Rambam Medical Center in Haifa performed life-saving brain surgery on a Syrian child, releasing him this week, the hospital announced Thursday.
WOUNDED SYRIANS are treated at this Israeli field hospital on the Golan Heights. – Photo: REUTERS
After arriving at the hospital in critical condition from Syria, the child’s father told doctors, “Please save him, he’s all I have left.”
According to a press release, the child was released earlier this week on his own feet and walking. Continue Reading »
Israel accepts medical patients from Gaza for treatment on a regular basis, often as many as 70 patients per day.
The twins leaving Gaza – Piotr Flitr
But even the most seasoned Israeli doctors were surprised earlier this month when two separate, rare high-risk pregnancy cases were admitted to the same hospital, just days apart.
H., 35, was the first to arrive. The Gaza native was nine months pregnant and suffering from a rare blood clotting disorder which could endanger her life if she gave birth to her twins naturally. Continue Reading »
KFAR SABA, Israel (JTA) — Michelle Kolath-Arbel squeezes a nipple, rolling it in her fingers with a look of mild disgust.
A sample of nipple prosthetics from the Israeli company Pink Perfect. – Ben Sales
This model, which Kolath-Arbel ordered from China two years ago for $50, is thick and crude and took three months to arrive in the mail.
“It was hard, rubbery,” she said.
For several months now Israel has been treating Syrian civilians wounded in their country’s ongoing civil war. The situation has also given Israel an opportunity to add Syrian children to the list of those from around the Middle East who are receiving life-saving heart treatment in the Jewish state.
Treatment in Israeli Hospital – Photo credit, Shevet Achim
The Times of Israel has an absolutely moving story in which a reporter spends the day with a Syrian mother, her afflicted daughter, and a staff member of Shevet Achim, an Israel-based Christian organization that arranges to bring Arab, Kurdish and Turkish children from across the region to Israel for treatment. Continue Reading »
By JTA
JERUSALEM — A conjoined twin in Israel who was separated in a rare operation was in serious condition.
Aerial View of Rambam Health Care Campus – Youtube Screenshot
The Rambam Medical Center in Haifa said the twins were separated last week in a four-hour operation. It was believed to be the first time the separation surgery had ever been attempted in Israel.
One twin, born stillborn, had not fully developed and was fused into his brother’s body. Continue Reading »
By Paul Alster, FoxNews.com
HAIFA, Israel – Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh has no problem calling for the destruction of Israel and blaming it for attacks linked to his own party, but when his relative needs life-saving heart surgery, only Israeli doctors will do.
Hypocrisy Epitomized: Ismail Haniyeh immediately turns to Israel when his family needs medical attention. (AP)
The stunning hypocrisy comes to light after five Hamas-backed terrorists allegedly killed 16 Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula that borders Gaza. Although evidence points to a Hamas-backed terror operation, Haniyeh inexplicably blamed it on Israel.
Back pain [illustrative] – Photo: Thinkstock/Imagebank
But some scientists are trying to find ways to alleviate the problem of damaged discs. Continue Reading »
In a groundbreaking research experiment that could pay tremendous dividends down the road, the neurology department of Tel Aviv University (TAU) has used an MRI to scan the healthy brains of 120 Israelis and Europeans aged between 25 and 35.
TAU hopes to develop the world’s first atlas of the human brain
The purpose of using the Magnetic Resonance Instrument (MRI) on the subjects is reportedly to compile enough information to comprise the world’s first “atlas” of the makeup of the brain’s white matter.
Spearheaded by TAU’s Professor Yaniv Assaf, the new initiative, known as the CONNECT project, could be an important step in recognizing neurological and psychiatric diseases early enough so that treatment could help those victimized. Continue Reading »
By Tova Cohen, Reuters
Israel-based Neuronix, which has developed a non-invasive medical device to help to treat Alzheimer’s disease, expects the system to be approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration in late 2014.
Neuronix CEO Eyal Baror poses for a photo next to a newly-developed device to treat Alzheimer’s disease at Assaf Harofeh Medical Center near Tel Aviv – REUTERS-Nir Elias
The device, which combines electromagnetic stimulation with computer-based cognitive training, is already approved for use in Europe, Israel and several Asian countries such as Singapore. Continue Reading »
Itamar Fleishman
A six-year-old Palestinian who was electrocuted was treated by Jews from Neve Tzuf on Monday after his parents, seeking medical attention, brought him to the settlement’s gate.
Palestinian boy evacuated from Neve Tzuf – Photo courtesy of Neve Tzuf security chief
The child, who sustained severe injuries, was treated by a medic who resides in the West Bank settlement. He was later evacuated to the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer for further treatment.
Neve Tzuf, which is located in the Binyamin Regional Council, has been at the center of tensions between local Jews and Arabs. Continue Reading »
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