Wanting to prolong intercourse, a 34-year-old man self-medicated with a numbing spray, resulting in complete numbness and loss of pleasure during intimacy.
Lam Thi Thu Em, 54, used her smoothie shop as a front for a loan sharking operation with interest rates up to 360% per year; most of her customers came to make payments, not buy drinks.
Principals whose schools have unclean restrooms, leading students to avoid using them, will be deemed as not fulfilling their duties and their capabilities will be reassessed, according to the director of Ho Chi Minh City's Department of Education and Training.
The new 14-story An Binh Hospital building opened on 20/8, ending the days of doctors and patients wading through floodwaters during high tide and enduring leaks during rain.
Many buses and trucks from the Long Thanh - Dau Giay expressway turned onto the Nhon Trach bridge towards Dong Nai on its opening day, despite restrictions, causing confusion and penalties.
61-year-old Khuyen experienced progressive paralysis on her left side for a week, initially suspected to be a stroke. Doctors later discovered a brain tumor metastasized from lung cancer.
43-year-old Nhung underwent surgery to correct sagging breasts and loose abdominal skin after her third child. The procedure involved breast implants and abdominoplasty for a more toned physique.
46-year-old Hung underwent surgery to correct his deviated nasal septum, nasal turbinates, and soft palate, as well as remove his tonsils to address his snoring and sleep apnea.
35 doctors at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Traditional Medicine have been trained in Judo therapy, a non-surgical treatment for injuries, by Japanese experts.
Thomas, 62, who had two coronary stents implanted after a heart attack 10 years ago, now needs early intervention for an enlarged abdominal aortic aneurysm.