Good News Israel: Making Science Fiction a Reality – Latest Medical Achievements
Making science fiction a reality; Busting the protein link to Alzheimer's; Heart diagnosis AI that any doctor can use; and much more!
By: Michael Ordman POSITIVE NEWS IN A WAR Billionaire survivor gives message of hope 94-year-old Holocaust survivor Sir Frank Lowy gave a powerful and emotional Thanksgiving Day speech to ex-hostages and their friends. The Israeli-Australian multibillionaire drew from his life experiences to give them strength and resilience. (see here previously). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lowy The most interceptions in... Read more »
by: Michael Ordman POSITIVE NEWS IN A WAR Rebuilding Kibbutz Kfar Aza The Israeli government’s Tekuma Directorate has allocated NIS 180 million to restore Kibbutz Kfar Aza, which was devasted by Hamas terrorists on Oct 7 2023. https://israfan.com/p/rebuilding-kfar-aza Growing olive trees in challenging times Videos from “Buy a Piece of Israel” gives readers an insight... Read more »
By: Michael Ordman POSITIVE NEWS IN A WAR What to do with captured weapons The IDF is examining the possibility of establishing anti-tank units using the huge number of weapons and missiles seized from the Hezbollah terrorist organization, including tens of thousands of Russian Kornet and Iranian Almas anti-tank missiles. https://www.jns.org/idf-may-form-anti-tank-units-using-captured-hezbollah-materiel/ IDF’s veteran unit The... Read more »
by: Michael Ordman POSITIVE NEWS IN A WAR Wounded paramedic returns United Hatzalah emergency medic Rabbi Chaim Sassi was seriously wounded by a Hamas terrorist in Sderot on Oct 7. He has now returned to active service after receiving a custom-made “ambucycle” designed to accommodate his lingering leg injury. Rabbi Chaim was praised as “an... Read more »
by: Michael Ordman POSITIVE NEWS IN A WAR Sheba hospital’s new rehab center At Sheba hospital’s new “Returning to Life Rehabilitation Center for War Casualties”, over 600 patients have undergone critical rehabilitation since Oct 7. Sheba’s original rehab unit was expanded to meet the increased demand for trauma care and rehabilitation for civilians and soldiers.... Read more »
by: Michael Ordman POSITIVE NEWS IN A WAR IDF soldier saved by his prayers An IDF soldier was praying in Gaza, wearing tefillin (phylacteries). When warned about a nearby Hamas terrorist, he removed his tefillin, but had no time to remove the metal night vision support plate on his helmet. The terrorist shot 3 bullets... Read more »
by: Michael Ordman POSITIVE NEWS IN A WAR On a mission Technion alumna Maya Shnur is a business manager at Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. “When the sirens start and I take my little boy down into the bomb shelter, I say ‘thank you Rafael for saving our lives.’” Maya contributes to Israel’s security and... Read more »
by: Michael Ordman POSITIVE NEWS IN A WAR The breath of life Kfir Zar’s lungs were badly damaged when Hamas fired a rocket at his tank in Gaza. He was put on a heart-lung machine until he received a double lung transplant at Sheba Medical Center from fallen soldier Dor Zimel. Kfir has now been... Read more »
by: Michael Ordman POSITIVE NEWS IN A WAR The most moral army in history The High Level International Military Group comprises former NATO chiefs of staff, generals, senior officers, political leaders and officials. Its July 2024 analysis of the IDF’s war against Hamas was sent to the International Criminal Court. It praises the IDF’s moral... Read more »
by: Michael Ordman POSITIVE NEWS IN A WAR Lifting our spirit Ziv Shilon lost an arm in Gaza in 2012, but he didn’t lose his spirit. Here, he performs hagbah (lifting the Torah scroll) in the Chabad of Savyon, Nothing stops these heroes – they are now a defining and meaningful part of the fabric... Read more »
by: Michael Ordman POSITIVE NEWS IN A WAR Wounded paramedic has a strong spirit Tal, an IDF paramedic was wounded when he went to the aid of a soldier shot by Hezbollah, who subsequently fired an anti-tank missile at him. He is in rehabilitation but has returned to manage the Golani distillery that he... Read more »
POSITIVE NEWS IN A WAR Wounded ICU doctor vows to work again Dr Yoav Bichovsky, of the intensive care unit at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, was wounded beyond recognition by Hamas in Gaza. He is now regaining his speech and motor skills at the Loewenstein Rehabilitation Center in Ra’anana and is resolved to return... Read more »
by: Michael Ordman POSITIVE NEWS IN A WAR Israel’s largest flag 50 meters above Moshav Netiv HaAsara flies is probably the biggest flag in Israel at 17 meters wide and 12 meters tall. It is visible from Gaza, as a symbol of defiance to the Hamas terrorists who tried to overrun the Moshav on Oct... Read more »
POSITIVE NEWS IN A WAR Wounded IDF soldier welcomed at NY rehab center Due to an overload of war casualties Yonatan, an injured IDF soldier had his follow-up surgeries in Israel delayed. A compassionate doctor and Five Towns Premier Rehab Center in Woodmere, NY, agreed to admit him. https://jewishbreakingnews.com/injured-idf-soldier-receives-heros-welcome-at-ny-rehab-center/ https://x.com/LivingLchaim/status/1800218431322783777 96-year-old IDF reservist promoted Ezra... Read more »
by: Michael Ordman POSITIVE NEWS IN A WAR “The diamonds are in our hands” In one of the most daring operations since Oct 7, Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Shlomi Ziv, and Andrei Kozlov, who were kidnapped from the Nova party, were rescued in “Operation Arnon.” This is how the action unfolded, minute by minute.... Read more »
by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Penetrating the BBB The nano-platform technology of Israel’s NanoCarry traverses the Blood Brain Barrier (BBB) to deliver potentially life-saving therapies to the brain. Its initial target is HER2 breast cancer brain metastases for which there is no treatment, even though the original cancer can now effectively be cured. https://nocamels.com/2024/05/penetrating-brains-natural-barrier-to-deliver-life-saving-drugs/... Read more »
POSITIVE NEWS DURING A WAR IDF heroes speak to the world The Jewish Agency for Israel organized a group of 90 IDF soldiers that fought on the southern and northern fronts to participate in Israel’s Memorial Day (Yom Hazikaron) and Independence Day (Yom Ha’atzmaut) ceremonies across the globe so they could share details of their... Read more »
