Monthly Archives: March 2024

Giving voice to speechless Australians

Posted on March 3, 2024

Israeli speech recognition startup Voiceitt (see here previously) has teamed up with Australia’s Superyou Tech, which helps people with disabilities access innovative assistive technologies. Voiceitt’s powerful AI addresses a diverse linguistic landscape, including accents and dialects. https://nocamels.com/2024/02/israeli-speech-recognition-platform-expands-into-australia/

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Easier admissions policy

Posted on March 3, 2024

Students who serve in the IDF reserves may be able to study for a bachelor’s degree at Tel Aviv University (excluding medicine) without a psychometric exam. Only high school matriculation grades will be considered. The policy may be extended for … Continue reading →

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Israeli sunshine increases fertility

Posted on March 3, 2024

Women wishing to expand their family might consider making Aliyah. Researchers at Tel Aviv University have found for the first time that exposure to the sun in women aged 30-40 can increase fertility. Their ovaries secrete more Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) … Continue reading →

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Walk-in, walk-out surgery

Posted on March 3, 2024

Tel Aviv Sourasky (Ichilov) Medical Center has opened 10 underground operating rooms for ambulatory surgeries. Costing NIS 100 million, they are expected to shorten the waiting periods for operations that do not require general anesthetic, or pre- or post-operative overnight … Continue reading →

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New rehab center

Posted on March 3, 2024

Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality has approved the construction of the Reuth TLV Rehabilitation Hospital – the largest and most advanced rehabilitation facility in Israel. It will take 7 years to build, contain 450 beds, clinics, hydrotherapy pool, hyperbaric chamber, etc., and … Continue reading →

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Migraine – You’re covered

Posted on March 3, 2024

US non-profit health insurer Highmark has added, to the items covered by its insurance policies, the Nerivio Remote Electrical Neuromodulation (REN) migraine band, developed by Israel’s Theranica (see here previously). Highmark covers around 7 million people in the Pennsylvania area. … Continue reading →

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Hi-tech medical analysis

Posted on March 3, 2024

Tel Aviv University Prof Noam Shomron digitizes human DNA and uses AI to discover genetic diseases. That’s his day job – in evenings and weekends he helps the IDF identify fallen soldiers. He explains how functional genomics and AI can … Continue reading →

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Hope for Huntington’s disease patients

Posted on March 3, 2024

Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute have identified two small molecules capable, in the laboratory, of penetrating the blood-brain barrier and reducing the levels of a defective protein that causes Huntington’s disease. https://www.jns.org/israeli-researchers-take-step-toward-cure-for-huntingtons-disease/ https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/toward-treatment-huntington%E2%80%99s-disease https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.1038/s44321-023-00020-y

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110 new medications and technologies

Posted on March 3, 2024

Israel’s 2024 subsidized health basket will see an expansion of genetic testing, treatment for adult ADHD, innovative diabetes management, and new treatments for cancer and chronic and rare diseases. The 110 additions will help 317,000 more people at a cost … Continue reading →

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Rescued hostage returns to IDF service

Posted on March 3, 2024

Ori Megidish, the IDF lookout kidnapped on Oct 7 and rescued 23 days later, will return to military service – at her own request. She told US donors, “I believe in G-d, I felt that He would save me. When … Continue reading →

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