In cases of false advertising, violators may face administrative fines or even criminal charges, said Major General Hoang Anh Tuyen.

From provincial to central facilities, counterfeit milk found in hospital pharmacies sparks public outrage.

A child in Tay Ninh is being treated in Ho Chi Minh City after H5N1 invaded her nervous system, bypassing typical respiratory symptoms.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has requested that authorities in Hanoi investigate the advertising practices of Hikid milk, following public concerns over a promotional claim equating “100g of Hikid to 20 liters of fresh milk.”

Trachoma, once affecting 90% of Vietnamese people, has officially been declared eliminated after seven decades of national effort.

Many women over 30, not ready for marriage, have consulted obstetricians to freeze their eggs in order to preserve peak fertility.

After taking several pills for cold symptoms, a woman in Ha Tinh died on-site at the drugstore.

Diagnosed with liver cancer, a Hanoi man was overwhelmed with worry and confusion. When his family found a "miracle healer" on TikTok, they hoped he’d live a few more years. However, the patient died after three weeks.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has decided that relevant units must establish regulations adding IT application costs to medical service fees by June, providing resources for the electronic medical record rollout.

A 51-year-old man in Hanoi has died of measles, marking Vietnam’s first adult fatality from the disease in 2025.

Feeling a painful lump behind her ear and on her neck, Anh Thu turned to TikTok for answers and stumbled upon a flood of warnings about metastatic cancer, leaving her sleepless and convinced she was dying.

Some healthcare workers over-advise thyroid patients, even urging surgery for small 4-5mm tumors.

Former ministers, deputy ministers, and project directors to be reviewed and disciplined for wrongdoing tied to major hospital construction.

Doctors informed the relative of a female patient one night that the patient needed an urgent heart stent, but the relative said: “I don’t have money to pay for surgery. I just have 150 lottery tickets."

Despite promising recovery, patients follow non-medical advice from TikTok, leading to advanced disease and missed chances to survive.

Health Minister Dao Hong Lan has said that Vietnam ranks among the fastest-aging populations in Asia and that the transition from an aging population to an aged one will take just 17-20 years, shorter than many other countries.

After a physician was attacked by a patient’s relative, authorities are taking steps to enhance security and ensure accountability.

One tourist has died and five others were hospitalized after consuming fruit wine suspected to be contaminated with methanol. Authorities are tracing its source.

Patients in Dak Lak suffer serious infections after consuming raw rabbit dishes, prompting warnings from health officials.