Doctors at Nguyen Tri Phuong Hospital saved a pregnant woman and her baby after she suffered an electric shock late at night, reported the Nguoi Lao Dong news site.
The 32-year-old woman, who was over 37 weeks pregnant, was electrocuted while plugging in a device at her home in Binh Chanh District on May 8. She collapsed and was rushed to the hospital.
Dr. Le Cong Thai from the obstetrics department said the medical team performed emergency surgery within 30 minutes of her arrival. The baby boy, weighing 2.8 kilograms, was safely delivered. Both mother and child were discharged in good health after five days of treatment.
Electric shocks during pregnancy are highly dangerous. “Up to 73% of fetuses cannot survive when the mother is electrocuted,” Dr. Thai said, warning that even mild incidents require immediate medical attention.
Losing 130kg in 16 months
In early 2024, Trong Nhan, then weighing over 230kg, went to Bye Beo, a startup business specializing in weight loss and related nutrition therapies in Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province, to start his long-term attempt to lose his excessive weight.
Nhan, 29, who lives in HCMC, weighed 100kg when he was 10 years old. At 200kg, he underwent weight loss treatment at quite a few clinics and hospitals, but to no avail. His weight once amounted to 264kg.
At Bye Beo, Nhan began a new lifestyle with physical workouts, healthy diets, healthy living and optimal discipline. He always tried to be optimistic in life and be happy with others, persistently and strictly following the diets prescribed by the doctors and physical exercises required by personal trainers at the center. In May 2024, he weighed 180kg after three months of great effort.
After 16 months under treatment at the center, Nhan could lose over 130kg, or 8-9kg per month on average, down to 98kg at present. He would undergo at least three surgeries to remove extra skin before continuing his weight losing process to reach the ideal weight of 70kg, tuoitre.vn reported.
Vietnamese students win eight APhO medals
All the eight grade-12 Vietnamese students competing at the Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) held in Saudi Arabia from May 4 to 12 won three gold medals, three silver medals and two bronze medals, the Ministry of Education and Training was quoted by vnexpress.net as saying.
The three gold medals went to Nguyen The Quan (Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, Nghe An Province), Nguyen Cong Vinh (High School for the Gifted in Bac Ninh Province), and Truong Duc Dung (High School for the Gifted, Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam National University – VNU-HUS).
The three silver medals went to Ly Ba Khoi (High School for the Gifted, VNU-HUS), Tran Le Thien Nhan (Quoc Hoc High School for the Gifted, Hue City), and Phan Quang Triet (Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted).
The two bronze medals were grabbed by Tran Trung Hieu (Quoc Hoc High School for the Gifted) and Nguyen Ngoc Phuong Anh (Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted).
This year’s APhO in Saudi Arabia attracted the participation of over 200 students in 30 teams from 29 countries and territories around the world.
Free meals for poor patients
For over a decade, 81-year-old retired nurse Chu Thi Luong and a group of elderly volunteers in Cam Xuyen Town have been preparing and delivering thousands of bowls of free porridge to poor patients at the local hospital.
Luong founded the “Compassionate Porridge Team” in 2014. Using their own savings, she and her team bought ingredients and cooking supplies, then cooked and distributed the porridge directly to patients and their relatives at Cam Xuyen General Hospital.
What began as a small self-funded initiative has since become a community-supported effort. The team, now comprising 15 elderly members, donates gifts to low-income families during Tet and the back-to-school season.
Her years working as a nurse exposed her to many needy patients, she told the Tuoi Tre news site, and expressed hope that small acts of kindness will inspire others to contribute to a more caring and connected society.
