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Syria / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Health and Medicine

Israeli Doctors Save Life of Syrian Girl Shot in the Head

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Following an unsuccessful operation in Syria, she was taken to the Ziv Medical Center under IDF escort, where she is gradually regaining speech and movement.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Health and Medicine

Nearly Half of Young Israelis Show Signs of War-Related PTSD

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Individuals ages 18-30 were particularly affected due to their high rate of military service, personal losses, and displacement from their homes.

Global / News Briefs / The Knesset / Health and Medicine

Knesset Debates Israel’s Membership in WHO Amid Accusations of Bias

By Pesach Benson / TPS

“The World Health Organization consistently operates with a hostile approach against the State of Israel, while promoting decisions that harm its rights in the international arena.”

The Courts / Health and Medicine

Who Is a Mother? Israeli Court’s ‘Baby Sophie’ Ruling Reignites IVF Custody Debate

By Pesach Benson / TPS

An embryo was mistakenly implanted in the wrong woman at Rishon Lezion’s Assuta Medical Center.

Health and Medicine

CRISPR Breakthrough: Israeli Researchers Eradicate Tumors by Targeting a Single Gene

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Head and neck cancers rank fifth in cancer-related mortality and often begin in the tongue, throat, or neck before metastasizing.

Health and Medicine / Science and Tech

Breakthrough CRISPR Technology Enhances Lettuce Nutrients, Offering Solution to ‘Hidden Hunger’

By Pesach Benson / TPS

“Gene editing provides us with an unprecedented ability to improve the nutritional quality of crops without altering their growth or yield”

Health and Medicine

Targeting Fat Distribution, Not Just Weight Loss, Key to Preventing Metabolic Disease, Ben Gurion University Study Finds

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Two people with the same BMI can have completely different metabolic risks depending on their visceral fat distribution.

Health and Medicine

Scientists Identify Two Types of Heart Scars, Paving the Way for Targeted Therapies

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Using real human heart tissue samples, the research team confirmed the model’s predictions.

Health and Medicine

Targeted mRNA Therapy Holds Promise for Crohn’s Disease, Colitis, and Beyond

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The findings suggest that lipid composition can direct mRNA-based drugs to target organs, such as the intestines, without passing through the liver.

NY / Health and Medicine

New York City Congestion Pricing Costing Hatzalah $250 a Day

By Vita Fellig

The toll fees haven’t dissuaded Hatzalah volunteers from doing their jobs.

News Briefs / Health and Medicine

Netanyahu to Undergo Surgery on Sunday

By Jewish Press News Desk

Tomorrow's government meeting will be held as planned.

Health and Medicine

Circadian Disruptions Linked to Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Researchers Say

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The circadian clock, which regulates bodily processes on a 24-hour cycle, governs both immune system activity and digestive functions.

Gaza / Health and Medicine

Sick Gazans and Their Caregivers Leave Gaza in War’s Largest Medical Evacuation

By Noah Michaeli

In total, 86 Gazan patients accompanied by 124 family members were taken to the UAE. The rest were flown to Romania.

Judea & Samaria / Health and Medicine / On Campus / Education

Ariel’s Adelson School of Medicine Marks First Graduating Class

By Josh Hasten

Fifty three medical students, 40 of whom are women, were awarded their degrees in a ceremony attended by Israeli President Isaac Herzog and philanthropist Dr. Miriam Adelson.

Terrorism / Druze / Health and Medicine / Hezbollah

The Druze of Majdal Shams in Desperate Need of Therapy

By Rachel Avraham

“The massacre has caused severe emotional and psychological trauma for the community."

Jerusalem / Health and Medicine

Man Bitten by Crocodile at Jerusalem Zoo Remains in Serious Condition

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The hospital said the man underwent a nine-hour procedure and remains hooked up to a ventilator.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / News Briefs / Health and Medicine / Chessed and Tzedaka

Life-Saving Medical Device Donated by American-Israeli Treats Soldiers Wounded in Gaza

By Etgar Lefkovits - JNS

Belmont Medical Technologies founder Regina Herzlinger donated 50 rapid blood infuser devices to Israeli hospitals and trauma centers.

Health and Medicine

Israeli Boy Hospitalized with Suspected Brain-Eating Amoeba

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The boy is sedated and on a respirator at Ziv Medical Center in Safed.

Featured / Health and Medicine

New Hope for Paralyzed Patients as Israeli Researchers Achieve Thought-Driven Speech

By Pesach Benson / TPS

“In the future, it will be possible to train a computer for an ALS patient in the early stages of the disease while they can still speak."

