Medical innovation

Bridging Science and Medicine: The Richter Institute for Medicine of the Future

This Institute is a milestone in the efforts of Tel Aviv University (TAU) to unite scientific inquiry with clinical care

 TAU biomed students in advanced labs
 Sheba BioConvergence Hub

Sheba received a grant of NIS 10 million to establish a groundbreaking medical innovation center

 Ofir Shachaf, Partner at the venture capital fund eHealth Ventures; RespirAI founders Nimrod Ben-Nun, CEO, and Asaf Gor, VP R&D; Talor Zakash, Partner at eHealth Ventures

Revolution in the world of medicine? The Israeli startup expands its activity

 Medical Technologies Conference

MDI Expo 2025 Medical Technologies Conference to be held in mid-February at Avenue Events Center


Nefesh B’Nefesh to hold MedEx event for West Coast physicians and medical Professionals

The event, led by Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, Ministry of Health, and Nefesh B’Nefesh, in partnership with the Jewish Agency, will tackle the shortage of medical personnel in Israel.

Nefesh B'Nefesh Co-Founders, Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart; Minister of Aliyah and Integration, Ofir Sofer; Director General of the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, Avichai Kahana; and MK Yonatan Mashriki, Knesset Health Committee Chairman with medical professionals.

FDA backs Somite.ai's new drug for rare children's muscle disease

AI-driven biotech Somite.ai scores dual FDA designations for its novel treatment, potentially fast-tracking hope for families battling this severe genetic disorder.

 SOMITE AI FOUNDERS

Why Israel's advanced emergency dispatch system outperforms 911 - opinion

Despite Israel's cutting-edge multi-number dispatch system proving highly efficient, there are calls to switch to a 911 model. Explore why Israel’s existing setup silences these calls.

Israel has one of the most technologically advanced dispatch systems for its fire, police and emergency medical services, says the writer.

Breakthrough in HIV cure: Seventh person worldwide appears cured

The man has remained in a state of "viral remission," meaning that repeated tests have not detected any trace of HIV in his body.

 Chinese medical staff test blood samples for HIV/AIDS at a disease prevention and control centre in Nanchang. Chinese medical staff test blood samples for HIV/AIDS at a disease prevention and control centre in Nanchang in eastern China's Jiangxi province in this picture taken on April 11, 2005.

In first, Israeli-invented laser opens blockage in leg arteries of patient, avoiding amputation

Already utilized on 100,00 patients in the US, the device is now approved for use for the first time in Israel. 

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Bnei Zion Medical Center in Haifa: Giving a child painkillers before an operation reduces pain

A separate study showed that children who received spinal anesthesia had lower levels of stress hormones than those with general anesthesia.

 At University of Haifa medical school ceremony on Sunday, June 2, 2024.

Why do we help others? New study reveals part of brain responsible for altruism

According to the new paper, our selflessness and willingness to do good deeds is governed by a specific region in the brain.

Brain scans

AI to assist family doctors at Leumit Health Services following successful pilot

Findings from the past year show that partial use of AI in the health fund reduced hospitalization rates by 24% and increased medical interventions.

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Human-caused climate change is likely to worsen neurological and psychiatric diseases 

The researchers stressed the urgent need to understand the impact of climate change on people with neurological conditions so as to protect their health

 Tamas Freund holds a human brain at the Institute of Experimental Medicine of Hungarian Academy of Science in Budapest

As new findings about tumors and glucose starvation have opened a therapeutic window

It is a novel approach to brain cancer based on a decade of research in his lab.

 Illustration for demonstration of 3D printing of a tumor in a brain Microenvironment according to a computed 3D model.

Coming to terms with parenting a child with a rare condition - comment

I look for the superpowers that my son and I will get as a result of this journey.

 Prof. Eran Hadar, Director of the Maternal Medicine Unit at the Women's Hospital.