Monthly Archives: June 2023

UK veterans rehabilitate at Israeli Games

Posted on June 18, 2023

62 wounded UK veterans returned from competing at the Veteran Games in Israel. They competed in sports against each other and their Israeli counterparts. They spoke of “miracles”, after a week of building confidence, enhancing family bonds and making lifelong … Continue reading →

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Largest visit of Lords

Posted on June 18, 2023

ELNET (European Leadership Network) and the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Britain-Israel arranged for the largest ever official delegation from the UK House of Lords to visit Israel. Their aim was to strengthen bilateral ties between London and Jerusalem. https://elnetwork.eu/country/uk/britain-and-israel-arent-just-old-friends-they-are-natural-allies-says-stepan-stepanenko/ … Continue reading →

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Druze girl is Jerusalem Bible quiz runner-up

Posted on June 18, 2023

11-year-old Mira, originally from the Druze Arab town of Daliyat al-Karmel in northern Israel, won 2nd place in the Bible competition, held to mark Jerusalem Education Week. Mira hopes to compete in the International Youth Bible Competition. More quiz photos … Continue reading →

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Yad Sarah equipment saves Israel billions

Posted on June 18, 2023

Yad Sarah, Israel’s largest volunteer social organization, It estimates that its services save the country’s healthcare system over 5.5 billion shekels per year. Its in-home hospital equipment reduces hospital stays by 14,000, relieving stress on medical centers across the country. … Continue reading →

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IDF soldiers volunteer at children’s hospital

Posted on June 18, 2023

Soldiers from the IDF’s Caracal Brigade volunteer at Safra Children’s Hospital, part of Israel’s Sheba Medical Center. They have been providing care and support to young patients.  It’s the same unit that protects Israel’s border with Egypt, that was in … Continue reading →

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Prize for pain treatment

Posted on June 18, 2023

Israeli-founded TrainPain won the Grand Prize in the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) & MIT Hacking Medicine Innovation Challenge. TrainPain measures and retrains sensory neuroplasticity through home-based haptic (body-movement) mobile games, remote monitoring, and training. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/trainpain-awarded-grand-prize-in-the-american-academy-of-pain-medicine–mit-hacking-medicine-innovation-challenge-301814260.html https://www.trainpain.com/ https://pain.haifa.ac.il/projects/train-pain/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBMrU7gdGUI

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The power of sleep

Posted on June 18, 2023

Researchers at Tel Aviv University and UCLA have shown that long-lasting memories are consolidated during sleep by communication between the hippocampus and the cerebral cortex. Deep-brain stimulation during sleep improves memory consolidation and provides hope for dementia patients. https://english.tau.ac.il/memory_sleep https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-023-01324-5 … Continue reading →

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$100 million cancer center

Posted on June 18, 2023

Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center has just opened its new state-of-the art Helmsley Cancer Center. The 12,000-square-meter center houses all Shaare Zedek’s medical, radiotherapy, counseling, spiritual and palliative oncological services under one roof. https://www.timesofisrael.com/shaare-zedek-hospital-opens-oncology-center-designed-with-healing-aesthetic/

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A chatbot for cancer patients

Posted on June 18, 2023

Israel’s Belong.Life (see here previously) has launched “Dave” – the world’s first AI chatbot for cancer patients. Its purpose is to improve access to quality cancer care for patients around the world. It is available free of charge on Belong. … Continue reading →

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Choose your hospital

Posted on June 18, 2023

From 1st Sep, Israeli patients will be able to pick the hospital of their choice to undergo free or subsidized treatments in neurosurgery, mental health services, gynecological surgery, and in-vitro fertilization. They can already choose hospitals for oncology and obstetrics. … Continue reading →

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