Monthly Archives: March 2019

Hope for safer skin grafts

Posted on March 10, 2019

It’s early days, but Shahar Ben-Shaul from Israel’s Technion Institute looks to have improved the success rate for skin grafts. In laboratory trials, she and her team were able to connect blood vessels faster and safer using more mature (14-day-old) … Continue reading →

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Finding the cause of genetic diseases

Posted on March 10, 2019

Israeli biotech Emedgene has developed a platform that can pinpoint the genetic mutation(s) responsible for rare genetic diseases. Emedgene gets cases from healthcare organizations and uses Artificial Intelligence and information databases to help geneticists uncover the underlying problem. https://emedgene.com/emedgene-raises-6-million-to-scale-genomics-based-care-with-ai/

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Predicting the spread of melanoma

Posted on March 10, 2019

Scientists at Ben Gurion University, working with others at the University of Texas, have used microscopic cameras to film live cancer cells. They then used artificial intelligence to identify cells with metastatic potential that were likely to spread to other … Continue reading →

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Unique way to mend a broken heart

Posted on March 10, 2019

A 29-year-old Israeli staggered into Sheba Medical Center with a left ventricle aneurysm (ruptured heart artery). Cardiologist Professor Victor Guetta performed a “first in the world” procedure using a Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) occlude (normally used to open arteries) to … Continue reading →

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Treatment for refractory seizures

Posted on March 10, 2019

Israel’s Teva has launched a generic version of Sabril (vigabatrin) in the US for the treatment of refractory Complex Partial Seizures (CPS). It is meant for adults and children over 10 with this form of epilepsy who have failed to … Continue reading →

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ReWalk’s soft suit completes trials

Posted on March 10, 2019

I reported previously (see here) about ReStore, the soft suit exoskeleton from Israel’s ReWalk that enables stroke patients to walk. ReStore recently completed successful trials at five US rehabilitation centers and ReWalk has now applied for US FDA and European … Continue reading →

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Freezing bladder tumors

Posted on March 10, 2019

Israeli startup Vessi Medical has developed unique bladder-specific cryotherapy technology for treating surface cancer on the inside lining of the bladder. Existing therapies are invasive and have a high recurrence rate. Vessi has conducted clinical trials and hopes to begin … Continue reading →

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Israel railways finds wedding cash

Posted on March 2, 2019

When French tourists lost a bundle of 4,200 euros on Israel railways, staff launched an extensive search operation, locating the money at the station where the couple had boarded. The couple were delighted – the money being a wedding present … Continue reading →

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Chabad shul’s 3-minute lifesavers

Posted on March 2, 2019

When Eli Beer of Israeli Emergency Medical Service United Hatzalah spoke about his organization at the Village Shul (Chabad) of Hampstead, UK, he emphasized that a 3-minute response time was vital.  Three minutes later, the community had raised £54,000 for … Continue reading →

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Weird ways Israel won its Independence

Posted on March 2, 2019

While modern-day Israel is a force to be reckoned with, in its early days, its military might was pretty much non-existent. See the history of the Davidka, Soda bottle bombs and the Burma Road.  And Israeli chutzpah! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdt4L6VTbi4

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