16/11/2020 Colonoscopy COLONOSCOPY OVERVIEW Colonoscopy is an investigation that allows your doctor to look at the inner lining of your large intestine (rectum and colon) using a thin, flexible tube called a colonoscope. A colonoscopy helps find ulcers, polyps, tumors, and areas of inflammation or bleeding. During a colonoscopy, tissue samples can be collected (biopsy) and abnormal […]
06/11/2020 Tonsillectomy WHAT IS A TONSILLECTOMY? A tonsillectomy is the surgical removal of the tonsils. The tonsils are two small almond-shaped mounds of lymphatic tissue that sit on either side of the back of the throat. They are part of your body’s system to fight infection and are only important during the first few years of life. […]
06/11/2020 Mouth Sores and Cancer Treatment Sore mouth and throat occur because the rapidly growing cells in the mucosal lining of the mouth and throat are very sensitive to the effects of chemotherapy and radiation. Painful sores and inflammation can develop in the mouth, including on the tongue, gums, back of the throat and the lips. A sore mouth may be […]
05/11/2020 Newborn Hearing Screening WHY DO WE OFFER NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING? Speech and language acquisition delay is one of the most common neuro-development difficulties in early childhood. The reason to perform newborn hearing screening is to detect a hearing disorder as early as possible and take action by supplying the child with a hearing aid or a cochlear implant. […]
05/11/2020 Obstructive sleep apnoea Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a common problem that affects a person’s breathing during sleep. A person with OSA has times during sleep in which air cannot flow normally into the lungs. The block in airflow (obstruction) is usually caused by the collapse of the soft tissues in the back of the throat (upper airway) […]
05/11/2020 Your Child and Ear Infection Infection of the middle ear, or otitis media, is the most common affliction requiring medical therapy for children younger than five years. ARE THERE RISK FACTORS FOR DEVELOPING AN EAR INFECTION? WHY ARE CHILDREN SO PRONE TO EAR INFECTIONS? The Eustachian tube (the connection between the back of the nose and the ear) tends to […]
05/11/2020 Endoscopic Sinus Surgery WHAT ARE SINUSE? Sinuses are air-filled cavities in the bones of the face and head. They are connected to the inside of the nose through small openings called ostia. There are four groups of sinuses: frontal (in the forehead), ethmoid (between the eyes), maxillary (in the cheekbone area) and sphenoid sinuses (in the middle of […]
28/10/2020 Dr Nguyen Manh Hung: I Was Chosen to Be a Doctor When growing up, Dr Nguyen Manh Hung was advised that while he wouldn’t starve, choosing to practice medicine would never make him rich, and, compared to other jobs, there would be considerably more things to worry about.
23/10/2020 Laser tattoo removal Laser tattoo removal is the most effective way of removing unwanted tattoos. Tattoos may not be wanted anymore for a variety of reasons: young age when getting it, personality change, employment, family pressure, change of lifestyle or partner, poorly done or non-meaningful tattoo, medical indications like tattoo reactions. Tattoo removal is a multi-treatment process, for […]
29/09/2020 FV Hospital Warmly Welcomes Dr Pham Manh Tuan to the Internal Medicine Department Dr Pham Manh Tuan graduated from Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine in 2009 and received Specialisation Level I degree in Haematology & Blood Transfusion from the same university in 2017.
29/09/2020 Congratulations to Dr Nguyen Quang Trong in Becoming FV Hospital’s Acting Head of Imaging Department Dr Nguyen Quang Trong graduated from the University of Medicine, Tay Nguyen, Buon Me Thuot City in 1988 and went on to further obtain a Specialization Degree Level I from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine in 2009
21/08/2020 Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Chronic Pain WHAT IS REPETITIVE TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (rTMS)? rTMS is a non-invasive form of brain stimulation therapy. Magnetic fields, generated by a simple coil (a type of electrode) placed on the scalp, are used to stimulate a small area on the surface of the brain. In rTMS, pulses are given repeatedly for therapeutic effect, the objective […]
