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ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Reproducing the earliest stem cells. Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute are the first in the world to produce completely “reset” stem cells from adult cells. Re-engineered stem cells were previously primed to be specific to certain cells in the body. The new Israeli stem cells have the potential to be grown into any organ.
http://www.weizmann-usa.org/tomorrow-lab/news/article-detail/13-10-31/New_Stem_Cells_Go_Back_Further.aspx
Freezing lung cancer to death. (Thanks to NoCamels.com) The IceSense3 tumor-freezing technology from Israel’s IceCure is already destroying breast cancer. Now IceCure is to conduct clinical trials on lung cancer tumors, fully funded by the Kameda Medical Center of Japan.
http://nocamels.com/2013/10/israeli-company-that-turns-tumors-into-ice-balls-now-sets-its-sight-on-lung-cancer/
Trials start on blood clot treatment. Israel’s D-Pharm has begun Phase 2 testing in the Ukraine of its THR-18 treatment for patients suffering from blood clots and strokes.
http://www.dpharm.com/news.asp?year=2013&type=0&mode=1&id=143
Another shot at the hygiene rap. If you enjoyed watching September’s “viral” rap video by Shaare Tzedek medical staff, then here is a version with English subtitles. “It’s all in our hands” now makes perfect sense.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eaBUnew7Wlk
Israel’s health is on the move. The Mobile Health Israel Conference in Tel Aviv brought together health professionals, entrepreneurs, data experts, and others involved in the movement toward digitizing health records, distance medicine, and other innovations in health care that are part of the digital revolution.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/expert-us-could-emulate-israel-health-management/
Your personal diagnosis device. Israeli start-up Tyto Health Care has developed a device that can gather information straight from a patient’s mouth and throat, eyes, ears, heart, lungs, and skin. It includes a camera and microphone to take measurements, uploading the results to a doctor or health management organization.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJlwslf-QAM