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Patients waits days for central hospital surgery

 VietNamNet Bridge – A week after a traffic accident, 52-year-old woman Tran Thi Linh arrived at Viet Nam-Germany Hospital on April 28 to get patella surgery.

How tattoos can help patients with skin grafts and scars

 Patients who get tattoos to cover facial skin grafts and scars may feel happier with both their appearance and quality of life,

Scientists find Zika increases risk of rare neurological illness

 French scientists say they have proved a link between the Zika virus and a nerve syndrome called Guillain-Barre, suggesting countries hit by the Zika epidemic will see a rise in cases of the serious neurological condition.

More patients now go abroad for treatment

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese hospitals are losing a large number of patients who prefer the bedside manner and abilities of foreign doctors.

Suicide-risk behaviour patterns identified – study

 Depressed people who display "risky behaviour", agitation and impulsivity are at least 50% more likely to attempt suicide, a study has found.

Vietnamese hospitals use satellite offices to handle overload

 VietNamNet Bridge – It was 10am at the HCM City Oncology Hospital in Binh Thanh District. Tran Van Ly, a 53 year-old who had travelled from nearby Binh Duong Province, was waiting for his turn to take a hematology test.

Patients wait hours for blood as shortage persists

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Thi Ngoc Hoa, a native of Dong Nai Province, goes to hospital once a month for a blood transfusion to treat her thalassemia, an inherited form of anaemia.

Heatwave in Pakistan's Sindh province leaves 120 dead

 More than 120 people have died during a heatwave in Pakistan's southern Sindh province.

Ordinary men, extraordinary innovations

 VietNamNet Bridge – Among the multitudes, there are a few people who not only impress with the courage and ingenuity they show in overcoming adversity, but also in how they use their creativity to help others.

Vietnam sets up hot lines for MERS

Vietnam sets up hot lines for MERS, Hospitals to open examination rooms for MERS suspects, Suspected MERS-CoV cases in Hai Phong test negative, Medial workers trained in handling MERS-CoV

South Korea has first two Mers deaths

 Two people have died of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) in South Korea, becoming the country's first fatalities from the disease.

Lung cancer therapy is 'milestone'

 A lung cancer therapy can more than double life expectancy in some patients, a "milestone" trial shows.

Prostate cancer gene map points way to targeted drugs

 Scientists have unveiled a comprehensive genetic map of advanced prostate cancer, hailing it as the disease's "Rosetta Stone".

Five hundred drugs types sold 10 per cent cheaper this year

 VietNamNet Bridge – The cost of 551 types of medicine in HCM City will be cut by 10 per cent following an announcement made at a meeting held by the city's Department of Health on Saturday.

'Ebola-proof' tablet device developed

 A tablet device that can withstand being doused in chlorine has been developed to help doctors caring for patients with Ebola.

Patients released from hospital after asphyxiation scare

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ambulances rushed 19 people to the hospital Saturday night after they inhaled too many motorbike exhaust fumes while waiting to leave a supermarket's basement parking lot,

Vietnam plans World Day of Road Traffic Victims

Vietnam plans World Day of Road Traffic Victims; Vietnam seeks to enhance Geographic Information Systems; Patients still wait hours for medical exams; Newborn baby ejected from womb in accident no longer uses ventilator

Mekong holds health summit

Nearly 800 domestic and international doctors, researchers, medical managers and hospital leaders exchanged notes and shared experiences at the National Scientific Conference held yesterday in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Can Tho.

Prostate cancer drug ruling a 'fiasco', says charity

 A charity says a decision by the NHS in England to reject a drug for men with prostate cancer is a "fiasco".

Too much exercise may be bad for heart: study

Exercise is good for your health, but a new study out Tuesday found "clear evidence" of an increase in cardiovascular deaths in heart attack survivors who exercise too much.