Growth Hormone Deficiency
Growth hormone deficiency is a rare cause of growth failure in which the child does not make enough growth hormone to grow normally.
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Care of Casts and Splints
Casts and splints support and protect injured bones and soft tissue. When you break a bone, your doctor will put the pieces back together in the right position.
What You Should Know About Deposit
A deposit is required to guarantee that there are enough funds available to cover the estimated cost of your hospitalisation.
Acupuncture
WHAT IS ACUPUNCTURE? Acupuncture is a component of traditional Chinese medicine that has been used for over 2,000 years. It is a method of inserting thin sterile needles at strategic points (‘acupoints’) into the body, most commonly used to treat pain. Increasingly, it is being used for overall wellness, including stress management. Electrical stimulation may […]
How to Obtain your Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate (Green Pass)
After the severe outbreak this Summer in Vietnam, a Covid-19 vaccination certificate (“Green Pass”) is now necessary to enter supermarkets, shopping centers, office buildings, etc. The green pass is given for people fully vaccinated (having had their 2 injections). Everyone must have their vaccination records registered on the government online vaccination portal and then install […]
Covid-19 Antibody Testing (Serology)
WHAT ARE ANTIBODIES? Antibodies are proteins made by the B cells of the immune system to fight infections like viruses and help to ward off future occurrences by those same infections. The production of antibodies is called ‘humoral’ immune response (there is another form of immune response called ‘cellular’). Upon first encountering a virus, short-lived […]
Covid-19 Vaccination Guide for People with Cancer
People with cancer – especially those undergoing treatment – are at high risk for Covid-19 complications. So, don’t wait to get vaccinated. Now’s the time to . . . ‘Take your shot!’ Many people with cancer have weakened immune systems. People with weakened immune systems are more vulnerable to Covid-19. An expert panel of doctors […]
Using The electronic health book application to check your COVID-19 vaccination certificate
Electronic Health Book application (Sổ sức khỏe điện tử) is an application on the electronic device platform of the Ministry of Health to help people know and manage their own health information, be proactive in disease prevention and their health care. With the Electronic Health Book application, each person who has been vaccinated against Covid-19 […]
How the Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Works
By Jonathan Corum and Carl Zimmer Updated May 7, 2021 The German company BioNTech partnered with Pfizer to develop and test a coronavirus vaccine known as BNT162b2, the generic name tozinameran or the brand name Comirnaty. A clinical trial demonstrated that the vaccine has an efficacy rate of over 90 percent in preventing Covid-19. Producing a batch of the […]
Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine
WHY GETTING VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19? Covid-19 vaccination greatly reduces the chance of you suffering from Covid-19 disease. No vaccine is 100% effective, however studies have shown that, 2 weeks after the second shot, the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine has 95% efficacy against symptomatic Covid-19 and an impressive nearly 100% efficacy against severe or critical disease and […]
FV’S COVID-19 Department – Where every day is a battle
Since FV started admitting F0 patients, mid-July, the COVID-19 Department has been a battleground for the medical staff working there.
FV provides tilt table testing to safely and effectively diagnose syncope due to Cardiovascular disease
The day-to-day lives of people prone to fainting for no apparent reason are deeply affected by their condition
