Doctors from Israeli charity Eye from Zion treated hundreds in Kenya, ranging from infants to the elderly.

MyEye now clips onto your spectacles and can read text in English, Hebrew, Chinese, French, Italian and German.

Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute have uncovered a molecule called Agrin, that appears to control the cardiac repair process.

Israeli startup CardiacSense has developed a smartwatch heart monitor which is almost as accurate as an ECG machine.

Researchers at Jerusalem’s Hadassah hospital make progress in preventing loss of vision.

MRI-focused ultrasound brain treatment from Israel’s Insightec is used at Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center to cure patients of tremor.

Hebrew University of Jerusalem scientists discovered that dyslexics have a shorter implicit memory than non-dyslexics.

Israeli biotech ARTSaVIT is developing new treatment to fight cancer.

Israeli doctors save Arab baby with serious birth defect.

IDF cadets developed a digital bracelet to attach to injured soldiers; VBL Therapeutics develops treatment to fight tumors; Zebra Medical Vision has launched fast, accurate medical image analysis over the web, and much more.

A globally praised prostate cancer treatment was developed in Israel; an ultrasound machine for treating tremors is produced by Israel’s Insightec; Tel Aviv University researchers discovered that a popular food supplement can reverse the effects of a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder, and much more.

Key enzyme discovery in fight against cancer; Israeli biotech Neurim signed marketing agreements for its new treatment for sleep disorders in children with autism and neurogenetic diseases; Israeli surgeons from Save a Child’s Heart saved 14 young, faulty hearts, and much more. By: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Key enzyme discovery in fight against cancer Israel Technion... Read more »

Israel’s Microbot develops miniature robots for cleaning drainage pipes in the body; treatment by Israel’s Teva for Huntington disease has been approved by the US FDA; Tiberias is hosting the 6th Anglo Israel Cardiovascular Symposium, and much more.

Israeli startup Parasonic has developed a comb device that destroys lice and lice eggs with ultrasound waves; Tiny barcodes record the effectiveness of cancer treatments, and much more.

Israel is the first country to earn the United Nations’ World Health Organization’s highest ranking for its IDF field hospital unit; Israel’s BiolineRX has developed a novel treatment that can restore liver function in patients with liver disease and injury, and much more.

Israel’s CollPlant has been awarded the EU CE Mark for VergenixSTR, a soft tissue repair matrix for the treatment of tendinopathy; Hebrew University scientists’ peptide treatment for HIV to make it self-destruct has now been tested on the blood from AIDS patients, and much more.

Researchers at Israel’s Weizmann Institute have discovered a link between the level of oxygen breathed by mice and their ability to adapt to a shift in daylight hours; The state-of-the-art control system installed in the Head and Neck Operating Room at Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center is the first of its kind in the world, and much more.

Israel’s Gordian Surgical received CE clearance for its TroClose1200™, an innovative system for inserting surgical instruments into the abdomen; Israeli scientists have designed new peptides that act as decoys, stopping the bacteria from binding with the receptors, and much more.

Israeli researchers have proved that exercise using Virtual Reality (VR) systems can halve the number of incidents of falls in the elderly; Israeli researchers have used gene therapy to prevent metastasis - the spread of breast cancer to other parts of the body, and much more.

Israeli researchers have used brainwaves of humans under strain to control the release of medicine by tiny robots made from shells made of DNA; Israeli-based NRGene is turning its attention to the human genome in order to help diagnose genetic disorders at an early stage, and much more.

Israeli startup VRPhysio matches virtual reality and physiotherapy to help patients exercise and speed up recovery; Hadasit and Israel’s BioLineRx are to develop a treatment for fatty liver disease, and much more.

Israeli biotech Pambio is developing a treatment that prevents bleeding and subsequent damage from brain hemorrhages; Israeli researchers are studying how to use male prawns in Africa to prevent Schistosomiasis, and much more.

Hebrew University of Jerusalem scientists’ development of TXM peptides can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s and dementia in diabetics; Israeli startup Biotreat 21 has invented what it calls a miracle cream, claiming it could completely regrow damaged skin, and much more.

Israel’s Oramed hopes to make life better for many of the 400 million people with diabetes; Human trials of unique stem cell therapy from Israeli biotech Cell Cure at Hadassah Medical Center are proceeding well, and much more.

Researchers at Israel’s Technion Institute have developed a nanomedicine technology for the targeted treatment of gastric tumors; Israeli startup MDAlgorithms has built MDacne - the world’s first app to provide mobile acne analysis with customized treatment plans, and much more.