United Hatzalah’s motorcycle paramedics carried a very unusual person recently – UK Ambassador Matthew Gould. “I wanted to see for myself the work the volunteers of United Hatzalah are doing,” said Gould. “Thanks to their ambucycles, they move fast, and … Continue reading →

Israel’s NLT Spine develops products for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS) and has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its eSPIN powered discectomy system. It is for patients with degenerative disc disease (DDD) and already … Continue reading →

I’ve reported many of the successful operations performed at Israel’s Save A Child’s Heart organisation on Palestinian Arabs and African children. Here, for the medical community, is an example of the kind of operation that surgeons perform at Wolfson Medical … Continue reading →

In Harvard’s clinical trial, the NeuroAD system from Israel’s Neuronix not only stopped patients’ symptoms from deteriorating, in some cases it actually improved patients’ cognitive performance to a greater extent than what is currently available with approved medications. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/computer-exercises-may-offer-new-hope-for-alzheimers-patients-170678416.html

Ya’ara Saad, a PhD student at Tel Aviv University, has been growing neuron networks from fruit flies in the laboratory. By measuring electrical activity and synapse development, she is building a platform for testing potential treatments for neuro-degenerative diseases such … Continue reading →

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Here are some of the many examples of the successful developments from Israel’s Weizmann Institute and current research that could potentially eradicate breast cancer in the future. http://www.weizmann-usa.org/tomorrow-lab/news/article-detail/11-10-11/What_the_Weizmann_Institute_Is_Doing_to_Fight_Breast_Cancer.aspx