Top-Tier Hospital Announces Layoffs of 1,000 Employees | MedPulse 3-Minute Brief

➤ The First Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Gu Yudong, Has Passed Away

@Huashan Hospital, Fudan University On May 25, Fudan University Huashan Hospital released an obituary for one of the founders and pioneers of hand surgery, microsurgery, and limb function reconstruction surgery in China, as well as a member of the first group of academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the director of the Hand Surgery Department at Fudan University Huashan Hospital.Comrade Gu Yudong, who passed away on May 24, 2025, at the age of 87 due to unsuccessful medical treatment.

➤ Zhong Nanshan: The COVID-19 pandemic is still at its peak

@People's Daily Health Client On May 24, at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Guangzhou Science and Technology Activity Week, Zhong Nanshan, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and director of the Guangzhou National Laboratory, stated,Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic is still at its peak and is predicted to decline after June.YesElderly people with underlying health conditions should be tested promptly to determine whether it is COVID-19 or not.Influenza, and carry out targeted treatment.

➤ The Five-Year Survival Rate of Cancer Patients in China Increases to 43.7%

@China Anti-Cancer Association On May 24, the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association announced that after two years of research, data analysis of medical records up to 2023 shows,The five-year survival rate of cancer patients in China has currentlyFrom 33.3% ten years ago to 43.7% by the end of 2023, which is equivalent to saving an additional 500,000 patients' lives each year. According to the latest report on the prevalence of malignant tumors in China, an estimated 4.825 million new cases of malignant tumors were expected nationwide in China in 2022.

➤ Top Hospital Announces Layoff of 1,000 Employees

@MedLive Comprehensive Recently, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, an internationally renowned medical center, announced layoffs.

According to its spokesperson, the layoffs this time are approximately2%It is claimed that the hospital has more than 50,000 employees.This also meansThisThis round of layoffs will affect at least 1,000 people.

➤ 67 drugs in Liaoning Province voluntarily reduced prices

@Liaoning Province Drug and Medical Consumables Centralized Procurement NetworkAccording to information released on May 23 by the Liaoning Province Drug and Medical Consumables Centralized Procurement Website, the Provincial Public Resources Trading Center received applications from Zhejiang Onlly Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and other enterprises for voluntary price reductions of 67 pharmaceutical products in Liaoning Province. The applications were approved, and the online procurement prices for these products will be adjusted. All healthcare institutions in Liaoning Province will implement the new online procurement prices starting from May 28.

➤GSK’s Mepolizumab Approved for the First Time to Treat COPD

@GSKOn May 23, GSK announced that mepolizumab (Nucala) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an add-on maintenance treatment for patients with inadequate control.Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseAdult patients with COPD and eosinophilic phenotype.

➤ New Gene Testing Method Can Diagnose Brain Tumors Within 2 Hours

@Xinhua News Agency British researchers published a paper in the latest issue of the American Journal of Neuro-Oncology, introducing a newly developed ultra-fast brain tumor gene diagnosis method.Can shorten the diagnosis time of brain tumors from the previous 6 to 8 weeks to 2 hours.

➤ Chinese research team develops new type of contact lenses

@CCTVNews Fudan University and the University of Science and Technology of China, in collaboration with other leading research institutions in China and abroad, have developed a novel rare earth particle containing multiple fluorescent emissions. Integrated into contact lenses, this technology enables humans to perceive multi-dimensional information of near-infrared light—spanning time, space, and color—through wearable means. This advancement also offers new solutions for treating visual conditions such as color blindness. The latest research findings were published in Cell under the title "Upconversion Contact Lenses Empower Human Near-Infrared Vision."Cell) magazine.