Featured / Health and Medicine

Israeli Findings on a Hidden Brain Hub Open Path for New ADHD Treatment

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The findings open a new door to potential new treatments for disorders characterized by impaired impulse control, such as ADHD, drug addiction and schizophrenia.

News Briefs / Health and Medicine

Israeli Man Infected With Rare ‘Brain-Eating’ Amoeba Dies

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

In most cases, nothing will happen to people who swim in waters where the amoeba is present, but in rare cases, one can be infected.

Terrorism / Gaza / Hamas / Jerusalem / Health and Medicine

Outrage After Jerusalem Hospital Admits Hamas Nukhba Terrorist for Treatment

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Dozens swarmed the halls of Hadassah Medical Center after news got out that the hospital was treating a member of the terror group's Nukhba force.

Health and Medicine / Aliyah / Geulah

More than 400 Doctors and Dentists Attend Aliyah Fair in Paris

By Efrat Forsher

The MedEx campaign aims to recruit 2,000 physicians to address Israel's shortage.

Health and Medicine

Israeli Researchers Uncover Biological Pathway Between Heart Disease and Cancer

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The research offers a promising avenue for reducing cancer risk among heart disease patients.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Health and Medicine

Surge of Disabled Vets Exposes Cracks in Defense Ministry’s Rehabilitation Dept.

By Raphael Poch

A spokesperson for the dept. told JNS that 14,000 newly disabled veterans are expected by the end of the calendar year, in addition to the 6,000 already registered since Oct. 7.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / News Briefs / Health and Medicine

Israeli Civilian Hospitals Will No Longer Treat Enemy Combatants

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Enemy combatants will now only be treated in facilities belonging to the Israel Defense Forces or Israeli Prison Services.

Israel / Health and Medicine

EMT Recalls How She Saved her Choking Niece

By Jewish Press News Desk

By Adele Pnina Gaziel I had just left my mother's home in Rehovot on Thursday evening after bringing her some supplies. My brother and sister-in-law were visiting with their family. My car had broken down due to a dead battery, and I received a jump start from a member of a volunteer car service organization […]

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Global / The Courts / Health and Medicine

Israeli NGO Files $2.8 Million Suit Against Red Cross

By Amelie Botbol

Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, the president of the ICRC, said that Israel must accommodate Hamas’s demands before her organization can get access to the captives.

Terrorism / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Health and Medicine

Israeli Health Minister Slams WHO for Ignoring Shifa Hospital Terror

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Bosso and Bar Siman Tov call on the WHO to “publicly and immediately” acknowledge Hamas’s use of medical infrastructure for terrorism and to condemn it.

Terrorism / Health and Medicine

Paralyzed Terror Victim Can Move Arms, Legs after Extensive Rehabilitation Process

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Banya Peretz returned to Israel for Rosh Hashanah after undergoing the first stage of innovative therapy in Thailand.

Health and Medicine

Israeli Researchers Create Synthetic Embryos from Stem Cells

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The synthetic embryos were nurtured outside the womb and survived up to 14 days of development with all the features characteristic of their stage.

Health and Medicine / Artificial Intelligence

Israeli Doctors Save Man’s Life with AI

By Ran Reznik

The 50-year-old patient was urgently called back to the hospital after an AI-assisted diagnostic program flagged his CT scan for potential intracranial bleeding.

Health and Medicine

Remarkable Protein May Unlock Future Treatments for Neurodegenerative Diseases

By Pesach Benson / TPS

A chance discovery by a team of researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science sheds new light on regeneration in the nervous system and opens up exciting possibilities for combatting diseases.

News Briefs / Health and Medicine

‘Major Milestone’ as Israeli Heart Valve Implanted in First US Patients

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Trisol Medical Ltd., an Israeli medical device company, marked a milestone with the successful implantation of its Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve in two patients in the United States.

Health and Medicine / Science and Tech

In World First, Jerusalem Surgeon Uses Augmented Reality, Robot Tech in Spinal Procedure

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The doctor compared the experience to that of a combat pilot equipped with an advanced helmet.

News Briefs / Health and Medicine

Emergency Vehicle Gifted to United Hatzalah in Honor of Dee Family

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Rabbi Leo Dee cut the ribbon at the ceremony for the state-of-the-art car in memory of terror victims Lucy, Maia and Rina.

Health and Medicine

Israeli Researchers: Autism Linked to Accelerated Neuron Development in Embryos

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The study shows that children with developmental delays actually start with developmental acceleration.

Health and Medicine

Israeli Researchers Find Male and Female Brains Affected Differently by Stress

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Mental and physical disorders caused by chronic stress are constantly on the rise, putting a significant strain on society.

