For cancer patients, drug prescriptions represent not only hope for prolonging life but also a potential financial strain, forcing them to choose between continuing out-of-pocket payments or altering treatment protocols.

Wanting to become a single mother after the breakdown of her marriage, a 36-year-old woman spent more than two years looking for a man willing to donate sperm and meet the requirements for the sample to be stored in a sperm bank.

Vietnam's Ministry of Health says proposed changes to organ donation laws would not permit the removal of healthy organs from living children, as public consultation involving minors sparks concern among parents.

A 12-year-old boy in southern Vietnam has tested positive for meningococcal bacteria, bringing the number of reported cases in Ho Chi Minh City to five. His condition has improved following intensive antibiotic treatment.

Vietnam’s transplant sector has made notable advances, progressing from single-organ procedures to more complex techniques such as multi-organ and domino transplantation.

Digital transformation is opening up new prospects for sports medicine in Ho Chi Minh City, with data and artificial intelligence (AI) expected to improve injury prevention, athlete care and training efficiency.

A football injury led a 43-year-old British man living in Vietnam to discover severe mitral valve regurgitation. Vietnamese surgeons successfully repaired his heart valve using minimally invasive surgery through an incision measuring just 4cm.

Vietnam is seeing a sharp rise in thyroid cancer diagnoses, particularly among women. Yet doctors say the disease often progresses slowly and has a five-year survival rate exceeding 90% when detected early.

Some Vietnamese patients are turning to herbal remedies recommended by friends or neighbours, only to suffer serious liver and kidney complications. Doctors warn that natural ingredients do not necessarily mean a treatment is safe.

More than 48% of women in Vietnam are exposed to secondhand smoke at home and 25% at work, despite low smoking rates among women. Health officials warn of heightened risks of cancer, heart disease and reproductive complications.

The Ministry of Health’s Department of Disease Control has contacted the World Health Organisation (WHO) Office in the country to verify reports that a lab worker in Russia's Irkutsk region died of pneumonia of unknown cause.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra held a working session in Hanoi on October 7 with César Louis-Philip Marseille, Managing Director of VAMED Engineering GmbH of Austria and member of the Board of Directors of VAMED+WWH Group of Germany.

Diagnosed with kidney failure before her wedding, Chu Thi Thuy has had her husband's unwavering support throughout a decade of treatment. She considers his devotion one of the greatest blessings of her life.

Cardiovascular disease causes about 200,000 deaths in Vietnam each year, accounting for roughly one-third of all deaths and surpassing cancer as a cause of mortality.

Regulations capping the number of health insurance patients a physician may examine daily aim to improve care quality, but implementation reveals significant operational bottlenecks.

Vietnam is considering cash and in-kind support for pregnant women and children through at least their first year of life as the country seeks to reverse declining fertility.

The pregnancy and childbirth journey of N.T.L. (born in 2004, Hanoi) was fraught with hardship and life-threatening moments.

Pham Cam Phuong of Bach Mai Hospital has been named Vietnam’s first ambassador to the Belgium-based Oncidium Foundation, which works to expand access to radiopharmaceutical cancer treatments.

Demand for donated sperm in Vietnam is substantial, but few men volunteer. For women seeking motherhood on their own, finding an eligible donor can take years.