Israel medical breakthroughs
Israeli doctors use patients' own cells to attack blood cancer cells in medical breakthrough
The first three patients to undergo the procedure did so without complication and were discharged as planned, Rabin Medical Center announced.
World's first spinal cord transplant to take place in Israel, could allow patients to walk again
Technion breakthrough for better drug delivery and tissue implantation
Vagal-nerve stimulator implanted for first time into ten-month old epilepsy patient
How lucky is Israel?
Weizmann scientists bring nature back to artificially selected lab mice
Dr. Kimchi and her team developed lab mice that retain some natural instincts, such as the ability to react to danger.
Wading Through Widowhood: Here’s to health
The room was not particularly romantic. Situated on the fourth floor of the Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba, it was ward No. 5 in the Neurology Department.
Witches in the Holy Land
Shamanism is gaining popularity as a way of serving Mother Earth.
Empowering people with Parkinson’s
The Israel Parkinsons’s Association helps patients and their families explore ways to best live with the complex disease.
Niche players
From bloodless circumcision to personalized medical searches, Israeli medical entrepreneurs are coming up with ideas to solve unmet problems.