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(VietNamNet Bridge)-Medical workers fretted that seasonal H3N2 flu virus continued to be widespread in Hanoi and the disease is likely to erupt into epidemic.

(VietnamPlus)-A 300 billion VND (15.3 million USD) general hospital in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong was inaugurated on August 27.

(VietnamPlus)-The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital arrived in Thua Thien-Hue province to start a programme to provide eye treatment for poor patients on August 23.

(VietNamNet Bridge)-“You are infertile! We are willing to donate sperm for you.” This is an advertisement on a small ad website.

(VietNamNet Bridge)-About 85 per cent of Ha Noi’s ice-making enterprises are unlicensed and do not meet hygiene-and-food-safety-standards, municipal Health Department figures show.

(VietnamPlus)-A newly-built facility of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion was inaugurated on August 14 in Yen Hoa ward in Cau Giay district, Hanoi.

(VietNamNet Bridge)-Nguyen Thi Chien, 25, in Hiep Hoa district, the northern province of Bac Giang has reportedly been pregnant for nearly two years.

(Xinhua)-U.S. and British researchers have found that women who feel stressed may have a more difficult time to become pregnant.

(ScienceDaily)-Lower outdoor temperatures are linked to an increase in the risk of heart attacks, according to a new study by scientists at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

(VietNamNet Bridge)-With medical costs accounting for up to 6.2 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product, Vietnam is spending as much on healthcare services as developed countries. However, more than 40 percent of costs are going towards paying for medicines.