Monthly Archives: March 2020

Monitoring suspected coronavirus patients

12 Israelis exposed to the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) on the cruise liner in Japan have been quarantined at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center. Each patient uses a TytoCare, device (see here) for doctors to remotely check pulse, temperature, throat, lungs, ears, … Continue reading

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Working on a coronavirus vaccine

The MIGAL Galilee Research Institute has made several scientific breakthroughs (see here) but the latest may be a treatment for the coronavirus (COVID-19). They are adapting their effective vaccine against avian Coronavirus Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV). Approval target is 90 … Continue reading

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Let me see inside your shoulder

The innovative AI-based / CT technology from Israel’s RSIP Vision (reported here previously) can now assist with shoulder surgery – one of the most complex procedures with a long recovery time. The system provides a precise 3D anatomical model of … Continue reading

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Now we’re smiling

Israel’s Mavrik Dental develops dental devices that help automate dental treatments. Its Thera-Smile teeth-whitening system has been cleared by the US FDA. Mavrik has just raised $30 million to fund opening commercial operations in the U.S. while retaining its product … Continue reading

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Israeli startups save lives

The 2020 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit attracted a record 23,000 delegates from 186 countries. They heard about three Israeli medical startups – Insightec, Alpha Tau and Surgical Theater and three of the patients whose lives they had saved with their … Continue reading

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3D-printing in the hospital

Israel’s Sheba Medical Center is using 3D printing alongside MRI and VR/AR as a precision tool to save lives and greatly improve surgical outcomes such as in knee replacements, heart bridges and facial reconstruction. Printing replicas of organs and bones … Continue reading

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