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In the midst of so much gloom in the world-pandemic, catastrophic rise in global anti-Semitism and persecution of Christians, political upheaval and election tampering- I get hope and cheer from Michael Ordman’s compilations of Israel’s remarkable success and contributions. Happy Chanukah! (December 10-18) rsk
ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
More accessible cancer treatment. The Car-T cancer therapy invented by Israel’s Professor Zelig Eshhar (see here) is curing thousands of blood cancer patients. But the manual effort is hugely expensive. Now Israel’s ADVA Biotechnologies is developing a simpler, automated process. More lives will be saved with less cost.
https://www.advabio.com/ https://www.jpost.com/health-science/adva-biotechnology-643385
AI in Israeli hospitals. Good to see that Israel’s six largest medical centers are using AI-based software from Israel’s Aidoc (see here) to analyze CT scans and pinpoint cerebral hemorrhage, pulmonary embolism, stroke and C-spine fractures. They are Sheba, Hadassah, Sourasky (Ichilov), Rabin, Shaare Zedek and Assuta centers.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/6-biggest-israeli-hospitals-use-aidoc-software-to-read-ct-scans-firm-announces/
https://unitedwithisrael.org/israelis-discover-brain-injuries-in-record-time-with-new-ai-tech/
Go barefoot to reduce foot pain. Tel Aviv University researchers have discovered a simple cure for people suffering from osteophytes (bone spurs) – lumps that grow on the heels of the feet. A 1-month controlled study of 50 patients found a 10-30 minute daily barefoot walk at home, or on a treadmill, significantly reduced pain.
https://unitedwithisrael.org/foot-pain-israeli-researchers-discover-simple-cure-for-most-common-cause/
Not heart-stopping at all. Israel’s Mitrassist Medical (reported here previously) has advanced to human trials of its innovative heart valve implant that avoids the risks of stopping the heart during open heart surgery. Mitrassist has just raised funds to recruit more employees and tackle additional structural heart diseases.
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3878551,00.html http://mitrassist.com/
Blood test analyzers for Australia. (TY Hazel) Israel’s PixCell Medical (reported here previously) will be deploying its blood test analyzers in labs and emergency departments in New South Wales, Australia. PixCell’s HemoScreen low-cost portable hematology analyzer can perform a complete blood count at the point of care.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/pixcell-to-deploy-blood-test-analyzers-in-australias-new-south-wales/
Relieving the pressure on Cypriot hospitals. (TY Hazel) Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem will accept non-Covid patients from Cyprus with serious and life-threatening medical conditions to relieve local hospitals under strain from Covid-19. Hadassah also wants to build a hospital complex and rehabilitation center in Cyprus.
https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/11/26/israels-hadassah-to-accept-critical-non-covid-patients-from-cypriot-hospitals/
Israeli masks are good for you. (TY Uri) Nice article in TravelTrend about how the SonoMask facemasks from Israel’s Sonovia (reported here previously) protect their wearers and the public against the coronavirus.
https://www.trvltrend.com/technology/sonovia-antiviral-facemask/ https://sonoviatech.com/