Monthly Archives: March 2023

Caring for our furry friends

Posted on March 19, 2023

Researchers at Haifa University’s Tech4Animals lab are developing an app that uses AI technology to detect animal feelings. It will advance and transform the world of veterinary care. Facial recognition identifies subtle changes in facial expressions, e.g., in the tips … Continue reading →

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International women entrepreneurs

Posted on March 19, 2023

Israeli women-founded innovation hub Tech It Forward (see here previously) recently hosted a Cartier Women’s Initiative (CWI) Impact event. The CWI is an international program that empowers women entrepreneurs who can make a social or environmental impact. https://nocamels.com/2023/03/israel-hosts-women-entrepreneurs/ https://www.cartierwomensinitiative.com/

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A vaccine against bacteria

Posted on March 19, 2023

For the first time worldwide, researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Institute for Biological Research have developed an mRNA-based vaccine that is 100% effective against plague bacteria, lethal to humans. It also works against antibiotic resistant bacteria. https://english.tau.ac.il/mrna_vaccine … Continue reading →

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Israeli radiation treatment – a first-hand review

Posted on March 19, 2023

Please read newsletter reader Lili Eylon’s personal account of Alpha DaRT radiation cancer therapy developed by Israel’s Alpha Tau (see here previously). Lili was one of 56 patients in DaRT’s human study at Hadassah Medical Center – its second skin … Continue reading →

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What to do after retirement – save lives of course

Posted on March 19, 2023

61-year-old EMT Joelle Cohen retired from the medical field and joined United Hatzalah as a volunteer EMT. When a man in his 70s suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at a diabetes clinic in Jerusalem, Joelle revived him, saying it gave … Continue reading →

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Dying of cancer in Russia; saved in Israel

Posted on March 19, 2023

20-year-old Kalim was sent home from hospital to die in St Petersburg after doctors said they could not treat his acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He immigrated to Israel where five months of CAR-T treatment at Rambam Health Care Campus gave Kalim … Continue reading →

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The right time to do a C-Section

Posted on March 19, 2023

A nationwide study led by Jerusalem’s Hadassah hospital discovered that pregnant women brought into the Intensive Care Unit seriously ill with Covid-19, were more likely to improve if they gave birth (by Caesarian section) before their condition deteriorated. The data … Continue reading →

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Preventing migraines

Posted on March 19, 2023

The Nerivio device from Israeli startup Theranica (see here previously) already has US FDA approval to treat acute migraines. It has now been approved for preventing migraines. Recent trials of 248 participants showed a huge improvement for those using Nerivio … Continue reading →

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US approves pain-monitoring device

Posted on March 19, 2023

The US FDA has granted marketing authorization to the PMD-200 monitor developed by Israel’s Medasense Biometrics (see here previously). The device monitors pain in non-communicating (e.g., anaesthetized) patients and already has made an impact in multiple countries. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hyfvzhsrs

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The best medicine

Posted on March 19, 2023

Israel’s Protai has built a proteomics AI-based platform that comprehensively maps the course of a disease on the protein level. It can identify which patients will respond to a given treatment, as well as identifying identify diseases that a therapy … Continue reading →

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