by: Michael Ordman POSITIVE NEWS DURING A WAR Gaza border incubator is back in business The attacks on Oct 7 took a severe toll on the SouthUp business incubator (see here previously). But now the Nir Am center has fully reopened. Four new startups have joined the portfolio of 27 companies working in the fields of... Read more »
by: Michael Ordman POSITIVE NEWS DURING A WAR Remarkable Resilience This video describes how Israel’s Ben Gurion University responded after the devastating events of Oct 7. BGU and its students are helping the Negev recover and rebuild. From finance to students in the reserves and evacuees, to medical gear, clinics, and many vital cutting-edge innovations.... Read more »
by: Michael Ordman POSITIVE NEWS DURING A WAR Ari leaves the ICU Ari Spitz, a Givati Brigade soldier, has regained full consciousness one and a half months after being severely injured in Gaza. He is considered one of the most severe casualties of the war. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388392 From battleground to bakery Yedidya Harush has literally fought... Read more »
by: Michael Ordman POSITIVE NEWS DURING A WAR Fallen soldier saves five lives The family of fallen IDF soldier Sivan Weil donated his organs. His heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, and pancreas saved five seriously ill patients at Israel’s Sheba, Hadassah, and Beilinson Medical Centers. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-794971 https://www.timesofi srael.com/liveblog_entry/parents-of-soldier-killed-in-gaza-say-organs-donated/ Protection at sea For the first time, Israel... Read more »
by: Michael Ordman POSITIVE NEWS DURING A WAR Reserve IDF commander has life-changing surgery 57-year-old Motti Ben-Lulu served 4 months reserve duty as a platoon commander in Gaza. But he was unable to hold a weapon due to tremor. Now, after MRI-guided focused ultrasound treatment from Israel’s Insightec (see here previously) he is a new person.... Read more »
by: Michael Ordman POSITIVE NEWS DURING A WAR Christian Embassy donates 4 ambulances The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem has donated four new ambulances to help replace the dozens of Israeli ambulances destroyed on and since Oct 7. One is an advanced military ambulance for Gaza border communities. One will serve Holocaust survivors in the North.... Read more »
by: Michael Ordman POSITIVE NEWS DURING A WAR Gap-year students mentor displaced kids Israeli high school graduates in a pre-army volunteer program are supporting children evacuated due to the war. 60 joined NGO Bakehila (see here previously) mentoring Jewish and Arab kids relocated from Kiryat Shmona to Haifa. Others helped at Bakehila’s Jerusalem’s communes. https://www.israel21c.org/gap-year-israelis-mentor-kids-impacted-or-displaced-by-war/ Son... Read more »
by: Michael Ordman POSITIVE NEWS DURING A WAR He lied to his wife to rescue survivors On Oct 7, IDF veteran Eran Masas, from Haifa lied to his wife that he had been called up by the army. He put on a uniform, took his sidearm and drove 220km to the Gaza border. He then... Read more »
POSITIVE NEWS DURING A WAR Airlifting medical supplies Yad Sarah, Israel’s largest volunteer-run non-profit organization, is circumventing shipping delays of critical equipment caused by attacks by Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthis with the arrival of the first airlift to Ben Gurion Airport. Funding was by the Jewish Federations of North America. https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-785799 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOd_HK7oXPA Fly the flag Israel’s... Read more »
Using music to test for dementia; Natural gas revenues soar; ItsMine is a Cool Vendor; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Once-a-day injection to treat Parkinson’s Israel’s Pharma Two B (see here previously) is presenting the full results of its Phase 3 trial of its once-a-day injection of its P2B001 treatment for... Read more »
Re-educate your muscles; Tax benefits for investors; New immigrants dance at the airport; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Whole genome cancer detection It wasn’t long ago since the genome was fully decoded. Now, Israel’s C2i Genomics (see here previously) has teamed up with Tel Aviv’s Sourasky (Ichilov) Medical Center take blood test... Read more »
Making science fiction a reality; Busting the protein link to Alzheimer's; Heart diagnosis AI that any doctor can use; and much more!
Making science fiction a reality; Energy costs go (down) through the roof; Electric road for France; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS A miniature human heart, grown from stem cells Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Israel’s Technion Institute have created a tiny functioning human heart, smaller than a grain... Read more »
'Hibuki' hugs New York Kids, Toys comfort children in rehab, and much more!
Innovation for low-tech companies; STEM training for haredi youth; A digital army for Israel; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Precision medicine for infectious diseases Personally tailored treatments for cancer patients are well known. Now Tel Aviv University researchers propose a similar approach to fighting infections. Two immune markers in the blood... Read more »
Israeli Embassy in Muslim-majority country provides for poor families; Eyeglasses for survivors in Sderot; Saving African Boys; and much more!
Building the first electric road in Norway; 1,000 Jewish teens compete in Israel; From navy captain to Israeli singer; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Programming tumors to self-destruct Researchers at Tel Aviv University encoded a toxin into mRNA (messenger RNA) molecules and delivered them directly to cancer cells. The cells were... Read more »
U-21 men’s team earns spot to make country’s first appearance in an Olympic football tournament in nearly half a century.
When the ventilator can be removed; JP Morgan expands operations in Israel; A mural of Jewish history; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS New treatment for chronic kidney disease Israel’s Curespec, founded by Israel’s Avner Spector, has developed Europe-approved Nephrospec. It uses an acoustic wave treatment called eHAT to treat chronic kidney... Read more »
After life-saving surgery, donor and recipient run marathon; American immigrant gets Outstanding Volunteer award; from inaugural trip to Israel to Birthright CEO; and much more!
