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Renee Ghert-Zand

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Shaare Zedek hospital opens oncology center designed with healing aesthetic

Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem marked the official opening of its new state-of-the art Helmsley Cancer Center this week. The cancer center...

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Cases of whooping cough spike among children in Haredi Jerusalem communities

At least 215 cases of Pertussis (Whooping Cough) have been reported to the Health Ministry since January, accounting for a 12-fold increase over the...

01.06.2023 10

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Proton therapy, touted as cancer killer without side effects, set for Israel debut

Proton therapy for cancer treatment has arrived in Israel and the Middle East with a clinical trial underway that sees Hadassah Medical Center...

18.05.2023 50

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At Biomed Israel conference, medical start-ups discuss challenges in reaching success

The worldwide economic downturn and Israel’s internal political turmoil have investors sitting on the fence about funding local tech companies....

17.05.2023 40

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Knesset Health Committee approves reform of private health insurance market

The Knesset Health Committee on Sunday approved a reform aimed at eliminating the duplication of health insurance coverage, reducing costs for...

15.05.2023 20

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Daughter helps turn lens on pioneering photographer father Roman Vishniac in new film

Photographer Roman Vishniac is widely known and admired for his iconic images of pre-World War II life in Eastern Europe, a world that vanished due to...

11.05.2023 50

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Israeli study reveals molecular basis for female Alzheimer’s patients’ rapid decline

Israeli research combining molecular and computational neuroscience has uncovered a molecular basis for why women living with Alzheimer’s disease...

11.05.2023 70

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Tel Aviv researchers use RNA nanodrug tech to stop ovarian cancer cell division

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have successfully used RNA nanodrugs to target and silence a gene that encodes for a protein that causes ovarian...

07.05.2023 90

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Study: Gaucher disease, common among Ashkenazi Jews, protects against tuberculosis

Scientists at Cambridge University in England have discovered that the rare genetic mutations that cause Gaucher disease protect against tuberculosis...

06.05.2023 100

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Few Israelis plan for end-of-life care. A purple bracelet seeks to change that

If you see an Israeli wearing a purple silicone bracelet, don’t assume it is merely a fashion statement. The colorful band stamped with “DNR” (...

05.05.2023 100

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From pre-state to present, political cartoons paint picture of a dynamic Israel

The famous American editorial cartoonist Herblock once wrote, “If the prime role of a free press is to serve as critic of government, cartooning is...

03.05.2023 70

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Sheba Medical Center presents Dr. Anthony Fauci with award for COVID cooperation

Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan honored Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...

01.05.2023 70

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Now world’s no. 1 opioid consumer per capita, Israel faces addiction epidemic

Israel has a serious opioid problem, according to a recent report published by the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel. The report warns...

30.04.2023 100

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For scientist Michal Schwartz, Israel Prize is rewarding milestone in ongoing journey

Internationally renowned Weizmann Institute of Science professor of neuroimmunology Michal Schwartz will receive the Israel Prize for life sciences on...

26.04.2023 100

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Doctors tapped for Independence Day torchlighting hope to heal fractured nation

Two physicians are among the 12 Israelis chosen to light torches on April 25 at the national ceremony on Mt. Herzl kicking off celebrations of...

25.04.2023 70

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HMO, hospital boycott fertility conference that excludes women doctors

Clalit Health Services, Israel’s largest HMO, has revoked its sponsorship of a conference hosted by Dorot Institute – Center for Fertility,...

19.04.2023 70

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Chinese FM tells Israeli, PA counterparts Beijing’s ready to facilitate peace talks

BEIJING — China’s foreign minister told his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts that his country is ready to help facilitate peace talks, state...

18.04.2023 70

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Women with breast cancer genetic marker hope osteoporosis drug could halt disease

Providing hope for women carrying the BRCA1 genetic mutation, a clinical trial at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem is investigating whether a...

18.04.2023 70

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George Santos announces reelection bid despite GOP abandonment over myriad of lies

NEW YORK — US Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican whose lies about his background and wealth helped propel him into office, announced Monday...

