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Jan 19, 2024
Union Hospital Successfully Performed Self-developed Novel Cellular Pulmonary Valve Rep...
Through more than 20 years of efforts, Prof. Dong Nianguo of the Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology and his team have independently developed a novel cellular valve, addressing the durability problem of traditional biovalves. Recently, the team has successfully performed novel cellular pulmonary valve replacem...
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Jan 9, 2024
Embracing the New Year: Union Hospital Held the 13th Walk for Health
On December 30th, Union Hospital held the 13th Walk for Health themed on “Stride Towards Glory and A Better Future” in the beautiful Houguan Lake Greenway. This event attracted more than 1,300 medical staff and their family members from 20 units. Zhang Yu, Chair of the Union Hospital Committee, and leaders from Caidian District and Huazhong University of Science and Technology attended the ev...
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Sep 25, 2023
TOMO Radixact Helical Tomotherapy Equipment Put into Use at Union Hospital
On August 17th, the TOMO Radixact, a state-of-the-art precisive adaptive radiotherapy (ART) equipment, was officially put into use at the Cancer Center of Union Hospital (UHCC). On its first day of operation, over 50 patients were treated. This advanced equipment for tumor radiotherapy is now in full operation at Union Hospital, dedicated to serving patients affected by cancer. According to Pro...
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Jun 30, 2023
The First Young Breast Cancer Clinic in Hubei Province Is Opened in Union Hospital
On May 14th, the Young Breast Cancer Clinic (YBCC), located on the fifth floor of Outpatient Building in the Main Campus of Union Hospital, was opened and provided a large-scale free clinical service. The YBCC will continue to carry out a series of activities including medical assistance and medical education for the public in the future. “Yong breast cancer patients are defined as breast canc...
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May 31, 2023
Union Hospital Achieved Breakthrough in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treatment with CAR...
Expert team of the Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology has applied CAR-T cell immunotherapy to treat systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE). Two weeks after CAR-T infusion, the inflammatory and Immunological indicators of Ms. Rao, the patient, have returned to normal level. The patient and experts from the Institute of Hema...
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Mar 14, 2023
The Fourth-generation Da Vinci Xi Surgical Robot Begins to Work at Union Hospital
On March 3, with the assistance of the fourth-generation platform, da Vinci Xi surgical robot, the team of Pediatric Surgery Department performed total resection of recurrent retroperitoneal multiple cystic lymphangioma for a four-and-a-half-year-old child. Since then, the fourth-generation da Vinci Xi surgical robot has been put into service at Union Hospital.“The tumor is quite large, and ti...
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Mar 14, 2023
53-day-old Infant with End-stage Heart Failure Received Successful Heart Transplantatio...
On February 26, a team led by Professor Dong Nianguo, Director of Cardiovascular Surgery Department, and Professor Xia Jiahong, successfully performed a heart transplant surgery for a 53-day-old, 3.9kg infant with dilated cardiomyopathy complicated with noncompaction of ventricular myocardium and end-stage heart failure.So far, the infant’s has been extubated and steadily recovered with stable...
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Jan 9, 2023
The Ward Caring School for Patients of Pediatric Hematology in Union Hospital has Celeb...
In December 2022, the Ward Caring School for the patients of Pediatric Hematology in Union Hospital has celebrated its 20th anniversary. As China’s first ward caring school, its volunteer team has grown over the past 20 years from only a few medical staff to more than 18,000 volunteers, bringing knowledge and happiness to over 40,000 children patients. 01 First in China to open a ward caring s...