Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

Water for PA farmers

Posted on September 4, 2022

Israel’s Civil Administration has approved plans to build a 30km pipeline for carrying some 3 million cubic meters of treated wastewater from Ramallah to Palestinian Arab farmers in the Jericho valley. The rare cooperation between the PA and Israel will … Continue reading →

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More Jewish students learn Arabic

Posted on September 4, 2022

A new education program has been launched in 30 Jerusalem schools where Jewish students will be taught Arabic. The program seeks to reduce language and social barriers between Jerusalem Arabs and the Hebrew-speaking Jewish population of Israel’s capital. https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-schools-begin-teaching-spoken-arabic-to-reduce-east-west-divide/

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Shelter for Tel Aviv homeless

Posted on September 4, 2022

Tel Aviv’s Municipality, with help from the charity La’sova, has inaugurated a NIS 36 million shelter for 144 homeless male residents. From 3pm to 9am it will provide a place to sleep, shower, eat, receive counseling, medical referrals and more. … Continue reading →

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A better way to kill cancer

Posted on September 4, 2022

Researchers at Tel Aviv University and the University of Lisbon have improved the current method of disabling cancer’s defenses. Instead of an expensive antibody infusion that only partially works, they developed a tiny molecule for a totally effective treatment that … Continue reading →

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“No chance” Ukrainian teen recovers in Israel

Posted on September 4, 2022

Anna Kosma arrived at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center in a deep coma suffering from a rare infection, and little chance of survival.  Doctors put her in “cerebral anesthesia” state to avoid brain damage from the medication, and after 3 … Continue reading →

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Helping recovery of little leaguer

Posted on September 4, 2022

Many articles describe how 12-year-old Little League World Series baseball player Easton Oliverson emerged from a coma after a serious fall. His recovery was aided by Israeli neurosurgeon Dr Oded Goren who currently practices at Geisinger Medical Center in Pennsylvania. … Continue reading →

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Israeli biotechs in Southern California

Posted on September 4, 2022

SCICC with American Israeli Medical Association and Elite Entrepreneur Organization host the “Merage Medical-Biotech Innovations” featuring 20 Israeli biotechs. Sep 14 @ 7.30pm in San Fernando Valley. RSVP: [email protected] or [email protected] https://www.dropbox.com/s/1la78kouzbsm8ej/MerageSep2022-Fellows.pdf?dl=0

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Musical tests to detect mental deterioration

Posted on September 4, 2022

Tel Aviv University researchers have developed musical tests that measure brain activity in old age. 50 patients from Dorot-Netanya Geriatric Medical Center performed melodies on different musical instruments while electrical brain activity was recorded. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220817104010.htm https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2022.773692/full

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Spinal surgery via the waist

Posted on September 4, 2022

Rambam Health Care Campus is the first Israeli hospital to fix back problems via “anterior-to-psoas” keyhole surgery using a minimally invasive incision in the waist. It takes advantage of an “anatomical corridor” running from the waist to the back, where … Continue reading →

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Algorithm predicts risk of stroke

Posted on September 4, 2022

Two students at Israel’s Technion Institute have written a machine learning algorithm that predicts the development of atrial fibrillation (AFib) – a condition that causes strokes. Using one million ECG recordings from more than 400,000 patients, their algorithm was 95% … Continue reading →

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