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World’s largest clinical trial for Parkinson’s, world record set by UK trial
October 31, 2025
London, United Kingdom--The Edmond J. Safra Accelerating Clinical Trials for Parkinson's Disease (EJS ACT-PD) trial, launched in the UK, led by University College London and Newcastle University, with up to 1,600 participants, sets the world record for the World’s largest clinical trial for Parkinson’s.
World’s first Collaborating Centre for social prescribing, world record in Singapore
October 22, 2025
Singapore---The SingHealth Community Hospitals (SCH) in Singapore was designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the World’s first Collaborating Centre for social prescribing, 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.
World's Youngest Certified Female Paramedic, Bianca Maria Oană sets world record
September 2, 2024
Targu Mures, Romania--Bianca Maria Oană, student in the twelfth grade at the National College of Saint Sava in Bucharest, Romania, majoring in Natural Sciences, graduated from the paramedic course in Targu Mures, becoming the World's Youngest Certified Female Paramedic, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World's First School of Dentistry, world record in Baltimore, Maryland
February 6, 2024
Baltimore, Maryland, United States--The Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, opened in 1840, the culmination of the efforts of Dr. Horace H. Hayden and Dr. Chapin A. Harris; it was the first school established to teach courses exclusively in dentistry for the purpose of granting degrees in the profession; the school was the birthplace of the Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) degree and sets the world record for being the World's First School of Dentistry, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World Record Academy's 2023 Woman of the Year: Dr. Stephanie Attwater
December 3, 2023
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada--Dr. Stephanie Attwater, of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, earned World Record Academy's "2023 Woman of the Year" honor, after setting the world record for the Most academic degrees held by a female, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World’s Largest Doctor’s Bag Monument, world record in Newark, Delaware
November 28, 2023
Newark, Delaware, United States--Hidden away in the Apex Medical Center in Newark, Delaware, United States, rests a giant medical bag with a stethoscope, just like they used to carry door to door; it stands about 20 feet high and approximately 15 feet across, making it the World’s Largest Doctor’s Bag Monument, according o the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Most academic degrees held by a female, world record set by Dr. Stephanie Attwater
November 22, 2023
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada--Dr. Stephanie Attwater of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, has received 32 educational degrees between May 2004 and June 2023, including 3 PhD, MRSc., BSc., Post-Graduate Diplomas, and Professional Certificates, thus setting the world record for having the Most academic degrees held by a female, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World’s Largest Rooftop Wind Farm: world record in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
November 2, 2023
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States--Venger Wind and US renewable distributor SWG Energy installed a rooftop wind farm atop the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States; the installation of the 18 wind turbines makes the entire project the World’s Largest Rooftop Wind Farm, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World's largest anatomically-accurate brain sculpture: Bloomington, Indiana
June 1, 2023
Bloomington, Indiana, United States--The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University is home to a brain sculpture, designed by Bloomington artist Amy Brier in conjunction with limestone carver Mike Donham and his team at Accent Limestone; standing at 7 feet tall and weighing over 10,000 pounds, it sets the world record for being the World's largest anatomically-accurate brain sculpture, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY: https://shorturl.at/oKLRW
First implant of dual-chamber leadless pacemaker: Abbott sets world record
By World Record Academy February 28, 2022
NEW YORK CITY, New York, United States-- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced the world's first patient implants of a dual-chamber leadless pacemaker system as part of its AVEIR DR i2i™ pivotal clinical study; the first implant was performed at Na Homolce Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic, led by site principal investigator Petr Neuzil, M.D., Ph.D., Head of the Department of Cardiology, and assisted by site co-investigator, Vivek Y. Reddy, M.D., the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY reports.
First Credit-Card-Sized Personal ECG: KardiaMobile Card sets world record
February 21, 2022
Mountain View, California, United States--AliveCor, the leading innovator in FDA-cleared personal electrocardiogram (ECG) technology, announced the launch of KardiaMobile Card; at the size of a standard credit card, KardiaMobile Card fits easily into any wallet and delivers a medical-grade, single-lead ECG in 30 seconds; it is the world’s first credit-card-sized ECG ever cleared by the FDA and sets the world record for being the First Credit-Card-Sized Personal ECG, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Most Total Knee Replacements performed with Minimal Invasive Surgery: Dr. Jae Hoon Chung sets world
By Ramona Nita | World Record Academy July 28, 2021
Gwangju, South Korea--Dr. Jae Hoon Chung, the director of the Segyero Hospital, has performed a total of 8,133 minimal invasive artificial knee joint surgeries (MIS) from May 1, 2005 to February 19, 2021, thus setting the new world record for the Most Total Knee Replacements (TKR) performed with Minimal Invasive Surgery (MIS), according to the World Record Academy.
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