Making an Israeli invention even better
The Israeli-invented CAR-T cancer treatment is saving thousands of lives today. The patient’s own immune T-cells are extracted, increased and put back in the patient. Ben Gurion University researchers have extended T-cell longevity using different shaped surfaces for the growth medium.
The immune cells that promote cancer
Tel Aviv University researchers have advanced the 2015 research by Hebrew University scientists (see previously) and isolated the specific neutrophils that support cancer progression. It boosts the development of new therapies and adds a biomarker for early detection of the disease.
Mobile clinic in the South
Israeli emergency medical NGO United Hatzalah has unveiled a groundbreaking mobile emergency clinic in Ofakim. The clinic is equipped with state-of-the-art treatment beds, smart triage, and medical tech that doubles the capacity of a standard ambulance. It is staffed by doctors and paramedics.
Kids & teens can save lives too
United Hatzalah’s Leight Legacy Heroes Program empowers kids and teens across America to save lives. Each participant is challenged to raise $180 which will sponsor an oxygen tank for a medic in Israel - vital for emergency responses. It also teaches tzedakah and strengthens links to Israel.
Healing the healers
Teva has also has partnered with Israel’s Momentum over the past 20 months to run the “Support the Soul” program for 1,300 mental health professionals. It gives therapists training and safe spaces to release the trauma they absorb from their patients; plus therapy support tools. No Teva remedies involved.
Teva promotes its pipeline
Current treatments from Israel’s Teva include Austedo (involuntary movements), Ajovy (migraine), and Uzedy (schizophrenia). It expects soon to launch Olanzapine (schizophrenia), Duvakitug (IBD), Dari (asthma), Emrusolmin (Multiple System Atrophy), and has fast-tracked TEV-53408 (Celiac).
Antibiotics in the “garbage”
More about the discovery (see previously) by Israeli scientists of the natural antibiotic properties of the proteasome – a protein complex known as the “garbage can” of many cells because it removes non-working proteins. Its antibiotic function, however, was previously unknown.
First Israeli artificial heart implantation
A medical team at Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center saved the life of a 63-year-old Israeli man with the first-ever implantation in Israel of an artificial heart. The man’s heart was replaced with a unique artificial organ made of titanium, animal-derived tissues and advanced sensors.
300+ at Medex France
More than 300 doctors and medical students from France, Belgium, and Switzerland attended the MedEx conference in Paris. Since the start of 2024, approximately 650 doctors have made Aliyah, with an additional 130 already arriving in 2025.
ECG AI for doctors
Using AI to interpret ECG readings saves time and can find things the doctor might miss. But it’s hard to stop false positives. Scientists at Israel’s Technion have developed a new AI interpretability tool, designed for photographed ECG images, that explains to the doctors the “alerts” and what can be ignored.