Search results for 'medical' (40)

October 22, 2026
DEVA, Hunedoara County, Romania--With 130 Lens Replacement Procedures Performed in 11 hours by a single surge, Opticline Dr. Angelescu, an ophthalmology clinic based in Deva, Romania, has set a world record for the Highest number of lens exchange surgeries (crystalline) 130, performed, in one session.
October 5, 2026
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States--The mini video camera for the stomach, known as the PillCam, is the medical breakthrough pioneered the field of capsule endoscopy, setting the world record as the World's First Capsule Endoscope, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
October 3, 2026
OAKLAND, CA, United States--Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, a major American nonprofit health maintenance organization has an annual revenue of 82,490,440,881 $, setting the world record for the Largest non-profit organization by revenue, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
September 25, 2026
NEW YORK CITY, NY, United States---The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center (AMC) is the World’s Largest non-profit Animal Hospital with 140+ veterinarians providing the highest quality medical care across more than 20 specialties and services, the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY says.
September 23, 2026
BEIJING, China--The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, an affiliated hospital of Zhengzhou University, a public university in Zhengzhou, China, has more than 7,000 beds provided, is the World's Largest Hospital by capacity, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
September 21, 2026
HOUSTON,Texas, United States--The World's Largest Medical Complex is the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas; the complex includes 21 hospitals, 8 specialty institutions, 4 medical schools, and performs over 180,000 surgeries annually with about 9,000 patient beds, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
August 7, 2026
BEIJING, China--The Chinese researchers have achieved a remarkable feat by using established stem cell therapy to transplant healthy pancreatic cells to mimic the function of insulin regulation inside the body, the record for the World's first reversal of type-2 diabetes, according to the WORLD RECORD ACA
August 5, 2026
Cambridge, United Kingdom--Pioneered by Cambridge-based Professor Roman Hovorka pioneered the CamAPS FX app, which continually monitors a person’s blood glucose, then automatically adjusts the amount of insulin given to them through a pump; the NHS launched it as the world's first rollout of the artificial pancreas.
August 3, 2026
ABBOTT PARK, Illinois, USA--Abbott (NYSE: ABT), has secured CE Mark for the Abbott’s Libre Duo system, which combines continuous tracking for both glucose and ketones into a single wearable sensor,the world's first dual glucose-ketone sensing technology for people with diabetes, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
July 22, 2026
Rahway, New Jersey, USA--Merck (NYSE: MRK),announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved LIPFENDRA® as an adjunct to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) setting the world record for being the First Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor to Lower LDL Cholesterol, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
July 20, 2026
PLAINSBORO, N.J., United States -- Novo Nordisk announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Awiqli® injection, indicated to improve glycemic control (blood sugar) in adults living with type 2 diabetes, sets the world record as the First Once-Weekly Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes.
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July 19, 2026
BEVERLY, Massachusetts, United States--The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given clearance for the use of its Quanta Dialysis System in the home setting; with this clearance, Quanta becomes sets the world record for World's First FDA approved Home Hemodialysis, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World’s first personalized DNA editing treatment, world record in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 21, 2025
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States--A customized therapy was infused into the liver of a baby named KJ, who was born with carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 (CPS1) deficiency; this event sets the world record for the World’s first personalized DNA editing treatment, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World's First FDA-Cleared Digital Stethoscope with Integrated AI Scribe, Lapsi Health sets world re
October 20, 2025
Houston, Texas, United States--Lapsi Health announced the launch of Keikku 2.0, a breakthrough medical tool for clinicians who can listen, document, and diagnose in real time with a single device, the World's First FDA-Cleared Digital Stethoscope with Integrated AI Scribe, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World’s First Trifocal Intraocular Lens, world record in Waltham, Massachusetts
October 19, 2025
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States--BVI Medical has gained US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) approval for FineVision HP, in an effort to expand coverage in the multifocal intraocular lens market; the FineVision HP us the world’s first trifocal intraocular lens (IOL) for cataract surgery.
World's First Human Bladder Transplant, world record set in Los Angeles, California
June 19, 2025
Los Angeles, California, United States--A UCLA Health surgical team led by Dr. Nima Nassiri, with assistance from Dr. Inderbir Gill successfully completed a human bladder transplant, setting the world record for the World's First Human Bladder Transplant, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World's Largest Cancer Database, the US-based SEER program sets world record
June 6, 2025
Bethesda, Maryland, United States--The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a source of epidemiologic information on the incidence and survival rates of cancer in the United States; IT is a clinically-based database containing approximately 40 million records and it is considered the world's largest cancer database, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World's Top Orthopedic Hospital, The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York sets world record
April 9, 2025
New York City, New York, United States--Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), founded in 1863, an affiliate of Weill Cornell Medical College, has the lowest complication and readmission rates in the nation for orthopedics, and among the lowest infection rates and is ranked #1 in the world for Orthopedics according to Newsweek; it sets the world record for being the World's Top Orthopedic Hospital (World’s leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health), according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
April 4, 2025
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--The Seha Virtual Hospital currently offers its remote healthcare services to over 200 hospitals, specializing in rare and complex medical case and has a capacity of 400,000 patients annually; this enables patients to receive comprehensive medical care in their local areas, eliminating the need for long-distance travel and significantly improving access to quality healthcare across the Kingdom, while setting the world record for being the World’s Largest Virtual Hospital, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Most heart transplants performed in a year, The Vanderbilt Transplant Center sets world record
January 22, 2025
Nashville, Tennessee, United States--The Vanderbilt Transplant Center, part of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), performed 174 adult and pediatric heart transplants in a year, setting the world record for the Most heart transplants performed in a year, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
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