This is the first surgery of its kind in Vietnam, and the success of the operation further affirmed Vietnamese doctors’ mastery of many advanced cardiovascular techniques, said the Vietnam National Heart Institute (VNHI).

The salaries of young doctors is not high enough to cover basic needs. This partially explains why Vietnam is lacking medical workers.

The Da Nang Centre for Disease Control announced on October 18 that the central city had detected a suspected case of monkeypox.

The average meat consumption of Vietnamese is 134 grams per head per day, including 95.5 grams of red meat, higher than the recommended 70 grams per head per day. The figure is even higher in urban areas.

During the past week, HCMC identified six more cases of monkeypox, increasing the total count of monkeypox cases in the city to 19.

Vietnam will test the efficacy of a Japanese produced vaccine against dengue fever to create immunity for people amid a rising number of dengue infections throughout the country.

The capital documented an additional of 265 hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) during the initial week of October, double the amount compared to the same period from last month, according to the capital’s Center for Disease Control (HCDC).

While cardiovascular diseases have been increasing, experts at a scientific conference assessed that Vietnam has now mastered many modern cardiology techniques.

Many children with cancer lose their hair during chemotherapy, but really they lose much more… their dignity and confidence.

Nitrous Oxide (N2O), more commonly known as "laughing gas" is being misused, which led to serious health hazards according to the Ministry of Health (MOH).

The Ho Chi Minh City health sector has confirmed that the southern city has detected four additional cases of monkeypox, thereby taking total infections up to 13.

Among nearly one-fifth of the Vietnamese population being overweight, the obesity rate accounted for 2.1 percent.

Vietnam has recorded a total of 93,814 cases of dengue fever, with 26 deaths, since the beginning of the year, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnamese live with chronic illnesses for about 10 years of their life, despite a higher life expectancy. The diseases are cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and mental illnesses.

The country has currently recorded more than 93,800 cases of dengue fever and 26 deaths, as reported by the Ministry of Health.

The DNA sequence of the monkeypox virus from the first case identified in HCM City belongs to the C1 gene of Clade II, the city Health Department reported.

The Ho Chi Minh City Centre of Disease Control (HCDC) on October 4 confirmed that the southern city has detected an additional case of monkeypox, taking total infections to five in the locality alone.

Using the world’s tiniest needle with a diametre of only 0.3mm, doctors have to be careful in every movement. The small needle is absolutely safe to both fetus and mother but poses a challenge to doctors who perform the technique.

Ho Chi Minh City has recorded a new case of monkeypox infection, the municipal Health Department said on October 1.

Chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes, and mental disorders are causing Vietnamese to live with illness for about 10 years of their life, though average life expectancy has increased.