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Surgery via satellite: China conducts ultra-remote medical procedures in world first

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Surgery via satellite: China conducts ultra-remote medical procedures in world first

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Remote doctors have successfully operated on a series of patients using a Chinese satellite and surgical robot system

The world’s first satellite-based, ultra-remote surgeries have been conducted by China – a breakthrough which could potentially help treat injuries in high-intensity combat scenarios.

Using the Apstar-6D broadband communications satellite, 36,000km above the Earth, doctors from the People’s Liberation Army General Hospital remotely conducted five operations from Lhasa in Tibet, Dali in Yunnan and Sanya in Hainan.

- Katie

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Agent Hospital: China’s Robot Doctors Are Ready to See You Now

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Agent Hospital: China’s Robot Doctors Are Ready to See You Now

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Back in April, China took a giant leap into evolving the medical world by rolling out Agent Hospital, the world’s first fully AI-powered medical facility, where robotic physicians—not humans—handle the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of everyday ailments. It’s cutting those frustrating wait times and aims to make healthcare accessible at scale.

- Katie

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[Harriet]

In the past, the medical facilities were rather simple and crude due to the lack of resources. Doctors often performed surgeries without relying on electronic equipment much, as such equipment had not been invented yet.