Headline / Government / Health and Medicine

Netanyahu in Hospital; Pacemaker Implanted

By Jewish Press News Desk

Netanyahu released a video message to the public from the hospital before the procedure.

Israel / Travel / Health and Medicine

United Hatzalah’s EMT’s Mid-Air Rescue on Flight to London

By Jewish Press News Desk

I asked the flight crew and passengers for sweets, and everyone was eager to help.

Headline / Israel / Health and Medicine

Galilee Medical Center Performs a Marathon of Sex-Change Operations

By Jewish Press News Desk

“We’ve had a very exciting week, during which three gender affirming surgeries were performed for the first time in the northern region,” said the surgeon.

Health and Medicine

Israeli Discovery May Revolutionize Personalized Medicine for Infectious Diseases

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Researchers successfully classified two crucial components of the immune response that occur during severe infectious diseases.

Featured / Terrorism / Israel / Health and Medicine

Pregnant Woman in Tel Aviv Terror Attack Loses Baby, Other Victims Improving

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The terrorist was shot and killed by an armed civilian before he could harm more people.

Terrorism / Judea & Samaria / Health and Medicine

United Hatzalah Ambulance Attacked in Gush Etzion

By Jewish Press News Desk

United Hatzalah in Gush Etzion is well-known among local Arabs, often arriving first to the scene of the numerous traffic accidents involving Arab drivers on the roads.

Health and Medicine

Israeli Scientists Identify Molecule Preventing Dental Cavities

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The molecule could be added to toothpastes and mouthwashes, the researchers said.

News Briefs / Health and Medicine

Israeli Discovery Opens Doors to New Treatments for Autism

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“This is the first step in developing a drug that might address autism,” said Amal.

News Briefs / Health and Medicine

PA Arab Praises United Hatzalah EMT - 'You Don’t Care What our Nationality Is... You See Someone in Need'

By Jewish Press News Desk

EMT Kalanit Taub found an Arab to act as a translator and began calming down the hysterical daughter of the trapped man.

Featured / Terrorism / Israel / Health and Medicine

Lucy Dee's Organs Donated and Saves 5 People

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Five Israelis have already received organs donated from Lucy (Leah) Dee, who died on Monday of injuries from an Arab terror attack.

Israel / Travel / Health and Medicine

Two Passengers Saved by Doctor and EMT on Flight to US

By Jewish Press News Desk

Yisrael, who is experienced in field treatment, always brings his own medical equipment in a small trauma kit with him when traveling.

News Briefs / Health and Medicine

Israeli Doctors Save Philippine Woman’s Life With New Brain Cooling Procedure

By Pesach Benson / TPS

To relieve increasing intracranial pressure and fluid accumulation in Nurila’s brain, doctors tried medication, a brain catheter, and even surgery to open her skull, but nothing worked.

Terrorism / Israel / Health and Medicine

Four Israelis Inherit Corneas of Yaniv Brothers Murdered in Terror Attack

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We wish the donors to see the world with goodness and joy, as our sweet Hillel and Yagel saw it,” said parents Esti and Shalom Yaniv.

Health and Medicine

Tel Aviv University Researcher Unlocks Secret of ‘Junk DNA’

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Why has junk DNA has not been eliminated from the genome of living creatures?

Health and Medicine

Toddler Refused to Eat; Doctors Discover Ring in His Throat

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Specialists from the hospital’s otolaryngology department performed the urgent operation under general anesthesia.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Haredim & Hassidim / Health and Medicine

Rabbi Instructs Haredi EMTs in Bnei Brak to Carry Weapons on Shabbat

By Jewish Press News Desk

Rabbi Sinai Halberstam issued a ruling to the volunteers of the United Hatzalah in the city that It is a mitzvah and absolute obligation to carry the weapons with them even on Shabbat and holidays as long as the threat of terrorism exists.

Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Coronavirus

Knesset Committee Moves to Scale Back Government’s COVID Powers

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The legislation would end the Israeli government’s authorization to enact public closures, require individuals to isolate, set limits on public gatherings, or require people to furnish a green pass among other measures.

Health and Medicine / Ukraine

Israel Sends Three Bulletproof Ambulances to Ukraine

By Jewish Press News Desk

An additional ambulance was sent to Ukrainian rescue forces in the past weeks and is already assisting rescue forces in life-saving activities.

Health and Medicine

Treating Crohn’s Disease: Israeli Study Finds Nutrition More Effective Than Steroids

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The study by the Children’s Gastroenterology Institute at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem included all children diagnosed in Israel with Crohn’s in the last 15 years.

Featured / IDF & Security / Video of the Day / Health and Medicine

Wounded Parakeet Brings Comfort to Recuperating IDF Soldier

By Jewish Press Staff

Shuri nearly lost his life in battle, and close to a decade later, he’s still recuperating from the emotional trauma.