Prize for pain treatment; More efficient water from air generator; Running a marathon with his kidney donor; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Predicting immunotherapy response Ben-Gurion University researchers have partnered Israel’s OncoHost to develop a biosensor that safely predicts if anti-PD1 therapy may cure a specific cancer patient. The leading immune... Read more »
'Motivated to enjoy the new challenge': Former Maccabi Haifa soccer player Omer Atzili becomes the newest player for the Emirati soccer club Al Ain.
Israel has long excelled at judo, sailing and gymnastics but suddenly is finding its feet in soccer and even baseball.
The finish is by far Israel's best-ever at any major soccer tournament.
What does Israel do for the United States? Israeli farmers feed the poor; Videos for Special Children; and much more!
Israeli farmers feed the poor; The future of 3D sensing; A kosher mehadrin Arab restaurant; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Please can we join your trial Following the 100% success of Israel’s Alpha TAU’s last clinical trial of Alpha DaRT on recurring skin cancer (see here previously) medical institutes around the world... Read more »
Israel twice came back from a goal down against the soccer powerhouse nation.
Beatie Deutsch emphasizes that, despite pressure to compete, observing the Jewish day of rest is more important than any apparent opportunity to advance her athletic career.
'I’m proud of my players, this was a tough game, a cup championship,' said coach Ofir Haim. Israel now faces Brazil.
'This was a heroic win, maybe the greatest match in the history of Israeli soccer,' says coach Ofir Haim.'This is for all of Israel, I dedicate this to you.'
Training Bedouin to save lives; The first Israeli to star solo at MSG; Six days of miracles; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Successful skin cancer treatment A small trial of Alpha DaRT from Israel’s Alpha Tau (see here previously) was 100% successful in treating 10 patients with skin cancer. All were 100%... Read more »
Israel's historic gene therapy helps 4-year-old from India, Israel’s TrainPain wins the Grand Prize, Israel’s SofWave Medical wins 2 international awards, and much more!
Israeli partnership to bio-print organs; Off-road vehicles on road to success; Redefining meat at the supermarket; and much more by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Historic gene therapy operation Doctors at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center made history with a 7-hour operation to deliver Upstaza gene therapy directly to the brain of a 4-year-old girl from... Read more »
Inbar Lanir scores surprise victory in women’s under-78kg category, overpowering France’s most medaled female judoka.
Israeli soldiers rescue trapped camel, Eurovision contestants plant saplings in Israel, helping to feed the vulnerable, and much more!
Edison award winner; A breath of fresh water; Lucy Dee’s heart; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Israeli surgeons perform innovative skin cancer treatment For the first time in Israel, plastic surgeons and oncologists at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center used electrochemotherapy to treat skin cancer tumors. An electric current disrupts the... Read more »
Super-paramedic; Five examples of Israeli Jewish-Arab partnership; Israel’s largest solar project; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Cancer therapy breakthrough Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed nanoparticles containing RNA that silences the protein CKAP5 – essential to the stability of many types of cancer. The therapy causes the cancer cells to... Read more »
Israeli hospital implants pacemaker in 102-year old, Artificial Intelligence helps Israel's paramedics, PTSD treatment gets US FDA clearance, and much more!
102-year-old receives pacemaker; Securing the perimeters; High flying deliveries; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS HBOT is effective for fibromyalgia Tel Aviv University researchers have found that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is more effective than medication in reducing fibromyalgia pain caused by a traumatic head injury. 40% of the HBOT group were... Read more »
ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Breakthrough discovery about pancreatic cancer An international study let by Hebrew University researchers has discovered that pancreatic cancer spreads (metastasis) due to reduced levels of the RNA controlling protein RBFOX2. The finding provides a new target for pancreatic cancer treatments. https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-735101 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05820-3 How the gut impacts cancer treatment A Weizmann Institute-led international... Read more »
Preventing migraines; Treating the poor in Brazil; New family of snakes identified; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS A vaccine against bacteria For the first time worldwide, researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Institute for Biological Research have developed an mRNA-based vaccine that is 100% effective against plague bacteria, lethal... Read more »
A sampling of great Israeli hikes that let people in strollers or wheelchairs fully join the fun.
BackStreet Boys are back, Guns & Roses returns to Tel Aviv, Music from Kyiv to Israel, and much more!
Keeping an eye on your loved ones; Cocoa in Israel; Israel and Taiwan tech ties; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS A new target for protection against Alzheimer’s Researchers at Israel’s Ben-Gurion University found a new approach for treating Alzheimer’s disease. The developed a new molecule VBIT-4 that prevents the over-expression of... Read more »
Preventing kidney failure, sniffing out cancer, better than antibiotics, and much more!
Preventing kidney failure; Women in science; Speeding up on-line shopping; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Sniffing out cancer Israel’s SpotitEarly (see here previously) has just reported a 93% success rate in its study using a combination of dogs, sensors, and AI software to detect and identify breast, lung, colon, and prostate cancer.... Read more »
Best children's hospital in the world, Radical new approach to treating Alzheimer's, Dental care for the disabled, and much more!
Non-animal testing in Dubai; From Startup Nation to WaterTech Nation; 90 more Ukrainian Jews come homel; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Proteins in focus for AMD Tel Aviv Universit+y researchers have identified two genomic proteins LHX2 and OTX2 that affect the chances of contracting Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). The discovery is... Read more »
Esther Cohen escaped to pre-State Israel in 1938, helped establish IDF Oketz Unit; new apartments in historic Jerusalem neighborhoods, Educating on Zionism in the US, and much more!
Chad opens Embassy in Israel; Clean fusion energy; Japanese alliance for auto security; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Cell therapy to treat disease Israel’s Minovia Therapeutics (see here previously) is testing mitochondria augmentation therapy (MAT) on children with rare, untreatable mitochondrial diseases. It has had some success with Pearson’s Disease sufferers. It... Read more »
Running in Antarctica for Israeli education, Israeli musicians perform in London, 'brutalist' tourist site, and much more!
ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Preventing cancer from spreading Researchers from Israel’s Bar-Ilan University have developed a peptide (small protein) that prevents the triggering of metastasis – secondary cancer. In the laboratory, it had 90% success on solid cancers and could be used in combination with other therapies. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/366206 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41388-022-02481-w https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-scientists-say-substance-prevents-cancers-spread-in-mice-with-90-success/ Heat treatment for terminal cancer patients... Read more »
From a robot for elders to an automated vehicle inspection app, TIME editors love these Israeli innovations.
