Blood

MDA deploys an ambulance every 22 seconds through 2025, with more than 1 million calls

According to their 2025 statistics report, MDA emergency vehicles were dispatched 1,383,026 times.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Magen David Adom vehicles.
Yair Lifshitz

Adding Light Through Giving Blood

Four blood donations saved the life of a wounded soldier and MDA volunteer

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Gene therapy restores hearing in children and adults with congenital deafness. Illustration.

Children born with deadly immune flaw get powerful new gene therapy option

Gene therapy uses the patient's own blood stem cells, which were genetically modified to include functional copies of the WAS gene, the FDA said.

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Illustration of a blood test.

IDF rolls out innovative blood test to spot heart attack risk years in advance

The move places the IDF at the forefront of public bodies in Israel applying advanced preventive medicine, as the test is not yet part of routine screening in the health funds.

|ByDR. ITAY GAL

Scientists put blood-pumped vampire bats on tiny treadmills. Here’s what they found

Vampire bats, unique among mammals, survive solely on blood, a protein-rich but low-fat and low-sugar diet.

NOVEMBER 7, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus).

Plantsulin Reviews - Best Blood Sugar Supplement Ingredients That Work?

OCTOBER 1, 2024ByPR

5 Best Supplements To Lower Blood Sugar Naturally - A Comparative Study

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024ByPR

Mounjaro: the next big thing in weight loss, now heading to Israel

Mounjaro is a new-generation injection that mimics two hormones in the body: GLP-1 and GIP. These hormones influence several processes in the body, including blood sugar regulation and satiety.

AUGUST 21, 2024ByDR. ITAY GAL
Weight loss injections: Reducing sugar and increasing satiety.

Blood test detects knee osteoarthritis up to eight years before X-rays can - study

“This is important because it provides more evidence that there are abnormalities in the joint that can be detected by blood biomarkers well before x-rays can detect OA,” Kraus said.

MAY 6, 2024ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Zebra Medical Vision and Storm ID collaborate with NHS and Assuta Medical Centers to develop solution for the early detection of osteoporosis

Inside MDA’s heroic efforts: How Israeli women stepped up

Since October 7, 52% of blood donors are women, according to Magen David Adom's Prof. Eilat Shinar.

MARCH 28, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prof. Eilat Shinar

MDA warns of national blood shortage for all blood types

Magen David Adom (MDA) warned that they have been having significant challenges in obtaining the proper amount of blood required to treat patients.

MARCH 28, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Magen David Adom Motorcycles

What blood donors eat before can trigger allergic reactions in youth - study

Overall, the evidence obtained through this study strongly suggests that ATRs could be triggered by the food consumed by donors before a blood donation.

MARCH 17, 2024ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Allergic reactions might be related to food allergies, triggered by the presence of relevant allergens in the donated blood based on the food the donor consumed prior to donation.

Would-be blood donors at Tel Aviv hospital today must register first

Those who want to donate blood in the Dan Region must register and make an appointment, and must meet certain health criteria.

OCTOBER 15, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man donates blood as part of a blood-drive following a mass-rampage by armed Palestinian infiltrators into Israel, in Jerusalem October 9, 2023.

Students at Tel Aviv University will donate blood to the MDA's blood services

OCTOBER 11, 2023ByRUTH KIDAR