Infectious diseases for which current medical treatments are not effective are among the leading cause of death of people of all ages globally. These are caused by microbial pathogens (principally bacteria) that have emerged under the evolutionary selective pressure imposed by overuse and misuse of antibiotics to show antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Recently published data show […]
Medical education in Vietnam is undergoing an exciting period of growth and change. With an increasing demand for medical practitioners to meet the workforce needs of the country, student enrolment numbers continue to climb. To ensure quality of medical graduates – as well as medical education quality improvement – recognition both nationally and internationally, through […]
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has proven to be a highly reliable diagnostic technique for meniscal injuries. MRIs are expensive and can be cost prohibitive for many patients. Now Dr. Tran Trung Dung of VinUniversity and his colleagues at Viet Duc Hospital (Hanoi) conducted a case series report to prove that that combining separate clinical tests into a single composite one can have a diagnostic value that is comparable to MRI scans. This could […]
In Australia, youth from racial and language minority background might become young parents without their willingness and adequate preparation to enter parenthood, more so than those from the general population. Many of these unwanted pregnancies presumably resulted from a lack of knowledge on contraception use or access to reproductive health support services (Dune, Astell-Burt et […]
Earlier this year, 2021, a team of scientists led by Dr. Dung Tran Trung, PhD, MD, from the College of Health Science, VinUniversity successfully carried out the first pelvic replacement using 3D-printed technology in patient with bone cancer in Vietnam, with excellent results resulting in near full mobility for the patient. In an article published in Annals of Medicine and Surgery, Dr. Dung and his team describe the case study of a 57-year-old man with […]
To effectively control COVID-19 in a resource-scarce developing nation like Vietnam, it is crucial that all health care professionals, including medical students, are willing and able to serve in the frontline health workforce. The constant emergence of new variants puts the country at very high risk. Controlling the spread and treating the patients affected by […]
Care for pregnant women and newborn children is important. In an underdeveloped region like Cao Bang, home for many ethnic minority groups, both governmental and non-governmental organizations have provided substantial support for maternal care, but the effect of the interventions on the health and welfare of the newborn babies, pregnant women and new mothers had […]
The immune system defends our body from bacteria, viruses, parasites, cancer cells, etc. to ensure its healthy state despite exposure to pathogens. There is a strong connection between the immune system and patients with infections as well as cancer patients. At VinUniversity, Professor Huynh Dinh Chien and his first-year students at College of Health Sciences […]
Abstract Hyperphosphatemia is the primary risk factor for vascular calcification, which is closely associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Recent evidence showed that oxidative stress by high inorganic phosphate (Pi) mediates calcific changes in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). However, intracellular signaling responsible for Pi-induced oxidative stress remains unclear. Here, we investigated molecular mechanisms of […]
Abstract To determine the conclusive integrity in the Shiraz Cohort Heart Study (SCHS) project, management began quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) of the collected data throughout the study end-points. The QA is a focused process that prevents and detects data collection errors and verification of intended requirements in the SCHS. The QC is […]