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  • The World’s First Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant

    The surgery performed on January 7, 2022 marked the first time in history that a pig organ was transplanted into a living human being.The patient, who received a gene-edited pig…

  • Artificial Pancreas

    ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS HELPS STABILIZE BLOOD GLUCOSE IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES Persistently high blood glucose places patients with diabetes at serious risk of coronary artery disease, stroke, kidney failure,…

  • Vietnam Successfully Develops WHO-Standard SARS-CoV-2 Detection Kit

    The SARS-CoV-2 detection kit developed by the Institute of Biotechnology has been successfully tested and meets WHO standards, enabling Vietnam to proactively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. After an intensive…

  • The World’s First Bioengineered Eye Transplant (2015)

    A team of surgeons in Manchester, northern England, successfully performed the world’s first bioengineered eye implant surgery for Ray Flynn, an 80-year-old patient who had completely lost his central vision…

  • World’s First: 3D-Printed Human Ear Successfully Transplanted into a Patient

    Doctors in the United States have carried out what seems like a scene from science fiction:a replacement ear grown in a laboratory from a patient’s own cartilage cells and a…

  • The History of Laparoscopic Surgery and Its Subsequent Developments

    History The history of surgery spans more than 2,000 years—from the earliest operations described by Sushruta, to medieval procedures of Andreas Vesalius and Ambroise Paré, and then to John Hunter,…

  • The World’s First Pig-Heart Transplant

    The surgery performed on January 7, 2022 marked the first time in history that a pig organ was transplanted into a human.The patient, who received a gene-edited pig heart, survived…

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    Chiron – The Wise Centaur, Teacher of Greek Medicine

    INTRODUCTION In Greek mythology, Chiron is a centaur—half human, half horse—but entirely different from his kind. While other centaurs were wild and impulsive, Chiron was renowned for his wisdom, kindness,…

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    Podalirius – The Compassionate Physician of Greek Mythology

    Podalirius was the son of Asclepius, younger brother of Machaon, and grandson of Apollo—a sacred lineage closely tied to the origins of ancient Greek medicine. Alongside his brother, Podalirius took…

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    Machaon – The Divine Physician of Greek Mythology

    INTRODUCTION In the vibrant tapestry of Greek mythology—filled with mighty gods and heroic warriors—Machaon is honored as a symbol of medicine and the healing arts. He was the son of…

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