Category: News & Commentary
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When Pressure Affects Student Health
Education is crucial in Vietnamese culture, where academic success is tied to family pride and future opportunities. However, excessive encouragement can lead to pressure that negatively impacts young people’s wellbeing. Many adolescents face mental health challenges, yet parental awareness often lags. Schools play a vital role in supporting students, but high expectations can obscure distress…
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Australia Warns Vietnam — While Outsourcing Its Own Smiles?
The debate around dental tourism highlights quality, cost, and convenience rather than nationality. A recent ABC report discusses Australians seeking affordable treatment in Vietnam, raising concerns about rushed procedures. However, the issue lies in the compression of complex treatments into tight schedules, not in Vietnam itself. Modern dentistry is global, with shared technologies and practices.…
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Could a Patient’s Tumor Help Doctors Choose the Right Drug? The Emerging Role of Cancer Organoids
Scientists are developing techniques to create patient-specific tumor organoids, miniature models that mimic individual cancers in the lab, to test responses to various cancer treatments. This approach, known as functional precision oncology, aims to complement genomic testing by assessing how live tumor cells react to drugs. By growing organoids from patient samples, researchers can evaluate…
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Medical Tourism Vietnam Highlights New Treatment Pathway for Patients Facing Relapse After Stem Cell Transplantation
Medical Tourism Vietnam has announced a new treatment program from GoBroad Healthcare Group (GHG) for patients experiencing relapse after an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (Allo-HSCT). This condition poses significant challenges in blood cancer treatment, and options become limited post-relapse. The Second Allo-HSCT program targets selected patients facing relapse, graft failure, or loss of donor…
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Medical Tourism Vietnam Mở Rộng Mạng Lưới Y Tế Tại Trung Quốc Với Tây An – Quê Hương Của Đội Quân Đất Nung Và Dịch Vụ Y Tế Tiên Tiến
Medical Tourism Vietnam is expanding its network of healthcare destinations in China by adding Xi’an, a historically significant city famous for the Terracotta Warriors and as a starting point of the Silk Road. Xi’an is emerging as a key healthcare center in western China, offering modern medical services, advanced cancer treatments, and traditional Chinese medicine.…
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Medical Tourism Vietnam Expands China Network with Xi’an – Home of the Terracotta Warriors and Advanced Healthcare
Medical Tourism Vietnam has expanded its offerings to include Xi’an, China, recognized for its historical significance and the Terracotta Warriors. As a key point on the Silk Road, Xi’an attracts millions of tourists eager to experience its cultural heritage and history. The city is emerging as a hub for advanced healthcare, including oncology services and…
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The Paradox of Scale: History, Sovereignty, and the Global Logic of State Survival
History does not unfold in isolation; it breathes through scale. From the opium smoke of 1839 to the mirrored glass of Shanghai’s towers, China’s struggle for sovereignty reveals a paradox — the larger the state becomes, the more fragile its unity appears. This essay traces that continuum, where humiliation becomes transformation, and survival itself becomes…
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Vietnam Performs First Reported Pediatric Awake Brain Surgery
Published: May 21, 2026Source: Adapted from reporting by Le Courrier du Vietnam / Vietnam News Agency (VNA) In a landmark development for Vietnam’s healthcare sector, the University Medical Center of Ho Chi Minh City has successfully performed what is believed to be the country’s first reported awake brain surgery on a pediatric patient. The procedure,…
