its name on the world’s map in 2020 with its achievements in healthcare
Girl saved from pierced heart, lung in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 10:24 19/12/2020The hospital had to activate the red alert protocol
4.5kg tumor removed from southern Vietnamese woman’s abdomen
Vietnam News 15:20 12/12/2020The large tumor caused pressure, kidney failure, eating difficulty, fatigue and exhaustion
18-year-old amputee regains hands after groundbreaking surgery
Vietnam News 15:38 11/11/2020The patient was discharged from the hospital only three weeks post-surgery
Wide awake under the knife: the bizarre cutting-edge advancement of surgery in Vietnam
In-Depth 12:33 12/07/2020Awake brain surgery has opened up limitless options for patients with previously inoperable conditions
Ho Chi Minh City hospital saves 9-yo boy with punctured heart
Vietnam News 10:35 04/07/2020The boy was found lying immobile next to his mother with a pair of scissors
In Vietnam, old hand at transgender service opens up about job
In-Depth 11:53 18/06/2020She says undergoing a sex reassignment surgery is not to be taken lightly