Tooth extracted from child's lung, medical suit for heart patient, 1,000 knee implants - and more!
Global solutions; Best sports-tech startup; See the desert bloom; Find your Israeli relatives; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Medical suit for heart patients The new Israeli-developed Microclimate Suit is successfully eliminating congestion in heart failure patients at Israel’s Rambam hospital. It evaporates body fluids, alleviating symptoms of heart failure by reducing... Read more »
Loads of building projects in Jerusalem, Israeli singers one of world's best, and more!
New way to cure pulmonary embolisms; Iranian invasion; Jewish women of consequence; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Israelis live longer Israelis have the world’s 10th highest life expectancy, according to the Worldometer’s Life Expectancy of the World Population – a project by NiceR that helps Americans access affordable prescription medications. The... Read more »
Israeli influential Covid-19 studies; More funds for Arabs to work in hi-tech; Millions for sustainability research; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Cancer therapy that could change the world Allocetra from Israel’s Enlivex (see here previously) saved many patients suffering from Covid-19 and sepsis. Clinical trials have now begun, using it to treat... Read more »
Christians in the Middle East, Autism no obstacle to joining IDF, Israel promotes Arab entrepreneurship, and much more!
Autism is no obstacle in the IDF; Generators and radiation suits for Ukraine; 4 top “intelligent” startups; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Novel cancer treatment begins trials Israel’s Nectin Therapeutics (see here previously) has started human trials of its NTX1088 cancer treatment. NTX1088 blocks the protein PVR expressed by tumors to suppress... Read more »
MK Moshe Solomon's maiden Knesset speech, Ginat chanukiah at the Western Wall, long walk to Jerusalem, and much more!
Two lives saved; Success story of an Israeli female CEO; More funding for hi-tech training; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS AI to diagnose cancerous biopsies Many tumors express the protein PD-L1, which allows them to circumvent the immune system. Scientists at Israel’s Technion Institute have developed neural networks that use “deep... Read more »
Saved by his Book of Psalms, Gap Year in Israel for students with disabilities, UN exhibit of Jewish exodus from Arab countries, and much more!
Haredim in hi-tech; Israel Earth Prize; Energy deal with Morocco; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Nano-magnets to repair damaged brain cells Scientists at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University have developed breakthrough technology that could repair damaged neuron (brain cell) functionality. Using iron oxide, magnetic fields, and collagen, they created cells that developed into... Read more »
1st social networking app for Jewish mothers to learn and connect; Virtual walk across the Temple Mount in Jerusalem; Ben-Gurion Day in the US, and much more!
Hear from a top Israeli scientist; Going green at FoodTechIL; Partnership to save lives on the road; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Computer-designed anti-cancer antibodies Israel’s Bar-Ilan Prof. Yanay Ofran has invented antibodies to attack tumors, using computers and then produced them from amino acids in a process akin to 3D... Read more »
You don't have to be Jewish to be successful in Israel, Israel at the Bahrain airshow, Mauritanian infant saved, and much more!
Connecting patients with the same condition; Urban innovation conference; 14,000 to join Masa Israel programs; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Peptides with anti-cancer potential Scientists from Israel’s Technion Institute and from Japan have discovered peptides (short proteins) with the potential to destroy cancer cells. The scientists made the discovery while researching... Read more »
Advising the UK ombudsman; Healing migrating birds; Israel to pilot self-driving buses; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Nitric Oxide speeds recovery from Covid-19 The LungFit Nitric Oxide device from Israel’s Beyond Air (see here previously) speeds up the recovery of hospitalized COVID patients. Clinical (human) trials showed they needed less oxygen support... Read more »
Surprise for Israeli in Sweden; Israel’s James Bond; Rescuing stranded motorists; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Decoy molecule neutralizes dangerous viruses Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute and at Tel Aviv University have engineered a molecule called Arenacept to fool and destroy viruses that migrate from rodents to humans. Arenacept binds strongly... Read more »
OrCam for dyslexics; 3 successful Israeli women; Your old smartphone has value; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Diagnosing irregular heart rates in high-risk patients Prof Mahmoud Saliman of Rambam Health Care Campus is the first in Israel to insert an ultrasound device through a vein (without anesthesia) to safely diagnose... Read more »
Israeli Arab is Intel VP; Israel in Space; Robot fruit picker is flying high; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Nanotech to deliver precision chemotherapy Scientists at Israel’s Technion Institute have developed a nano-material that can deliver different toxic cancer therapies directly to tumors, without harming healthy cells. Robot chemistry was used... Read more »
Woman head of IDF innovation; Switzerland’s fleet of Israeli UAVs; Israeli wines have a bright outlook; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Israeli-led European cancer consortium Professors from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Hadassah Cancer Research Institute are leading CanceRNA – a European consortium working to develop novel immunotherapy treatments... Read more »
Israel’s Zooz Power wins New York-Israel Smart Energy Innovation Challenge, Free trade with Guatemala, UAE's largest business delegation to Israel, and much more!
Two ways to purify the air; 400 Israeli startups in NYC; Israel In Our Lives; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Oral insulin reduces liver fat Israel’s Oramed (see here previously) has reported that its ORMD-0801 oral insulin candidate successfully reduced the liver fat in its Phase 2 trial on Type 2 diabetes... Read more »
Ukrainian refugees become EMTs; Monitoring vehicle passengers; Fly under Jerusalem’s streets; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Starving brain tumors Tel Aviv University scientists have discovered that brain cells called astrocytes, which normally support brain function, are highjacked by tumors to block the immune system and feed the tumors. The scientists eliminated... Read more »
We are the blessed generation, the fast road to Jerusalem, ancient Israelite settlement discovered, and much more!
A new digital platform improves focus by helping users resist distractions and procrastination. College students are already trying it out.
