Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

Blurred vision mystery solved

Posted on November 23, 2025

Doctors at Haifa’s Rambam Health Care Campus solved a puzzling case of two 16-year- old Israelis who arrived with deteriorating vision and recurring fever. They had rappelled into a cave infested with ticks carrying Borrelia persica. Both are now recovering … Continue reading →

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First 3D printed cornea tissue implant

Posted on November 23, 2025

Israel’s Precise Bio (see here previously) has reported the first successful human implantation of its 3D-printed cornea implant, constructed of functional human eye cells cultured in a laboratory. Israel’s Corneat has previously implanted synthetic corneas (see here previously). https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/precise-bio-completes-first-human-cornea-transplant-using-3d-printed-lab-grown-tissue

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DNA test for tracking Leishmaniasis

Posted on November 23, 2025

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have tracked how sandflies spread the parasitic disease Leishmaniasis (see here previously).  Their HRM-PCR DNA test identifies the animals and humans that the insect has infected and can help control or prevent epidemics. … Continue reading →

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Molecule to boost immune system

Posted on November 23, 2025

Despite the Iranians destroying their lab, an international team of Weizmann scientists have built MiTEs, or natural killer/T-cell Enhancers, to combat cancers. The MiTEs contain special antibiotics and cytokine to block the activity of harmful TREM2 macrophages https://www.timesofisrael.com/scientists-create-immune-activating-molecule-to-help-the-body-fight-cancer/

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Eden is promoted

Posted on November 23, 2025

Israeli-American Edan Alexander, held hostage in Gaza for 584 days, has been promoted to the rank of Sgt. First Class. The Golani Brigade IDF lone soldier vowed to resume his military service. https://www.jns.org/former-hostage-edan-alexander-given-promotion-by-idf/

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Rabbi Doron Perez is WZO Exec Director

Posted on November 23, 2025

The World Zionist Congress elected Rabbi Doron Perez and incumbent Yaakov Hagoel as rotating chairmen for the World Zionist Organization (WZO). Each will serve for half a term. Rabbi Perez’s son Captain Daniel Perez fell fighting Hamas terrorists in Gaza … Continue reading →

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Wine and beer

Posted on November 23, 2025

Jerusalem-based Shapira Brewery and the Bat Shlomo Winery have launched Vinobier. In a first-of-its-kind local version of an ancient genre, Vinobier is made by fermenting a blend of wine must (juice from grapes) and beer wort (unfermented beer).  So what … Continue reading →

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Released hostage fulfils mother’s vow

Posted on November 23, 2025

Ex-hostage Matan Angrest, abducted from his tank on 7 Oct 2023 and released in the recent hostage deal, traveled to pray at the tomb of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes in Tiberias. His mother vowed that when he was freed, she … Continue reading →

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Emergency measures cancelled

Posted on November 23, 2025

Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz has cancelled emergency measures in the south that had been in place since Hamas’s Oct 7, 2023 invasion. The IDF can relax restrictions that imposed limits on gatherings and civilian movement. https://www.jns.org/after-two-years-of-war-israeli-defense-minister-cancels-emergency-measures-in-israels-south/

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Argentine volunteers rebuild Israeli homes

Posted on November 23, 2025

A group of 30 young volunteers from Argentina joined the “Volunteer in Israel” Birthright initiative operated by Tlalim Group. They went to Moshav Avivim, on the Lebanese border, to rebuild the Hezbollah-destroyed home of elderly resident Shlomo Peretz. https://www.jns.org/argentine-volunteers-help-rebuild-homes-and-hope-in-israel/

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