Monthly Archives: January 2017

Bringing life-saving devices up to date

Posted on January 15, 2017

I reported previously (Nov 20) on the emergency medical solutions from Israel’s Inovytec.  The company’s innovative equipment has just been featured on I24 news. http://www.i24news.tv/en/tv/replay/the-daily-beat/x54lihc#/the-daily-beat/x54lihc

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106 new subsidized treatments and dental treatment

Posted on January 15, 2017

In the 2017 healthcare basket of subsidized medicine, Israel’s government has added 106 new medicines and treatments for cancer, diabetes, Parkinson’s and HIV. It is also providing free dental treatment for children up to the age of 15. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4902514,00.html

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Space & Time in the Brain

Posted on January 15, 2017

Top speakers in the fields of memory, space & time, presented their research during the international “Space & Time in the Brain” conference in Jerusalem. Over 250 delegates heard from experts about the physiology of the brain and its ability … Continue reading →

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Paramedic on electric bike saves baby

Posted on January 15, 2017

United Hatzalah’s Yehuda Fachima rode his electric bike through the narrow alleys of Jerusalem’s Geula neighborhood just in time to save the life of a 5-month-old baby girl choking on fluids trapped in her airway.  An ambulance arrived 7 minutes … Continue reading →

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Israeli study shows benefits of Nordic Pole Walking

Posted on January 15, 2017

A study led by Israel’s Dr Don Silverberg has shown that Nordic Pole Walking (NPW) can alleviate chronic low back, hip and/or knee pain. 91% of the study’s 100 subjects had a marked reduction in pain on walking and a … Continue reading →

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This is Israel

Posted on January 15, 2017

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Wolfson Medical Center in Holon where Save A Child’s Heart surgeons have been mending the hearts of thousands of children from all over the world, including countries having no diplomatic relations with Israel. … Continue reading →

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Record year for passengers using Ben Gurion

Posted on January 8, 2017

The number of international travelers passing through Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport in 2016 was a record 17.3 million – 11% more than in 2015. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-turkey-was-top-destination-for-israelis-in-2016-1001169818

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Chanukah coin revealed in Jerusalem

Posted on January 8, 2017

Israeli archaeologists have found a bronze coin from the Hasmonean era, during conservation work on the Tower of David in Jerusalem after recent storms. The coin bears the head of Antiochus 1V Epiphanes – the Syrian-Greek ruler of Judah who … Continue reading →

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Ancient menorah engraving discovered

Posted on January 8, 2017

Hikers exploring a water cistern in the Judean hills discovered a rare engraving of a seven-branch menorah in the chalk bedrock walls.  It has a base with three feet, portraying the menorah that stood in the Jerusalem Temple during the … Continue reading →

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Hasmonean bowl discovered

Posted on January 8, 2017

A 2,100-year-old stone bowl engraved with a rare Hebrew inscription – “Hyrcanus” – dating to the Hasmonean period was discovered during excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority in the Givʽati Parking Lot at Jerusalem’s City of David.  Hyrcanus was a … Continue reading →

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