Helping recovery of little leaguer; Innovating with New Zealand; We are the Blessed generation; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS A better way to kill cancer Researchers at Tel Aviv University and the University of Lisbon have improved the current method of disabling cancer’s defenses. Instead of an expensive antibody infusion that... Read more »
Treatment for eating disorders, record number of transplants, helping to breathe - and much more!
Treatment for eating disorders; The food-waste solution; Selina opens more Israeli hostels; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Disrupting tumor’s defenses Researchers at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University have developed nanotechnology that prevents tumors from disabling the body’s Natural Killer (NK) cells. They used RNA molecules to stop the NK cells from expressing the... Read more »
Growing Israel’s digital health sector; Special mission aircraft for NATO; All IDF positions open to Haredim; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Covid-19 immunity testing A team of Israeli immunologists, epidemiologists and other researchers have successfully used the levels of antibody markers to predict the risk of Covid-19 infection. IGG antibodies for... Read more »
Earthquake prediction is 80% accurate; Israeli students win UK BAFTA award; Summer camp for bereaved children; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS It started here This article gives more details about the fecal microbial transfer (FMT) trial at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center in 2020 to treat terminally ill melanoma patients (see here previously).... Read more »
An AI baby monitor; Strategic partnership with the US; Twins make Aliyah and join elite Navy unit; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Almost all babies vaccinated against polio Israel has successfully rolled out its polio vaccine to children between the ages of six weeks and 18 months – the age most... Read more »
Building hospitals in Morocco; An $8 billion market; Israeli innovation for Michigan; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Chronic disease breakthrough Researchers from Haifa’s Bnai Zion Medical Center and Israel’s Technion Institute have developed semaphorin 3A – a molecule that maintains the balance of the immune system. It can help treat autoimmune... Read more »
Indian Jews celebrate Bar Mitzva at Kotel; A special swimmer; Ethiopian Book of Psalms rescued; and much more! By: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Rebooting the immune system Israel’s NeoTX (see here previously) is now conducting a Phase 2 trial of its naptumomab estafenatox (NAP) bacteria-coated, immunotherapy cancer treatment on 30 patients in the US. It... Read more »
Empowering female entrepreneurs; Eco-friendly power for satellites; Samaria Film Festival; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS A platform to eliminate all viruses Hebrew University startup ViroBlock has reported preliminary success of its platform for rapidly generating anti-viral therapies. Its channel blockers inhibit proteins expressed by current and emerging viruses, including COVID-19 and... Read more »
Number 1 for R&D investment; Clearly see the water; Promoting trade with Egypt and Morocco; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Center for Translational Medicine Rambam Health Care and Israel’s Technion Institute have established the Wolfe Center for Translational Medicine and Engineering. Doctors, scientists, and engineers will work together from bench to... Read more »
Israel joins the Invictus Games; Coming soon – 3D-printed skin; Storing green energy; and much more! By: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Israel’s most advanced cardiology hospital The new NIS 200 million Eyal Ofer Heart Hospital has just opened on the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa. Besides “normal” cardiology treatments, it will advance research... Read more »
Breakthrough Innovation; Chalk Over Hate; Eight top Israeli scientists; and much more! By: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Using AI to identify autoimmune diseases After winning a medical contest to detect celiac disease, Shlomit Steinberg-Koch founded Predicta Med. Its Artificial Intelligence is 84% accurate in detecting Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic... Read more »
Arab firefighters; Recycling waste to grow seafood; Combining music and hi-tech; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Ketamine as an antidepressant Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute and in Germany, have clarified the molecular cascade triggered by ketamine, that leads to its sustained antidepressant effects. They found that the gene Kcnq2 enables potassium... Read more »
Saving Ukrainian refugees in Poland; Israel is buzzing; More startups doing good work; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Neurological discovery Researchers at Tel Aviv University found that a mutation in genes ADNP and SHANK3 causes conditions such as autism, schizophrenia, and neuro-degenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. They also found that an experimental... Read more »
ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Covid-19 therapy also helps cancer patients MesenCure – the life-saving Covid-19 treatment from Israel’s Bonus BioGroup (see here) also prevents a lethal inflammatory response that affects cancer patients receiving immunotherapy. In California trials MesenCure significantly reduced an overreaction of the immune system. https://worldisraelnews.com/israeli-covid-drug-also-aids-cancer-immunotherapy-patients/ Slowing the progress of ALS Israel’s Neuromagen (see here previously)... Read more »
Israel’s Imagene AI develops fast AI-based cancer diagnostics, volunteer EMTs from Israel’s United Hatzalah saved three Israelis, doctors fix hole in preemie's heart, and much more!
Praise for Israeli health system; Re-wilding the wetlands; Bar Mitzvah at the Kotel for Ukrainian orphans; and much more! By Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS How a Covid-19 variant is created Most research related to Coronavirus mutations looks at the virus and how it infects a vaccinated individual. But researchers at Israel’s Technion have been... Read more »
'There is no doubt that my sisters had an influence on my decision, but it is also probably part of the DNA our parents instilled in us,' said Y., the family's youngest sister to join the IDF.
A happy return; An app to get you off the couch; Other things to do in May; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Field hospital treated 6,000 Israel’s Kochav Meir (Shining Star) field hospital in Ukraine has closed after six weeks, having treated 6,000 patients. The hospital was originally planned to operate... Read more »
No more blood shortages; Mission to aid Ethiopia; A virtual model; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS A good place The latest Coronavirus wave is over as far as Israel is concerned. Experts say the reasons include immunity from the previous Omicron wave, plus behavioral factors such as protecting the elderly. If... Read more »
Israeli Arab leads Ukraine field hospital lab; The world’s thinnest lenses; Defending Europe; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Cancer therapy “double-whammy” Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a 2-in-1 anti-cancer nanoparticle. It is the world’ first RNA-based treatment to combine chemotherapy to destroy cancer cells and immunotherapy to stimulate the... Read more »
Where Zionism and medicine meet, cancer kids get their wish, 10,000 immigrants in one month, and much more!
