Monthly Archives: April 2016

Seeking integration

Posted on April 24, 2016

Associated Press (AP) published this article showing that many in the Israeli ultra-orthodox community are seeking employment in Israel’s hi-tech industry. http://www.timesofisrael.com/in-israel-a-new-generation-of-ultra-orthodox-jews-seek-integration/

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Ezer Mizion volunteers – no salary is the best salary

Posted on April 24, 2016

Esther looks like any other religious woman.  Like most Ezer Mizion volunteers she thrives on giving.  Every day is different – cooking for an exhausted new mother’s family or tackling the ever-growing pile of laundry, Esther is just happy to … Continue reading →

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Help Sobar open a safe place for Jerusalem kids

Posted on April 24, 2016

Sobar’s no-alcohol music bar for Jerusalem youth is hoping to open in May.  Please help make this a reality by donating to their Headstart fundraising campaign. https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/the-jerusalem-sobar-music-club-for-youth–2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lzFrDN5zVo

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An app to prevent diabetes

Posted on April 24, 2016

Israel’s Sweetch has developed a clinical-outcome prediction platform, a behavioral analytics engine and risk meter, to stop diabetes before it starts.  Sweetch’s proprietary machine-learning algorithms detect pre-diabetes seven times more accurately than existing clinical evaluation. http://www.israel21c.org/stopping-diabetes-before-it-even-starts/ http://sweetch.com/

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US approves treatment for severe asthma

Posted on April 24, 2016

The U.S. FDA has approved Cinqair – the asthma treatment from Israel’s Teva – for adults who have a history of severe attacks despite taking medication.  More than 22 million Americans had asthma as of 2013, and there are more … Continue reading →

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Good results in Leukemia treatment trials

Posted on April 24, 2016

Israel’s BioSight is pleased with its Phase I/IIa study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of its Astarabine treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and relapsed/refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).  Full results later this year.  (See also 1st Nov newsletter). … Continue reading →

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Training 100 medics in the desert

Posted on April 24, 2016

In Israel’s Negev desert it sometimes takes ambulance services half an hour to reach remote communities. So United Hatzalah is running a training course to increase the numbers of its EMS volunteers from 150 to 250. Its goal is at least one … Continue reading →

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Born in ambulance – just like his Dad

Posted on April 24, 2016

Chen Sabag was born 32 years ago in a Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance in the southern Israeli town of Netivot.  On March 29, Chen’s son was born to his wife Hadas, in an MDA ambulance near the northern Israeli … Continue reading →

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Red Cross praise Israeli disaster aid

Posted on April 24, 2016

International Committee of the Red Cross’s chief surgeon, Dr. Harald Veen, attended Israel’s “Surgical Management in Austere Environments” conference.  He said Israel is a role model for disaster medicine as “Israelis have the knowledge and experience” to excel in emergencies. … Continue reading →

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Woman’s seal from First Temple discovered

Posted on April 17, 2016

A rare 2500-year-old seal, inscribed with the name of Elihana bat Gael in ancient Hebrew letters, was unearthed at the City of David in the Jerusalem Walls National Park.  The seal, found in a building from the First Temple period, … Continue reading →

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