Monthly Archives: January 2014

Blogging about Art in Israel

Posted on January 5, 2014

The Kinetis nonprofit educational organization hosted five international art bloggers with millions of avid readers, to help get the message out that Israel is made up of multiple layers that the world doesn’t always know about. The bloggers visited the … Continue reading →

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Implant helps rehabilitation of shoulder injury

Posted on January 5, 2014

(Thanks to Israel21c) Israel’s OrthoSpace has developed the InSpace Balloon. It alleviates pain for patients recovering from massive injury to the rotator cuff, a group of muscles and tendons that stabilize and activate the shoulder. 2000 people in Europe and … Continue reading →

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Israeli hospital delivered 20,000 babies in 2013

Posted on January 5, 2014

20,000 babies were born at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem during 2013 – the highest number ever in any Israeli hospital and almost unsurpassed in the world. 2014 will see more delivery rooms, a huge neonatal intensive care unit … Continue reading →

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75 years of saving lives

Posted on January 5, 2014

Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center received a $10 million birthday present from US entrepreneur Warren Buffet. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000904459&fid=1725

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Success in treating rheumatoid arthritis

Posted on January 5, 2014

Israel’s Can-Fite BioPharma has announced positive results in its Phase IIb trial of their CF101 treatment for patients with active rheumatoid arthritis. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000903835&fid=1725

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Treating age-related macular degeneration

Posted on January 5, 2014

Israel’s Cell Cure Neurosciences has been awarded a grant of NIS 6.1 million from the Office of the Chief Scientist. The grant will help finance the human clinical trials in 2014 of OpRegen, a cell-based therapeutic product for the treatment … Continue reading →

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Your car to the operating theater

Posted on January 5, 2014

(Thanks to Israel21c) Being wheeled into an operating room is a stressful experience for everyone. The Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel has now decided to try and alleviate that anxiety among its youngest patients by pushing them in pedal … Continue reading →

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Shattering the silence of Autism

Posted on January 5, 2014

Ola Mundo (“Hello World ” in Spanish) transmits instant messages using symbols for people whose speaking or writing ability is severely impaired. Israel’s Ophir Harel developed the world’s first and only symbolic communication app to help his 10-year-old autistic son. … Continue reading →

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Don’t jump – use Skysaver

Posted on January 5, 2014

(Thanks to 12Tribe Films) If you live or work 25 floors up or (like me) just 3 floors up, the Israeli-developed Skysaver escape harness will allow you to evacuate safely from a building fire or other emergency. No pre-installation – … Continue reading →

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Hey, you’re leaking

Posted on January 5, 2014

Israel’s Antileaks, is a device able to detect leaks in home plumbing systems and save up to 1 billion NIS per year. Antileaks was built by Gal Oren and Neriah Staru – two Computer Science graduates of Jerusalem College of … Continue reading →

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