Accurate diagnosis; More sea turtles hatching; Where Zionism and medicine meet; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Medical clowns aid Ukrainian refugees The huge numbers of Israeli volunteers aiding refugees from Ukraine in Moldova include the medical clowns of Dream Doctors (see here previously). Their costumes, big red noses and funny antics light... Read more »
Israeli volunteers rescue Arabs from enemy countries in Ukraine, Education Ministry provideses Hebrew instruction to Druze community.
Protection against ISIS drones; On the diamond map; The world’s largest collection of Esther scrolls; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Tons of equipment for Israeli Ukraine field hospital Israel airlifted some 17 tons of equipment to build its $6.5 million “Kochav Meir” (Shining Star) Ukraine field hospital (see here previously), which is... Read more »
Innovation teams in mixed cities; 5G networks for smart cities; Accelerating TV format startups; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Medics rush to Ukraine Israeli emergency NGO United Hatzalah chartered a plane and sent 40 paramedics, EMTs, doctors, psychologists, and therapists, to join its volunteers already treating local Ukrainians. The plane also... Read more »
32 lives saved in one month, Purim extravaganza for special kids, Falafel kerfuffle, and much more!
Biblical discoveries of 2021; Successful trials for portable eye test; Hydrogen trucks for Israel; and much more! by: Micheal Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Stopping cancer spreading during chemotherapy A Technion doctorate student has discovered that the LOX enzyme plays a major role in helping cancer spread (metastasis) when the patient is having chemotherapy. Inhibiting LOX... Read more »
ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Innovative heart treatment After 68 years, Yair’s complex congenital heart defect finally caught up with him. Luckily, the years also brought new advances and, for the first time in Israel, instead of open-heart surgery, his irregular pulse could be resolved at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center using cardiac catheterization. https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-698121 Portable lung tests... Read more »
Shopping without paying, help for abuse victims, no age limit at 'special' summer camp, and much more!
ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Non-invasive eye test for Covid-19 Israel’s AdOM Advanced Optical Technologies has developed the Tear Film Imager (TFI) which, in 40 seconds, measures the tear film layer of the eye to detect if someone has coronavirus. Israel’s Sheba Medical Center is now recruiting volunteers for a clinical study of the TFI. https://www.jns.org/israel-to-test-for-covid-19-using-non-invasive-eye-exam/ ... Read more »
Shaare Zedek Medical Center's new radiotherapy center promotes hope by stimulating the senses.
Pursue an MD degree in Israel; Israelis of iron; Top pick of Israeli crop of charities; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Alzheimer’s breakthrough Tel Aviv University scientists have identified pathological activity in the brain that precedes initial Alzheimer’s symptoms by many years. A systemic failure causes high activity the hippocampus even... Read more »
Billions more investments in Israeli companies, Israeli cybersecurity firms raise record amount; Unemployment keeps falling, and much more!
Home visits for your pet; Aid to Tonga; 450,000 trees to keep Israelis cool; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS ALS treatment trial success The cellular therapy from Israel’s Kadimastem (see here previously) was able to slow down the progression of ALS in its first human clinical trial on ten patients. Kadimastem’s Vice... Read more »
Israel's youngest lifesaver, NASA veteran makes Aliyah, Ancient Hebrew amulet found at biblical site, and much more!
Israelis live longer; Your personal electric plane; Digital Media Warriors; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS The next booster could be Israeli The CEO of NRx – the US company in charge of trials of Israel’s BriLife coronavirus vaccine – said NRx is designing a Phase II study of BriLife as a... Read more »
Famous Australian rock duo Air Supply returns in May; Guitar Mag chooses Israeli electric guitar as best of 2021; and more!
Israeli women win EU research grants; Virtual events at BGU; A self-driving super-chip; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Lupus treatment is right on target Current treatments for lupus nephritis shut down much of the immune system, with many adverse side effects. A new therapy developed by researchers, including Israel’s Professor Chaim... Read more »
Club Z - Standing up for Israel; Tour of City of David, where it all began, BDS fail, and much more!
First shipment of anti-Covid pill; Empowering Israeli Christian Arabs; Brain surgery under local anesthetic; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Etta’s cancer breakthrough Professor Etta Livneh of Israel’s Ben Gurion University has found a peptide (uPEP2) in the body’s messenger RNA that inhibits cancer cell survival, tumor progression, metastasis and more. Amazingly,... Read more »
Israel's success is no accident, Praying at the Western Wall in 1928, No longer a village, and much more!
9 top digital health companies; Two awards for Cognata; Drone delivery expands; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Implant for congestive heart failure patients Israel’s Restore Medical develops the ContraBand implant that uses the patient’s Left Ventrical to assist a failing Right Ventrical for the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF). It... Read more »
The selfie that could save your life; Covid is not what it seems; Parkinson's treatment success; and much more!
Preventing errors in the ICU; Pizza-making robots; Tax relief for hi-tech returnees; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Covid is not what it seems Scientists at Israel’s Ben Gurion University have found that coronavirus patients have damaged mitochondria in the blood, but not in the lungs. They now urge a medical re-think,... Read more »
IAC 2021 National Summit in Flordia became 'little Tel Aviv'; Prayer to take into space; A light for the indigenous nations, and much more!
Training orthodox women for hi-tech; A giant technological leap; Israeli cybermedia; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Targeting a cause of ALS Scientists at Tel Aviv University have developed an experimental molecule that breaks down the protein TDP-43, a key cause of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). TDP-43 causes motor neurons to degenerate.... Read more »
Solutions for the disadvantaged; Better than Iron Dome; Smart trolleys heading for the US; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research Scientists at Israel’s Technion Institute have developed a method of removing copper ions that cause the toxic buildup of amyloid plaque in Alzheimer’s patients. Professor Galia Maayan and... Read more »
More reasons to make Aliyah, New exhibit at Bible Lands Museum, Bible quiz, and much more!
Small molecules to treat ALS; Center for Innovation Lab; New Unicorns; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS New way to treat blood cancer Scientists at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University have found that malignant cells in hematologic cancer (leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma etc.), rely on a cytoskeletal protein, called WASp. Attacking WASp can... Read more »
Brig-Gen. Orly Markman names head of IDF's court of appeals.
