Brain surgery patient has healthy baby
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.
Instant cure for heart patient
Nazia Matar (63) had life-threatening heart arrhythmia with no possible surgical solution. Cardiologist Prof. Mahmoud Suleiman at Haifa’s Rambam hospital detected the root cause and directed a single, high-dose of radiation at the problem tissue. Nazia is now completely cured.
Precision medicine for autoimmune diseases
Israel’s Promise Bio is researching immune-mediated disease treatment with advanced precision medicine solutions. Using mass-spectrometry data and AI analysis (called epiproteomics), it aims to identify the best medications to treat a particular patient’s autoimmune disease.
Alzheimer’s vaccine begins trials
A first-in-the-world clinical trial taking place at the Hadassah Medical Organization in Jerusalem will directly test whether the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) TB vaccine (see previously) should be widely administered in the fight against Alzheimer’s.
Decoding rare brain disease
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed an research model to decode the mechanism underlying a severe and rare neurological disease. A mutation in the protein TIMM50 causes epilepsy, developmental delay, and intellectual disability. It could lead to new treatments for many diseases.
Detecting 250 genetic diseases
The non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) technology from Israel’s IdentifAI (see previously) can detect any of 250 hereditary genetic disorders from a maternal blood sample. It isolates and performs full genetic sequencing of fetal DNA as early as nine weeks of pregnancy.
First-ever MedEx LA event
Dozens of Jewish doctors, many planning to make Aliyah in the near future, gathered in Los Angeles for the inaugural MedEx LA fair. It follows recent MedEx events in London, Paris, Buenos Aires, and New Jersey, addressing Israel’s shortage of doctors plus easing the Aliya process for them.
New private medical school
The Council for Higher Education in Israel has granted approval to the independent Reichman University in Herzliya to establish a Medical School. Eighty medical students will be enrolled in the first four-year program, which will begin in February 2025.
US & Europe approve focused ultrasound scanners
Israel’s Insightec has received both FDA approval and the CE mark for its Exablate Prime focused ultrasound system integrated with MR scanners from medical equipment giant Philips. It extends Insightec’s treatment of essential tremor and Parkinson's patients.
Implant restores spine disc’s function
Video animation on how the spine implant from Israel’s Discure Technologies (see previously) restores the natural pumping function of a damaged disc to cure back pain.