Average height has improved, but Vietnam ranks 153 globally and remains in the short stature group.

PET/CT machines sit unused as key radiotracer supply halts during facility upgrade.

A humanitarian mission in Yen Bai helped 60 patients and completed 10 complex surgeries.

Police discovered thousands of counterfeit antiseptic bottles containing toxic methanol, raising public health concerns.

Born at 24 weeks and six days, the baby girl weighed only 600 grams. Each day in the last 99 days after birth has been a "battle" to regain breath and life.

Thong Nhat Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City announced on June 16 that the transplants were successfully performed using the man’s donated organs.

Experts say diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), tuberculosis, and lung cancer pose significant challenges to Vietnam’s healthcare system.

A Polish traveler was rushed to Hanoi’s Bach Mai Hospital with a deadly aneurysm and survived thanks to a high-stakes emergency surgery.

Health Ministry clarifies legal procedures after banned medicine found at Da Nang landfill.

A 42-year-old woman from Ho Chi Minh City developed severe complications after rejecting hospital care for breast cancer and using honeybee stings as an alternative treatment. Doctors now warn against such unproven methods.

After a breakthrough heart intervention in utero, Vietnamese doctors safely returned a pregnant woman to Singapore for continued care.

Refusing to accept a grim prognosis, Vietnamese doctors perform a breakthrough fetal heart intervention, giving hope to a baby once deemed nonviable.

At a health innovation forum, the former German Vice Chancellor emphasized digital transformation over traditional infrastructure.

With pharmacies selling fake antibiotics and diabetes drugs, many question if current fines are enough to deter repeat violations.

While walking in a park, Ms. C. (from Taiwan - China ) suddenly experienced vaginal bleeding and symptoms of placental abruption — a serious obstetric complication.

A Harvard expert says investment in primary care is vital to ease hospital overload and reduce deaths.

Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan praised the honorees not only for their frequent donations – some exceeding 60, 80, 90, or even 100 contributions – but also for their noble spirit.

The Drug Administration Department under the Ministry of Health (MOH) on May 29 issued seven decisions revoking 294 cosmetic product declaration receipts that the agency had previously granted to seven businesses.

All eligible patients will receive surgical interventions and post-operative care in accordance with Vietnamese medical standards and global care protocols.

The proposal, part of the draft Law on Administrative Sanctions in the Field of Population, aims to tighten enforcement and deter violations.