More than 5 million people in Ho Chi Minh City had received health check-ups and screening examinations as of 9am on September 21, according to the municipal Department of Health.

Associate Professor Nguyen Lan Hieu said the organization of Match Day turns a deeply personal and humane decision - choosing where doctors will build their careers and serve patients - into a race for scores.

Though Vietnam possesses cancer diagnosis, screening, and treatment equipment on par with developed nations, many cancer patients are still diagnosed at late stages.

As Vietnamese marry later, doctors are urging people who plan to delay parenthood - particularly women considering pregnancy after 35 - to learn about their reproductive health before problems arise.

Nearly 1,000 healthcare professionals and experts from Vietnam and across Asia gathered in Can Tho to discuss how hospitals can deliver quality and safety consistently across entire healthcare systems.

Eight years ago, Dr. Phung Anh Tuan stepped onto a stage to announce that he was choosing Infectious Diseases as his medical specialty following advice from someone. Today, however, he serves as a specialist in Andrology and Sexual Medicine.

Da Nang launched the satellite hospital project to strengthen grassroots healthcare, giving residents access to high-quality medical services closer to home while easing pressure on higher-level hospitals.

A Hanoi man with advanced lung cancer has responded well to a Vietnam-made targeted therapy that costs less than imported alternatives.

VietNamNet spoke with Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Huy Thang, Vice President of the Vietnam Stroke Association about Vietnam's stroke emergency network growing from zero to nearly 200 units nationwide.

Twice offered the opportunity to move to France under family sponsorship, Professor and Dr Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong chose to remain in Vietnam.

Sanofi Vietnam and Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company, or VNVC, have signed a joint declaration on strategic cooperation to advance next-generation vaccine manufacturing in Vietnam, with three vaccines initially identified for further assessment.

A 39-year-old Myanmar tourist has recovered after suffering severe gastrointestinal bleeding and multiple organ failure shortly after flying from Macao (China) to Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang.

A new five-year phase of US-Vietnam health cooperation will build on their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and broader ties in trade, security and innovation, the US Department of State said on Sept. 14.

Viatris and Long Chau are expanding their five-year healthcare partnership with a campaign targeting lipid disorders, an often underdiagnosed contributor to cardiovascular disease in Vietnam.

Vietnam and the US have signed a five-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) on health cooperation, aimed at promoting collaboration in the prevention and control of infectious diseases.

The Matching Day system, which assigns specialties based on total ranking scores from highest to lowest, has left many young doctors with no choice but to reluctantly “pick” a specialty they do not actually want.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health will launch a campaign encouraging couples and individuals to have two children in 10 provinces and cities with low fertility rates, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Thong Nhat Hospital, a major public hospital in HCM City, said on September 8 that it successfully performed its first ever living-donor liver transplantation with support from Military Central Hospital 108 in Hanoi.

Last Sunday, a central public park in Ho Chi Minh City gave space for rows of white palates.

Could financial support for families with two daughters help change Vietnam’s preference for sons? Experts say it may help, but only as part of a much broader strategy.