Aiming for the Moon, with the UAE; Israeli drama wins an Emmy; Is this the “lost” Temple balsam?; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Silencing tumor communications Researchers at Israel’s Technion Institute have developed a breakthrough cancer treatment by injecting analgesic nanoparticles into the bloodstream. These anaesthetize the nerves inside the tumors,... Read more »
Hospital counters obesity with computer game, magician saves choking baby, targeting cancer hotspots and much more!
App lowers blood pressure; From the Moon to cancer detection; The largest solar field in the US; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Targeting cancer hotspots A team of researchers, led by Israel’s Weizmann Institute, used algorithms to find neoantigens – “hot spots” on tumors – that provide access to current immunotherapies... Read more »
Israeli EMT on holiday in Vienna saves a life; Guarding our beautiful land, Rescuing female cyclists from Afghanistan, and much more!
Arab Muslim female head of surgery; Cardiac ultrasound study in space; The Jerusalem marathon; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Coronavirus news Less than 6,400 Israelis now have the coronavirus, with just 178 serious cases. Also, an Israeli study shows Vitamin D deficient Covid-19 patients are 14 times more likely to be... Read more »
Helping Jordan tackle Covid; Digital quality of life survey; An electric & hydrogen truck; and much more! By: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS End of the 4th wave? The number of serious Covid cases in Israel is now under 400 (mostly unvaccinated) and several hospitals have closed their Covid wards. Over 3.8 million Israelis have... Read more »
Time Out magazine has ranked Tel Aviv as the world’s 'funnest' city, and eighth of the 37 'best cities' around the world; Despite recent forest fires, the 2021 Global Tree Assessment gave Israel's a high ranking; and much more!
Israeli radar for German navy; Polish priest discovers he is Jewish; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS HIV therapy counters Covid-19 Israeli-managed Code Pharma developed its Codivir treatment for HIV at its Israeli R&D center. It has just completed a successful Phase 1 trial in Brazil for using Codivir against the coronavirus... Read more »
UK government funds new Israeli wheel; Advancing the peace of the Abraham Accords; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Learning from Israel’s Covid boosters The Chair of UK’s Health and Social Care Select Committee, MP Jeremy Hunt, stated in Parliament that Israel shows that a booster program reduces Covid hospitalizations in just... Read more »
Wounded IDF soldier Netanel Felber has come a long way thanks to brain rehab, Israel's illumigyn is improving women's healthcare in the Gulf, and much more!
First Bahraini ambassador to Israel arrives; Israeli vaccine Phase 2 trials commence; and much more!
Mark Halawa's fascinating journey to Judaism, entire IDF unit donates hair to children with cancer, NGO Shurat HaDin-Israel Law Center volunteers train next generation to defend Israel, and much more!
IDF soldiers donate hair for cancer charity; Three Israeli universities in global top 100; and much more!
As demand for avocados continues to rise, an Israeli-Moroccan venture expects to fill world needs.
Israel empowers people with disabilities, teaching Israeli entrepreneurship in Miami, 1st female CEO of Tel Aviv Stock Exchange hi-tech company, and much more!
Israel’s medical robotic revolution; Israel’s first Druze Air Force Colonel; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Hospital kills Covid with UV light Tel Aviv’s Sourasky (Ichilov) is the first hospital to use ultra-violet (UV) light to disinfect medical spaces. The J. Protect system, from Israel’s Juganu (see here) uses UV-A in occupied... Read more »
Successful Israeli trial of treatment for COVID-19, breakthrough in detecting metastic breast cancer, progress in understanding Alzheimer's, and much more!
Intel Israel’s first Arab Vice President; How IDF located victims in Miami tragedy; and much more!
Mayo Clinic to bring Israeli AI to US surgical rooms; Hundreds move to Israel; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Mayo Clinic to bring Israeli AI to US surgical rooms Mayo Clinic is partnering Israeli-founded Theator (see here previously) to bring its artificial intelligence and computer vision technologies to surgical rooms in... Read more »
Mayo Clinic to bring Israeli AI to US surgical rooms; Hundreds move to Israel; and much more!
Israel Embassy donates 20 cows to vulnerable households in Rwanda’s Gisagara District, and much more!
Israeli vaccine can defeat variants; 80 Latin Americans discover Israeli tech; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Israel’s oral Covid vaccine Israel’s Oramed will shortly commence clinical trials of its Oravax vaccine – the world’s first oral Covid-19 vaccine (see here previously). Phase 1/2 trials will take place at Tel Aviv’s Sourasky... Read more »
Netafim launches AlphaDisc filter to protect irrigation systems, ITC (Intelligent Traffic Control successfully tests its smart traffic light technology, and more!
Jewish revolt coins found in Samaria; Miami Mayor thanks IDF; UAE Embassy opens in Israel; and much more!
Israel offers help to Lebanon; How Israel handles digital threats; Visit a 2nd Temple Jerusalem building; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Transplant breakthrough Researchers at Israel’s Beilinson Hospital have discovered how animal organs can be used in human transplant surgery. The main reason for rejection is the foreign blood vessels... Read more »
Married couple running for Israel; Brain profiler to go into space; The largest Israeli Nasdaq launch; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Successful trials of TB diagnosis patch Six years ago (see here previously) Technion scientists began developing a sensing plaster to detect tuberculosis biomarkers on the skin. Now, trials of the... Read more »
The UK National Health Service is to trial the blood test from Israel’s OncoHost that predicts how well cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy treatment; The Israeli Business to Developer sector is growing as companies develop products that automate and simplify the jobs of highly sought-after hi-tech developers, and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S... Read more »
How to make vaccines go further; Israelis develops the IPU; AppsFlyer to hire 300; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS The masks are off Israelis are now able to show their faces again indoors after Israel’s Health Ministry lifted the indoor facemask requirement. Some 61% of the population has been fully vaccinated... Read more »
Anti-BDS news - investment in Israeli startups so far in 2021 has beaten the total for the whole of last year; Traveltech prepares for tourist boom, 20 projects for US-Israel joint funding, and much more!
