Enhancing diagnostic, prevention, treatment capabilities in asthma management in Vietnam
Vietnam News 14:17 14/05/2025Vietnam Respiratory Society, in collaboration with GSK Vietnam, recently organized a symposium named ‘Responding to World Asthma Day 2025’ to share knowledge and the latest advancements in preventing and treating the condition to propose effective solutions for asthma management in the Southeast Asian country.
WHO to back use of weight-loss drugs for adults globally, raises cost issue
World 13:56 02/05/2025LONDON - The World Health Organization plans to officially back the use of weight-loss drugs to treat obesity in adults for the first time, a memo reviewed by Reuters on Thursday showed, marking a shift in its approach to treating the global health problem.
Medical facilities must not consider homosexuality as disease: Vietnam health ministry
Vietnam News 16:37 09/08/2022Some medical facilities and doctors recently claimed to be able to ‘cure homosexuality’
Ho Chi Minh City prepares for scenarios where dengue fever cases reach 6,000
Vietnam News 17:50 15/07/2022The health department on Thursday announced three scenarios where the city’s dengue fever cases reach 2,000-6,000 at a time
Ho Chi Minh City health dept tells 10 districts to prep COVID-19 treatment facilities
Vietnam News 14:06 30/06/2022Cases are forecast to soar in these districts if the Omicron BA.5 sub-variant emerges in the metropolis
Ho Chi Minh City adds 33 mobile medical stations amidst rising COVID-19 cases
Vietnam News 18:09 10/11/2021The new stations will be an addition to 222 facilities in operation across the city
Vietnamese ward authorities provide temporary care for 12 dogs while owners receive COVID-19 treatment
Vietnam News 13:21 14/10/2021Twelve dogs are currently being cared for at the headquarters of the ward’s administration
Vietnamese woman suffers paracetamol poisoning following neighbor’s treatment advice
Vietnam News 11:48 16/09/2021Rather than follow her doctor’s orders, the woman took traditional medicine recommended by a neighbor
Vietnam to use antiviral drug Molnupiravir for treating COVID-19 patients at home
Vietnam News 19:19 24/08/2021The pilot use of the drug will begin in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday
Over 2,200 COVID-19 patients in serious conditions in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 17:55 18/08/2021Sixteen other patients are in critical conditions and require outside-body life support
Man dies at home after being rejected by five healthcare facilities in southern Vietnam
Vietnam News 10:47 15/08/2021He was taken to three hospitals and two clinics, none of which agreed to provide him with emergency treatment
Ho Chi Minh City operates three COVID-19 intensive care centers with 1,500 beds
Vietnam News 10:44 08/08/2021The centers will focus on treating COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms
