I have type 2 diabetes and my doctor advised me to limit sugar and starch. What time should I eat dinner to avoid high blood sugar? (My Dung, 45, TP HCM)
The combination of intense heat and low atmospheric pressure in northern Vietnam poses significant health risks, especially for the elderly and those with underlying health conditions.
A 52-year-old man fell critically ill after his wife pricked his fingertips to draw blood as a stroke treatment, a method she learned from social media.
I have a cough, but I don't smoke. A chest X-ray didn't show anything unusual. Can chest X-rays detect early-stage lung cancer? (Kim Anh, 35 years old)
Even individuals without underlying health conditions and with normal check-up results can experience sudden cardiac arrest due to factors like arrhythmia and transient myocardial ischemia.
Misconceptions about obesity among patients, a lack of proactive counseling from doctors, and limited multidisciplinary approaches are three key obstacles hindering effective obesity management in Vietnam.
45-year-old Khanh experienced severe abdominal pain and swelling in his right scrotum. Doctors discovered over 80 cm of his intestine had become necrotic due to a strangulated hernia.
A young man collapsed while working out, suffering a cardiac arrest. He arrived at the hospital in critical condition and was saved by doctors using therapeutic hypothermia.
A 25-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital in a coma, experiencing multiple cardiac and respiratory arrests. Doctors performed CPR while simultaneously initiating ECMO, utilizing the most advanced life-support techniques, but her condition continued to deteriorate.
Thuong, 42, discovered she had kidney failure after a visit to a private hospital in Dong Nai. Subsequent tests at two higher-level hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City were not covered by her health insurance because they were out-of-network.
The "Understanding and Compassion" shelter, located within the Ninh Thuan General Hospital, opened in August, offering free accommodation to low-income patients.
A 48-year-old man was rushed to the hospital after experiencing chest pain radiating to his neck, accompanied by shortness of breath and distress. Doctors diagnosed him with an acute myocardial infarction.