Toys for Arabs and Jews; Real milk, no cows; Jerusalem in transition; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS No new Covid infections Last Shabbat (5th June) Israel registered zero new local COVID-19 infections for the first time in more than a year. There are now only some 200 coronavirus infected patients in... Read more »
Women climb the tech ladder; As strong as spider silk; In touch with the senses; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Severe Covid patients cured in a day Israel’s Bonus BioGroup (see here previously) tested its MesenCure MSC treatment on 10 severely ill, high risk Covid-19 patients at Haifa’s Rambam hospital. All ten... Read more »
Numerous Israeli companies employ Israeli-Arab Muslims working happily alongside Israeli Jews, Israeli-Arab woman gets kidney from victim of anti-Semitic Lod riot, and more!
Gazan children in Israeli hospital; Israel’s cloud; A conveyor belt of Unicorns; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Blood clot treatment for chronic wounds Israelis Dr Igal & Alon Kushnir founded RedDress Medical to develop ActiGraft – a revolutionary fast treatment that uses blood clots made from the patient’s own blood to... Read more »
Molecule protects implants; Nail it every time; Israel – an island of sanity in testing times; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Trials for Covid-19 wonder treatment The EXO-CD24 Covid treatment (see here) invented by doctors at Israel’s Sourasky (Ichilov) Medical Center, is about to begin Phase 2 trials in Greece on 90... Read more »
Israeli dedicates goal to Meron victims; Award for Technion volunteer; Molecular tweezers to destroy bacteria; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Success in trials of multiple myeloma treatment Israel’s BioLineRx (see here previously) has reported positive results in the Phase 3 trial of its Motixafortide treatment in combination with G-CSF for multiple myeloma.... Read more »
Life basically returns to normal with very few new corona cases, Tamar Robotics develops surgical robot to revolutionize brain surgery, new nose spray blocks Covid variants, and much more!
A taste of Tunisia and Morocco; Saving life in Jerusalem; Tech research institute; and much more! By: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Panic over Israel is recording less than 100 new Covid-19 cases a day, with under 1,600 total infections. Swimming pools, gyms and dining at restaurants are to be opened even to the unvaccinated.... Read more »
Probiotic yoghurt molecules treat Covid; Earth Day clean up; Rare historical videos released; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Vaccination good news 5 million Israelis have now received two Covid vaccinations – 80% of the adult population. And a new study shows that vaccinations have saved some 6,000 Israeli lives. Finally, Israel’s... Read more »
BGU scientist identifies genes involved in aging process; unvaccinated children of vaccinated parents far less likely to contract the coronavirus; Muslims and Jews save disabled woman; and more!
Heart surgery for Iraqi baby; Ramadan greetings; Smart coffee; and much more! By Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Vaccine even protects the unvaccinated Unvaccinated children of Covid-19 vaccinated parents are far less likely to contract the virus. Researchers at Israel’s Technion and health company Maccabi used data from 223 Israeli communities to show each 20%... Read more »
US teens return to study in Israel; Microsoft to invest $1 billion in Israel; Smarter than Amazon; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Bacteria can help anti-cancer immune response There is a complex relationship between bacteria and cancer (reported here previously). Now, scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute have discovered that bacteria inside cancer... Read more »
IDF is 1st army in the world to vaccinate 80% of its personnel; Doctors from Israel’s Sheba Medical Centre in the UAE to treat diabetes patients; and much more!
Saving lives from snakebites; 30-second baggage disinfection; Twitter acquires Reshuffle; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Huge drop in coronavirus reproduction Israel’s “R” factor – the average number of people that one person infects with the SARS-Cov-2 virus – has fallen to just over 0.5 and less than 1% of tests are... Read more »
Two haredi comedians delight secular audiences, proving you don't have to use profanity to be funny; Israelis have flocked back to restaurants, sports stadiums and cultural events; and much more!
Running from Jerusalem to Eilat; M.A. in Smart Cities; Ice batteries; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Huge drop in infections Israel’s Covid-19 infection rate has fallen such that hospitals are now closing their coronavirus wards. 50% of Israelis are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19. See also the YouTube animation showing relative... Read more »
Five million Israelis vaccinated, natural treatment for COVID in the works, eliminating animal testing, and much more!
5 million vaccinated; Transforming ophthalmic surgery; Reaching remote communities; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS 5 million vaccinated Israel’s five millionth recipient of the Covid-19 vaccine was a pregnant 34-year-old from the Tel Aviv suburb of Petah Tikva, Restaurants, cafes, attractions, hotels, event venues, places of worship, most school grades 7-10, and... Read more »
Pandemic research center opens; Israel Summit; Smart farming in the Caribbean; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS 90% of over-50s vaccinated or recovered Israel’s Health Minister Yuli Edelstein has announced that 90% of Israelis over the age of 50 have been vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19. 75% of them are eligible... Read more »
Astonishing vaccination results; Blood cancer treatment trial succeeds; healthy alternative to antibiotics, and much more!
Innovations in Life Sciences; Dispensing sterile gloves; Innovation cities; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Astonishing vaccination results Over 50% of all Israeli citizens have now received at least one Covid-19 vaccination, with 3 million (nearly one-third) having had both. The Pfizer vaccine is shown to be 95.8% effective in preventing new... Read more »
Patients who recovered from COVID-19 help care for seriously ill patients, number of serious cases drops dramatically, Sheba Hospital adds human touch to healthcare, and much more!Coro
Recovered patients volunteer at hospitals; From Startup Nation to VacciNation; An impossible year; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS “This can change the fate of humanity” Israel’s PM heralded the latest Israeli Covid-19 therapy, EXO-CD24, developed at Tel Aviv’s Sourasky (Ichilov) Medical Center. When given to 30 moderate to severe Covid-19 patients,... Read more »
A Google map of brain RNA; World Cancer Day; The earliest edible olives; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Vaccines for everyone over 16 Israel is the first country to offer vaccines to any citizen over the age of 16. It aims to vaccinate 90% of the over-50s within two weeks. Nearly... Read more »
Israel's Breath of Health develops test to identify Covid-19, Tel Aviv is world's sixth-healthiest city, Ben-Gurion U researchers give hope for Parkinson's treatment, and more!