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Israel’s Inspira Technologies (see previously) used its INSPIRA ART100 system at Westchester Medical Center, New York to circulate and oxygenate a patient’s blood. It marked the first real-world implementation of Inspira's innovative life-support technology.

Ben-Gurion University researchers have developed WGAND - an AI algorithm that can detect "anomalous" proteins that are associated with tissue-specific diseases. It involves "anomalous" behavior analysis, similar to methods that identify fraudulent financial transactions or suspicious user activity.

Dr Eyal Aloni, head of ophthalmology at Israel’s Barzilai Medical Center, saved a young man with a medical history of heart disease, who collapsed during a flight from Tbilisi, Georgia to Israel. He used medications that he carried, plus oxygen supplied by the crew.

Israel’s TopGum (see  previously) has launched no-added sugar, synbiotic” Gummiotics” in two natural flavors: orange and strawberry.  They comprise probiotics and postbiotics, bound together in a natural, prebiotic fiber-based matrix, to provide gut-health benefits.

Israeli ex-supermodel Michaela Bercu featured previously when she founded the app Tribu, which connects volunteering needs with those who wish to help. She recently completed the Magen David Adom paramedic course, and works two 8-hour shifts a week as a medical orderly.

Magen David Adom and Israel Railways are installing defibrillators, for the first time, on more than 150 Israeli passenger trains to save lives in the event of cardiac issues. They have already equipped defibrillators at all 67 active Israeli train stations.

UK Telegraph journalist Isabel Oakeshott accidentally went over the handlebars of her e-scooter in Tel Aviv. But she was over the moon about her treatment at the state of the art Sylvan Adams Emergency Hospital (see previously) at Tel Aviv’s Sourasky (Ichilov) Medical Center.

Israel’s IceCure (see previously) is already saving many lives by destroying tumors using cryoablation (freezing).  Its most recent ICESECRET study on 114 kidney cancer patients with small renal masses (SRM) showed an 88.7% non-reoccurrence rate.

A new study from Tel Aviv University found that diagnoses and treatment recommendations given by AI were more accurate than those of physicians. Of 461 online patient visits, AI was rated as good in 77% of cases but only 67% by doctors. Bad AI ratings were 2.8%; Bad doctors were at 4.6%.

Israeli medical emergency NGO United Hatzalah has just completed training it Psycho-trauma Canine Unit. Its 10 special dogs provide support until the ambulance arrives. Leading Israeli pet supply chain, Speedog, will donate a portion of sales proceeds, plus essential equipment and food.