Newsweek lists Sheba Medical Center’s cardiology unity among world’s top 50; Israeli EMT delivers 3 babies en route to visit new grandson; European grant for mental health startup; and much more!
by: Michael Ordman
ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Center of Excellence for cardiology
Newsweek magazine has placed Sheba Medical Center’s Department of Cardiology prestigiously in the top 50 heart centers in the world for 2020-2021. As reported here, Newsweek previously listed Israel’s Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer as the world’s ninth-best hospital.
https://www.shebaonline.org/sheba-is-proud-to-be-chosen-as-a-center-of-excellence-in-cardiology/
https://www.shebaonline.org/
New grandfather delivers 3 babies
Daniel, a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT, was happy when his daughter called to say she had given birth to a boy. On his way to visit his new grandson, he had to divert to help deliver a baby girl. After seeing his grandson, he then got further calls and brought another two babies into the world.
https://israelrescue.org/blog/the-third-time-is-charming-pair-of-emts-respond-to-three-births-in-the-span-of-6-hours/
European grant for mental health startup
Israel’s Taliaz (reported here previously) has just received a $2.7 million grant from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 program. It will help Taliaz expand its clinical research using its PREDICTIX products to help psychiatrists treat and manage patient depression in EU countries.
https://jewishbusinessnews.com/2020/11/13/israeli-mental-health-startup-taliaz-awarded-3-million-eu-horizon-2020-grant/
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3870692,00.html
Inflammatory eye diseases
Israel’s Tarsius (see here) reported positive results in a study of its TRS01 treatment of Active Anterior Non-Infectious Uveitis – an inflammatory eye disease. It shows promise for saving the eyesight of patients with uveitic glaucoma, which has no current approved treatment.
https://tarsiuspharma.com/2020/10/08/october-5-2020/
Better biopsies
Israel’s Limaca Medical has developed a precision instrument which improves endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsies. The needle pinpoints the exact location of a patient’s tumor, to extract good quality biopsies for genetic profiling analysis. The device is currently aimed at pancreatic cancer patients.
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3870950,00.html
https://www.limaca-medical.com/
Rehabilitate during the pandemic
Israel’s WizeCare (reported here previously) has become popular as a physical therapy tool during the Covid-19 pandemic. Some 23,000 patients in Israel and the United States have used WizeCare’s product in their recovery. It improves adherence to treatment regimes by around 80%.
https://www.israel21c.org/how-a-serious-car-accident-led-to-a-home-rehab-platform/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPvuhNzEuAE
Preventing suicide
Researchers at Israel’s Technion Institute and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed an innovative technology for early detection of suicidal tendencies based on automatic text analysis of social network content. They check for negative words and other factors. Newsletter readers should be safe!
https://jewishbusinessnews.com/2020/11/11/israeli-scientists-developed-ai-technology-to-detect-early-suicidal-tendencies/
Toddler from Gaza is NGO’s 5,555th heart patient
Israeli charity Save A Child’s Heart has just performed its 5,555th life-saving heart operation. The patient was Mahmad – a two-year-old Palestinian Arab boy from Gaza. SACH doctors gave him his first life-saving heart surgery when he was just 5 months old.
https://saveachildsheart.org/news/save-a-childs-heart-conducts-its-5-555-lifesaving-procedure-on-a-2-year-old-palestinian-boy-from-gaza
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