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Israeli startup Parasonic (from Nazareth incubator NGT3) has developed a comb device that destroys lice and lice eggs with ultrasound waves, without any chemicals. The device is said to produce results after a single five-minute combing and is scheduled to go into production within one year.

Israel is the first and only country to earn the United Nations’ World Health Organization’s highest ranking for its IDF field hospital unit.  It received “Type 3” designation, along with some additional “specialized care” recognitions, which technically made it a “Type 3 plus”.

Israel’s BiolineRX in conjunction with Ben Gurion University, Hadassah Medical Center and Novartis has developed a novel treatment BL-1220 that can restore liver function in patients with liver disease and injury.

I reported previously on the rechargeable hearing aid technology from Israel’s Humavox.  Now leading hearing technology firm Starkey will integrate Humavox’s wireless charging into Starkey’s advanced hearing devices.  Simply put the hearing aid in its box to recharge it.

Israel’s Inovytec develops solutions for out-of-hospital medical emergencies, to increase patient survivability. These include the world’s first and only automated oxygen defibrillator, a safe airway management collar and an ultralight ventilator. It has just received funds from Germany’s Rohn Innovations.

GE’s Haifa engineering team was a major player in developing the Revolution CT (Computed Tomography) scanner. It exposes patients to only 20% of the radiation of previous models and the scan takes less than a second. The first Israeli Revolution has been installed at Sheba Medical Center, near Tel Aviv.

I reported previously on Israel’s Tytocare and its handheld diagnostic device.  The device has been enhanced and Tytocare has received US FDA clearance for its digital stethoscope that performs enhanced remote diagnosis of a patient without the physician being present.

Israel’s Granalix has launched GranaGard - a food supplement that prevented neurodegeneration diseases in clinical tests.  GranaGard, is a submicron (nanodrops) Pomegranate Seed Oil emulsion with 80% Punicic acid - one of the strongest natural antioxidants.

Israel’s CephX provides dental and orthodontic practitioners with Cephalometric X-Ray analyses, image archiving and patient record management – all securely maintained on the cloud (rather in the dental surgery).  

Israel’s ImmunArray is developing blood-based tests that support the diagnosis and management of complex acute and chronic immune and neurodegenerative diseases, including brain injury. It has just received a major investment from America’s Quanterix Corporation.