Monthly Archives: May 2022

World class universities

Posted on May 15, 2022

Four Israeli institutions are included in the world’s 100 best universities, compiled by academicinfluence.com. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (18), Tel Aviv Uni (29), Weizmann Institute (96) and the Technion Institute (97). https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/04/14/4-israeli-universities-make-list-of-worlds-100-best-academic-institutions/

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Training Israeli mayors

Posted on May 15, 2022

Tel Aviv University has launched the Bloomberg-Sagol Center for City Leadership program to develop the leadership skills of Israeli mayors. Up to 20 mayors and their key municipal aids will be enrolled in each annual class. https://www.timesofisrael.com/bloomberg-announces-tel-aviv-university-program-to-upskill-israeli-municipal-leaders/

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Cooking Shabbat meals for the elderly

Posted on May 15, 2022

Israeli charity Heart to Plate was launched in 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, delivering Shabbat meals to 60 needy elderly people. The NGO now has 400 volunteers, regularly cooking meals for hundreds of elderly people in five Israeli cities. https://www.hearttoplate.org.il/?lang=en … Continue reading →

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A biopsy in two minutes

Posted on May 15, 2022

Israel’s Imagene AI develops fast AI-based cancer diagnostics to help identify personalized treatment. Using a digitized biopsy image, Imagene delivers real-time precision-based molecular analysis, increased accuracy and reducing the time required for results, from several weeks to just two minutes. … Continue reading →

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Doctors fix hole in preemie’s heart

Posted on May 15, 2022

A cardiac catheterization, the first of its kind in Israel, was successfully performed at Hadassah Ein Kerem to close the aorta of a 4-week-old baby born 14 weeks premature. The Hadassah team had trained for precisely this kind of operation … Continue reading →

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Israel’s new Russian & Ukrainian doctors

Posted on May 15, 2022

A few months before the start of the war in Ukraine, a group of medical students immigrated to Israel from Eastern Europe. This video shows how the young doctors, now qualified, were able to study together despite the anxiety about … Continue reading →

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Praise for Israeli health system

Posted on May 15, 2022

UK Member of Parliament and Shadow Secretary of State for Health, Wes Streeting visited Israel as a member of Labour Friends of Israel. He praised Israel’s “remarkable advances in medical technology” and how they could be used to improve NHS … Continue reading →

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Documentary celebrates Israeli paramedics

Posted on May 15, 2022

A new documentary, Tel Aviv 911, is a firsthand, behind-the-scenes account of Martin Himel’s 22-year experience as a volunteer senior medic with Israel’s elite paramedic organization Magen David Adom (MDA). Tel Aviv 911 debuts on May 16 at 9pm ET … Continue reading →

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Biomed Israel

Posted on May 15, 2022

The 20th annual 3-day Biomed Israel summit has 10 different tracks including infectious diseases, robotics in the medical field, AI and machine learning, precision cancer diagnostics and therapies, and “bio food”. Some 6,000 scientists, healthcare professionals, entrepreneurs, and investors will … Continue reading →

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Three mothers saved

Posted on May 15, 2022

Volunteer EMTs from Israel’s United Hatzalah saved three Israelis thanks to their 3-minute response. Firstly, a 105-year-old Haifa woman who choked on her breakfast. Then a kindergarten teacher in Ashdod who collapsed in front of her class. Finally, an 86-year-old … Continue reading →

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