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Relations with India

Posted on January 15, 2023

Middle East expert Jonathan Spyer has written an in-depth article explaining the key factors behind the improvement in Israel-India relations in recent years. https://jiss.org.il/en/spyer-israel-india-relations-in-recent-years/

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Turkiye’s new ambassador

Posted on January 15, 2023

Sakir Ozkan Torunlar, Turkey’s new ambassador to Israel, presented his credentials to President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, filling a role that has been empty for more than four years. Torunlar previously served as Turkey’s consul general in Jerusalem. https://www.timesofisrael.com/turkeys-envoy-to-israel-presents-credentials-after-four-years-of-suspended-ties/

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UAE Sheikh praises Israeli medical treatment

Posted on January 15, 2023

Sheikh Khalid Qasmi of the United Arab Emirates is the first Arab royal known to have been treated in Israel. He said it was the best medical treatment he had received since his accident and was amazed by the quality … Continue reading →

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Global solutions

Posted on January 15, 2023

The Kasser Joint Institute is a partnership of Jewish National Fund-USA, the University of Arizona, and the Arava valley in Israel. It aims to solve global food, water and energy issues through research and student training programs, while highlighting Israeli … Continue reading →

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Encouraging women in STEM

Posted on January 15, 2023

In Dec, Israel’s Technion Institute hosted 700 female high school students from all over Israel at its 8th annual TechWomen event. It featured guest speakers, campus tours and other activities to inspire more young women to pursue academic degrees in … Continue reading →

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Medical suit for heart patients

Posted on January 15, 2023

The new Israeli-developed Microclimate Suit is successfully eliminating congestion in heart failure patients at Israel’s Rambam hospital. It evaporates body fluids, alleviating symptoms of heart failure by reducing the level of the stress hormone BNP (B-type natriuretic peptide) by up … Continue reading →

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Eye treatment in Nigeria

Posted on January 15, 2023

Israeli doctors regularly treat eye diseases in Africa (see here and here previously). Sheba Medical Center has now launched a humanitarian mission to Ilorin, Nigeria to treat eye-cancer in children and improve long-term quality optical care, by establishing an intra-arterial … Continue reading →

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Growing health startups

Posted on January 15, 2023

Nine Israeli startups have been selected for Google for Startups’ first Growth Academy program for startups in the fields of medicine and quality of life. They are Olive Diagnostics, Kai, Emble, Droxi, BoBo Balance, Agado Live, AIVF, X-Trodes, and Ritual … Continue reading →

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Proven benefits of medical clowns

Posted on January 15, 2023

IsraelActive.com (see here) contains over a dozen articles describing how Israeli medical clowns help hospital patients. Now Tel Aviv University researchers have documented 40 different skills that the clowns deploy to enable patients to overcome crises and move towards healing. … Continue reading →

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Tooth extracted – from her lung

Posted on January 15, 2023

When a nine-year-old Israeli girl lost a tooth, she accidentally sucked it into her lung, blocking her airway – a medical and life-threatening emergency. Doctors at Haifa’s Rambam Pediatric Emergency Trauma Unit became “tooth fairies” and used a guided camera … Continue reading →

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