Monthly Archives: December 2024

Israeli Arab saves sem girls

Posted on December 28, 2024

Arab Israeli construction worker Imad Khirbawi saved dozens of Haredi girls after a fire that broke out in a Jerusalem boarding school. He had heard an explosion and, because he knew the building, he broke down a plaster wall to allow … Continue reading →

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Female chief of K9 unit

Posted on December 28, 2024

Superintendent Avital Tzuriel runs the kennel and the 100 handlers that breed Israel Police guard/attack/sniffer dogs. She was one of the first female officers to undergo the 22-week handler course. The unit is separate from the Israel Defense Forces’ internationally … Continue reading →

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Accessible strawberries

Posted on December 28, 2024

ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran’s team of gardeners with disabilities has cultivated an impressive crop of accessible organic and insect-free strawberries. Fittingly, the first strawberry harvest took place on Dec. 3, recognized annually as International Day of Persons with Disabilities. https://www.jns.org/wire/israeli-gardeners-with-disabilities-make-strawberries-acessible-to-all/

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IBD therapy trial exceeds expectations

Posted on December 28, 2024

Israel’s Teva and Sanofi announced promising Phase 2 trial results for duvakitug, designed to treat colitis and Crohn’s disease. In a 14-week phase 2b multi-national study, nearly 50% of patients achieved clinical remission compared with around 20% on a placebo. … Continue reading →

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Israeli tech helps remove tumor from spine

Posted on December 28, 2024

Surgeons at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Ein Kerem removed a dangerous tumor from the spine of a Jerusalem teenager. They used Israel’s PathKeeper Visionary Surgical Nav System (see here previously) to maintain precision and avoid damaging the teen’s spinal nerves. https://www.hadassah.org/story/teens-tumor-removed-thanks-to-hadassahs-visionary-surgical-nav-system

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MDA’s friends raise millions

Posted on December 28, 2024

The American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA) Gala raised a total of $4 million to support Israel’s leading emergency service. It also honored actress and pro-Israel advocate Patricia Heaton, with the Champion of Israel Award. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/400723 https://vimeo.com/1038958896

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Sheba opens innovation center in France

Posted on December 28, 2024

Israel’s largest hospital, Sheba Medical Center, has opened a branch of its ARC (Sheba’s health transformation and innovation arm) at the Institut de Cancérologie de l’Ouest (ICO) in Nantes, France.  It will help ICO’s 1,400 professionals, who treat over 48,000 … Continue reading →

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Better evaluation of hospital admissions

Posted on December 28, 2024

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have created a new model for assessing patients on admission to hospital. They enhanced the standard Elixhauser Comorbidity model to include test results, vital signs, and demographic data, with up to 18% better … Continue reading →

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Saving kidney patients

Posted on December 28, 2024

Israel’s FIZE Medical (see here previously) has monitored over 4,000 patients at high risk of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) since its launch last year at leading hospitals in the U.S. and Israel. In 2025 it plans to expand operations in … Continue reading →

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Brain surgery patient has healthy baby

Posted on December 28, 2024

At Hadassah Ein Kerem, Moriel Indek gave birth to a healthy baby boy after undergoing brain surgery during her pregnancy with her third child. A non-malignant tumor close to her optic nerve was growing, requiring surgeons to urgently operate. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/400158

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