NeurosurgeryA walk through one of the world's busiest neurosurgery centers — intraoperative MRI suites, awake craniotomies, and what brain tumor surgery in China costs foreigners.
CardiologyWe visited one of China's busiest cardiac surgery centers. Here's what we saw — the technology, the team, and why international patients are choosing it.
Hospital NewsWhen doctors said his BMI was too high to donate a kidney to his dying child, this father lost 50 kilograms in months. A Shanghai hospital's multidisciplinary team then performed the living-donor transplant that gave his son a second chance at life.
Hospital NewsA young woman collapsed with the worst headache of her life. Scans revealed a massive cerebral aneurysm at the highest surgical grade. A Shanghai hospital's neurovascular team spent 12 hours dismantling it — and she walked out of the hospital.
Hospital NewsPUMCH's hematology team published the first-ever randomized trial showing luspatercept plus cyclosporine achieves 79% response rates in non-transfusion-dependent aplastic anemia — nearly double the standard treatment, especially in elderly patients.
Hospital NewsPUMCH's vascular surgery team co-led a 169-patient study identifying two stem cell subtypes in arterial fat tissue that cause atherosclerotic plaques to rupture — the mechanism behind most heart attacks and strokes.
Hospital NewsPUMCH's gynecologic oncology team published research revealing that cervical cancer subtypes have fundamentally different immune environments — explaining why PD-1 inhibitors work well for squamous cell carcinoma but fail in adenocarcinoma and neuroendocrine types.
Hospital NewsResearchers at Tangdu Hospital published a breakthrough in Theranostics — a 3D-printed asymmetric bioadhesive patch that repairs intestinal tissue without sutures, prevents the deadly complication of anastomotic leakage, and blocks post-surgical adhesions.
Hospital NewsBeijing Tiantan Hospital's neurology team developed RAG-17, China's first domestically developed siRNA drug for ALS, which reduced toxic SOD1 protein by up to 69% in a Phase 1 trial — results published in Nature Medicine.
Hospital NewsA patient with bladder cancer at the trigone — the most surgically dangerous zone — underwent robotic partial cystectomy with bilateral ureteral reimplantation at Tangdu Hospital, preserving his bladder and kidney function entirely.
Hospital NewsA critically ill premature infant weighing just 1.2 kg developed a rare 5-cm stomach perforation at 4 days old. Tongji Hospital's pediatric surgery team performed emergency repair — the baby went home at 2.5 kg one month later.
Hospital NewsA patient from Central Asia traveled to XJTU First Affiliated Hospital for treatment of a severe hematological malignancy. The multidisciplinary team delivered successful treatment — demonstrating China's growing role in cross-border medical care.
Hospital NewsA 66-year-old man's parathyroid gland had migrated deep into his chest. Tongji Hospital's thoracic surgery team removed it through an incision inside his lip — leaving zero visible scars on his neck or body.
Hospital NewsA 39-year-old woman underwent radical colon cancer surgery at PUMCH's Day Surgery Center and was discharged within 24 hours — pain-free, eating normally, with only tiny puncture marks on her abdomen.
Hospital NewsTangdu Hospital's vascular surgery team used a modified endovascular delivery system to repair complex thoracic aortic disease — breaking through anatomical barriers that would have required open chest surgery at most hospitals.
Hospital NewsPUMCH completed a landmark combined procedure — implanting a left ventricular assist device (artificial heart) while simultaneously embolizing a cerebral aneurysm — defusing two life-threatening conditions in a single operation.
Hospital NewsXJTU First Affiliated Hospital's interventional radiology team used CT-guided stereotactic techniques to precisely target and treat brain tumors — offering a minimally invasive alternative for patients who cannot undergo open craniotomy.
Hospital NewsTangdu Hospital deployed irreversible electroporation (NanoKnife) to ablate tumors located near vital blood vessels and bile ducts — destroying cancer cells with electrical pulses while preserving the surrounding structures that other ablation methods would damage.
Hospital NewsA 35-year-old man developed a life-threatening aortoesophageal fistula after aortic dissection surgery. PUMCH's 7-department team performed two staged operations over 50 days to rebuild his aorta and esophagus — defying a condition with 85%+ mortality.
