Monthly Archives: March 2021

Saving Eli

Posted on March 21, 2021

Scientists at Tel Aviv University’s Blavatnik Center (see here) are racing to find a cure for 2-year-old Eli Reich from New York, who suffers from the rare FOXG1 syndrome that damages brain development. They have already identified several FDA-approved medications … Continue reading →

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Safe insertion of feeding tubes

Posted on March 21, 2021

Thirty million feeding tubes are inserted into patients annually. One million are inserted incorrectly, many with tragic consequences. The ENVue electromagnetic wave-guided system from Israel’s Envizion prevents those mistakes. Its use is mandatory at many US hospitals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAyaP0zWOOU https://www.envizionmed.com/

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Faster recovery from strokes

Posted on March 21, 2021

Israel’s Brain.Q (reported here May 2018) reported that the double-blind trial of its AI-based electromagnetic therapy shows that patients recovered 77% faster from the disabilities caused by the stroke and were able to resume normal life. The therapy now has … Continue reading →

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Reducing nerve damage from cancer treatments

Posted on March 21, 2021

A study of 500 cancer patients at Tel Aviv’s Sourasky (Ichilov) Medical Center found that those who took cannabis prior to oxaliplatin chemotherapy suffered 40% less nerve damage than those who didn’t. Oxaliplatin’s neurological side effects affect 70% of cancer … Continue reading →

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Guiding catheters to the tumor

Posted on March 21, 2021

Israel’s Cortica (reported here previously) has launched another medical spinoff – CORDiguide. It is developing AI-based technology to navigate catheters, using angiographic imaging, to transport miniature treatment devices to a cancer target, along a road map of blood vessels. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3897691,00.html

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The Covid-19 benefits of Aspirin

Posted on March 21, 2021

A joint team from Israel’s Leumit Health Services, Bar-Ilan University, and Barzilai Medical Center analyzed records of over 10,000 Leumit patients. They found low-dose aspirin (75mg) reduced Covid-19 infection risk by 29% and shortened virus duration by about two days. … Continue reading →

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Together we can do miracles

Posted on March 21, 2021

Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer explains why he chose Israel as the priority destination for his company’s SARS-COV-2 vaccine.  A small population, a good healthcare system, a high degree of electronic data and an obsessive Prime Minister. And the scientific … Continue reading →

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Honoring the builder

Posted on March 14, 2021

The late American philanthropist Dr Irving Moskowitz was responsible for hundreds of projects to return Jewish life to Israel’s capital city. He also established the Moskowitz Prize for Zionism. The Jerusalem municipality is naming a city square after him in … Continue reading →

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100th anniversary of the Moshav

Posted on March 14, 2021

Israel celebrated the centenary of the founding of the first moshav (Nahalal) in 1921. There are now 450 moshavim (cooperative agricultural villages and communities) in Israel. President Rivlin told of his late wife, Nechama’s mother who ran a moshav farm … Continue reading →

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Mum, look what I found

Posted on March 14, 2021

Ancient artifacts can be discovered all over Israel. 11-year-old Zvi was hiking with his family when he stumbled upon a pottery figurine at Nahal Habesor in southern Israel. The Israel Antiquities Authority identified it as a 2,500-year-old iron-age amulet and … Continue reading →

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