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  Phan Chau Trinh University Medical Museum – A New Milestone in the Journey of Sharing Medical Heritage.

  Phan Chau Trinh University Medical Museum has officially commenced operations, marking an important milestone and further strengthening its role as a space that connects medical heritage, scientific knowledge, and community…

  January 10, 2026

• THE FIRST LAPAROSCOPIC ABDOMINAL PROCEDURE IN THE WORLD

  THE FIRST LAPAROSCOPIC ABDOMINAL PROCEDURE IN THE WORLD The early 20th century marked a pivotal turning point in surgery as the traditional model of “open operations” began to give way…

  October 25, 2025

• THE FIRST LIVER TRANSPLANT IN THE WORLD

  Liver transplantation is one of the greatest achievements of modern medicine — allowing a diseased organ to be replaced with a healthy liver and offering new hope for patients with…

  October 25, 2025

• THE FIRST KIDNEY TRANSPLANT IN THE WORLD

  Kidney transplantation is one of the most significant milestones in modern medicine, offering new hope for patients with end-stage renal failure. The success of the first kidney transplant laid the…

  October 25, 2025

• THE FIRST STERNUM AND RIB TRANSPLANT SURGERY IN THE WORLD

  A cancer patient successfully received a 3D-printed titanium sternum and rib cage implant, marking a groundbreaking moment in thoracic surgery and biomedical engineering. The implant was created using advanced 3D…

  October 25, 2025

• The Most Extraordinary Fetal Surgery for Twins in the World

  After six months of pregnancy, Keri McCartney, a woman from Laredo, Texas (USA), went for an ultrasound and was terrified to discover a dangerous mass growing abnormally on her baby’s…

  October 25, 2025

• China Performs the World’s First 5G-Based Remote Brain Surgery

  China has just performed the world’s first remote brain surgery using 5G technology, with the patient located 3,000 kilometers away from the operating surgeon. The surgeon who carried out this…

  October 25, 2025

• The First Surgery Performed in Space

  The robot, named SpaceMIRA, took part in an experimental simulated surgery developed by the medical technology company Virtual Incision (VIC) in collaboration with the University of Nebraska.The robot was delivered…

  October 25, 2025

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

  A statement from Massachusetts General Hospital announced that the world’s first patient to receive a pig kidney transplant “has been discharged in the best health condition ever observed.” Rick Slayman,…

  October 25, 2025

• 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…

  October 25, 2025