Hospital NewsA 35-year-old man's acoustic neuroma hemorrhaged unexpectedly. Tongji Hospital's neurosurgery team removed the entire tumor using a sub-fascicular microsurgical technique — preserving both hearing and facial nerve function completely.
Hospital NewsXJTU First Affiliated Hospital's Lugang campus completed its first photodynamic therapy delivered through a cholangioscope — using targeted light energy to destroy bile duct tumors from the inside without open surgery.
Hospital NewsPeking Union Medical College Hospital launched a dedicated refractive surgery program with expedited scheduling, weekend clinics, and priority access — demonstrating the efficiency international patients can expect from China's top eye center.
Hospital NewsXJTU First Affiliated Hospital's Lugang campus deployed a robotic navigation system for pinpoint screw fixation in a femoral neck fracture — expanding smart orthopedics from spine to trauma.
Hospital NewsPeking Union Medical College Hospital's cardiac surgery team published high-level evidence in JAHA resolving a decades-old clinical dilemma — when to operate on infective endocarditis patients with brain complications.
Hospital NewsWest China Hospital performed China's first combined transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve replacement with balloon-assisted leaflet displacement — solving a problem that would have required risky repeat open-heart surgery.
Hospital NewsAn elderly Taiwanese traveler suffered a devastating hip fracture while visiting Wudang Mountain. Wuhan Union Hospital performed a 40-minute minimally invasive hip replacement — she was standing the next morning.
Hospital NewsA young patient with dangerously uncontrollable blood pressure was found to have multiple paragangliomas. Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital removed all tumors laparoscopically in one session.
Hospital NewsXi'an Jiaotong University First Affiliated Hospital's gene therapy trial achieved a 96% LDL reduction in familial hypercholesterolemia patients with a single IV infusion — results published in Nature Medicine.
Hospital NewsA 30-year-old woman diagnosed with acute leukemia during pregnancy delivered a healthy full-term baby at Tongji Hospital — thanks to a rare dual treatment strategy.
Hospital NewsSurgeons at Xi'an Jiaotong University First Affiliated Hospital used magnetic compression to reconnect a severed pancreatic duct — avoiding reopening the abdomen entirely.
Hospital NewsSurgeons at Sun Yat-sen University First Affiliated Hospital performed a kidney transplant on a 6kg infant with renal failure — pushing the boundaries of what's possible in pediatric organ transplantation.
Hospital NewsA 68-year-old woman suffered simultaneous brain hemorrhage and stroke. Zhongshan Hospital's neurosurgery team resolved both in a single 1-hour procedure using a flow-diverting stent.
Hospital NewsPeking Union Medical College Hospital pioneered a bent-needle vitreous lavage technique — a 2-minute procedure under local anesthesia that treats post-surgical eye bleeding without reopening the eye.
Hospital NewsPeking Union Medical College Hospital is building a 15-department mental health center integrating psychological care into medical treatment — a model that benefits international patients.
Hospital NewsTangdu Hospital achieved a national first — using integrated PGT-Plus technology to screen embryos for chromosomal and single-gene defects simultaneously, delivering a healthy baby.
Hospital NewsSurgeons at West China Hospital used a patient's own stored bone tissue to rebuild a failing hip — eliminating rejection risk and avoiding a second harvest surgery.
Hospital NewsA multidisciplinary team at PUTH removed a giant orbital teratoma from a 2-year-old girl in a 2-hour surgery, preserving her eye and restoring normal appearance.
Hospital NewsSurgeons at Sichuan University's West China Hospital successfully performed the world's first laparoscopic removal of a recurrent gastric GIST — a case previously considered too complex for minimally invasive surgery.
Hospital NewsA Chinese research team has achieved a global milestone — the first autonomous robotic orthognathic surgery, performing precise jaw bone cutting and repositioning without direct human control of the instruments.
Hospital NewsPUMCH successfully completed its first transfemoral TAVR procedure for pure severe aortic regurgitation using a next-generation valve — patient recovered in 72 hours without open-heart surgery.
Hospital NewsA 17-year-old cancer patient developed life-threatening coronary artery disease from immunotherapy. Zhongshan Hospital's multidisciplinary team performed a high-risk coronary intervention that restored blood flow and saved her life.
