Monthly Archives: May 2023

The faces of Israel

Posted on May 7, 2023

The Jerusalem Post partnered Jerusalem’s Museum of Tolerance to organize the “Celebrate the Faces of Israel” conference. The Israeli speakers included The President, Jerusalem’s Mayor, Nobel Laureates Aumann and Shechtman; MKs and business leaders, plus US Ambassadors past & present, … Continue reading →

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Dog-training therapy for wounded soldiers

Posted on May 7, 2023

New York-based belev echad has established a program Dogs 4 Soldiers. It provides therapeutic puppies to love and assist wounded IDF warriors. The soldiers learn to train their puppies by professional dog trainers who then certify the soldiers to become … Continue reading →

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Successful trial of world’s smallest heart pump

Posted on May 7, 2023

Israel’s Magenta Medical has completed the First-In-Human trial, in Tbilisi, Georgia, of its Elevate percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device (pLVAD) – the smallest heart pump in the world. Magenta has just raised $55 million and US clinical trials are now … Continue reading →

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Live longer in Israel

Posted on May 7, 2023

The Longevity Nation conference, (Movement for Longevity and Quality of Life in Israel) in March highlighted 5 factors to healthy aging. Energized cells, good arteries, removal of old cells, SIRT6 prevents frailty, and methylation counters stress. The Sheba Longevity conference … Continue reading →

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Not the oldest

Posted on May 7, 2023

A previous newsletter (see here) reported that Israeli doctors put a pacemaker into 102-year-old Rachel Kafri. As remarkable as it sounds, Rachel isn’t the oldest Israeli recipient of a pacemaker. The same medical team has implanted pacemakers inside at least … Continue reading →

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Can lucid dreaming be harmful

Posted on May 7, 2023

The normally anti-Israel BBC has credited the medical research of scientists at Israel’s Ben Gurion University. Lucid dreaming is when you realize that you are in a dream and then use the opportunity to control the dream. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230425-can-lucid-dreaming-be-harmful

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Biomed Israel

Posted on May 7, 2023

6,000 delegates are expected at Biomed Israel in Tel Aviv – the 21st annual networking event to explore life-sciences and health-tech topics ranging from medical robots to longevity. The event (May 16 – 18) will attract healthcare industry executives, scientists, … Continue reading →

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Sheba saves mother and daughter

Posted on May 7, 2023

When an Israeli woman discovered that she and her daughter were suffering from a dangerous genetic heart condition, Sheba Medical Center found innovative ways to save their lives. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_0IfKRI0As

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Israel closes last Covid-19 ward

Posted on May 7, 2023

Jerusalem’s Herzog Medical Center has closed the hospital’s coronavirus ward, the last one operating in the country. The ward’s closure means that future COVID-19 patients will be treated in regular hospital wards. Herzog’s coronavirus ward opened in August 2020, and … Continue reading →

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Cold cure

Posted on May 7, 2023

A study used the cryoablation system from Israel’s IceCure Medical (see here previously) to treat 42 women with the chronic, painful, incurable disease endometriosis. 93.75% had no pain after six months, and 82.72% remained pain-free up to three years later. … Continue reading →

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