Health and Medicine

In First, Israeli Doctors Pump Life-Threatening Blood Clots From Patient’s Lungs

By Pesach Benson / TPS

A team of quick-thinking Israeli doctors saved a 69-year-old man’s life by removing the clots in a new way.

Israel / Health and Medicine

Israeli Medication for Treating Cystic Fibrosis to Begin Human Trials

By Pesach Benson / TPS

SpliSense addressed the underlying genetic cause of the disease, thereby offering hope of restoring the defective protein and generating adequate lung function in patients suffering from CF.

Israel / Syria / News Briefs / Health and Medicine

Israel Protecting Water Sources after Detecting Cholera

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Israeli Health Ministry said that the bacteria likely originated in Syria, where there is currently a cholera outbreak.

Terrorism / Israel / Health and Medicine

Elad Terror Victim’s Condition Deteriorates

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Shimon Maatuf was attacked by ax-wielding Arab terrorists in Elad during the holiday, suffering severe head wounds.

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs / Health and Medicine

2 Terror Victims Return Home from Hospital

By Jewish Press News Desk

The wounded victims from the Shuafat and Kiryat Arba terror attacks have been sent home.

Israel / Syria / Health and Medicine / Cyprus / Greece

Israeli Surgeons Save Life of Premature Syrian Baby

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Bringing the baby to Israel was no simple matter because Israel and Syria have no diplomatic relations.

Israel / Health and Medicine

EMT Wrestles with the Angel of Death and Prevails

By Jewish Press News Desk

They took turns performing chest compressions in front of the terrified family members.

Health and Medicine

New Israeli Method Eradicates Brain Tumors by ‘Starving’ Them of Energy

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The groundbreaking study at Tel Aviv University effectively eradicates glioblastoma, a highly lethal type of brain cancer.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine

I Took a First Aid Course and Saved my Sister’s Life

By Jewish Press News Desk

They said that if I hadn’t been home or hadn’t known what to do in this life-threatening situation, Miriam wouldn’t be with us anymore.

Israel / Health and Medicine

Elderly Netanya Woman Saved by EMT Rabbi

By Jewish Press News Desk

Upon receiving the call Rabbi Cohen sprung out of bed and managed to get to the scene on his ambucycle only a few minutes later.

Israel / Health and Medicine

Man Drowns off Teveria’s Separate Beach

By Jewish Press News Desk

United Hatzalah's Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit were dispatched to the scene.

Israel / Health and Medicine

Tzfat Man Resuscitated After Collapsing in Front of his Wife

By Jewish Press News Desk

“I’ve done three successful CPRs with this defibrillator. That's a lot for one of these machines."

Headline / Government / Health and Medicine

Non-Israelis to be Barred from Studying Medicine in Israel

By JNS & JewishPress.com News Desk

The move is part of an effort to curb the incidence of Israelis traveling abroad to become doctors due to difficulties getting accepted into local programs.

Israel / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

TAU Learning Method Improves Visual Perception of People with Autism

By Jewish Press News Desk

Based on memory flashes lasting seconds, the new method significantly improves the achievements of people with autism.

Israel / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech

MDA Installing Ultrasound Technology in Ambulances, Helicopters

By Jewish Press News Desk

The use of ultrasound equipment is potentially a game-changer in treating pulseless electrical activity.

Israel / Health and Medicine / Australia, New Zealand and Oceania / Sports

MDA Saves Australian Athlete Who Collapsed at the Maccabiah Games

By Jewish Press News Desk

The MDA team assigned to the match recognized some unusual body language, as they put it.

Health and Medicine

Israel-Canadian Study Indicates Diagnosis for Fibromyalgia, Offering Hope to Patients

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Thousands of fibromyalgia patients, the vast majority of whom are women, have struggled for years to get a diagnosis and effective treatment for their disease.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

TAU Study Introduces Effective Oxygen Treatment for Millions of Long-Covid Sufferers

By Jewish Press News Desk

The treatments involve MRI imaging of patients' brains, identifying COVID-19 damage, and correlating the images with clinical findings.

Health and Medicine / Aliyah / Geulah

American Teens Help Save Ashdod Man with CPR

By Jewish Press News Desk

“We were told in training that it would be unlikely that we would need to use the CPR skills that we learned."

Israel / Health and Medicine

Tiberias Clinic for Special Needs Young Patients Coordinates Multiple Treatments to Minimize Sedation

By Jewish Press News Desk

Concentrating all the tests in one visit streamlines the treatment and reduces the number of hospital visits.

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