18.04.2023 70

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In grassroots effort, young Europeans clean ‘stumbling stones’ to gleam like beacons

In European cities, it is not uncommon to see groups kneeling on sidewalks cleaning Stolpersteine. Using brass cleaner, rags, sponges, and water, they...

18.04.2023 100

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Not ‘Holocaust distortion’ but creativity, says creator of Netflix’s ‘Transatlantic’

Anna Winger makes no apologies for the creative liberties she takes with her new Netflix miniseries “Transatlantic” about Varian Fry and the...

17.04.2023 80

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Magen David Adom aides Shoah survivors seeking lost relatives

In the year since Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) 2022, the Tracing Services at Magen David Adom received 150 requests for help in locating...

16.04.2023 70

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After unmuting her hidden Jewish roots, Polish singer amplifies them in Yiddish punk

Polish singer-songwriter Maria Ka is focused on the present and future as she forges a new idiosyncratic global Jewish music scene — in...

12.04.2023 100

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‘Incomprehensible generosity’: Lucy Dee’s organs donated, saving five lives

The organs of terror victim Lucy Dee were transplanted Tuesday hours before her funeral, saving the lives of five people, the National Transplant...

11.04.2023 100

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How to help yourself and others when acute anxiety hits during rocket attacks

As a teacher, Lisa Biton was trained how to respond when incoming rocket sirens blared. Fortunately, the Kiryat Gat resident knew how to act when she...

10.04.2023 70

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Israel tests drone delivery for blood and other critical medical supplies

On the morning of March 28, an autonomous drone carrying 3.8 kilograms (8.4 lbs) of blood took off at 9:42 in the morning from Rambam Medical Center...

09.04.2023 90

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New Passover guide aims to help families with loved ones suffering from dementia

A new guide for celebrating Passover for families caring for a loved one with dementia has been released by the Tzohar and Emda organizations. It...

03.04.2023 90

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Gut microbes can predict whether pregnant woman will have diabetes — Israeli study

A new peer-reviewed study from Bar-Ilan University has shown that it is possible to study a pregnant woman’s gut microbes to predict as early as the...

31.03.2023 90

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Study points to coding DNA variants as cause for childhood onset schizophrenia

Most people with schizophrenia are diagnosed in their late teens or early twenties. One in 222 adults around the world suffer from the mental illness....

30.03.2023 80

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Shakespeare at the Seder: Author writes Passover Haggadah as the Bard would have

Odds are that William Shakespeare never attended a Passover Seder, but that did not stop author Martin Bodek from imagining what a Haggadah written by...

30.03.2023 100

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Hebrew University researchers discover how pancreatic cancer spreads through body

Researchers have known for some time about the DNA mutations that lead healthy pancreatic cells to turn cancerous. What was not understood is how...

27.03.2023 80

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FDA okays Israel-developed brain modulation device to treat PTSD

There are a variety of treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder, but none have previously allowed patients to use non-invasive technology to...

24.03.2023 80

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Panel finds Assuta Rishon Lezion IVF mix-up due to embryologists’ too-heavy workload

The Health Ministry released on Wednesday its report on the circumstances that led to a couple receiving the wrong IVF embryo at the Assuta Medical...

23.03.2023 80

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NPR’s Ari Shapiro reports on lessons learned behind the microphone – and in print

National Public Radio listeners may not know what Ari Shapiro looks like, but they will recognize his voice. Since 2015 he has been one of the hosts...

21.03.2023 70

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Green tea can be dangerous for some people, Israeli study concludes

Tea is the second-most popular beverage in the world, but if you drink the green variety, you may want to pause before downing your next cup. A new...

21.03.2023 70

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Israel Pediatric Association urges immediate vaccination drive against polio

The Israel Pediatric Association (IPA) issued an urgent call on Sunday for the government and medical community to address an ongoing polio outbreak...

20.03.2023 100

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Health tech leaders warn judicial overhaul will lead to brain drain and funding halt

Ronit Harpaz is one of two dozen Israeli health tech leaders who take turns going to the Knesset every day to voice their opposition to the...

17.03.2023 100

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How a young Jewish man with a talent for forgery hid in plain sight in WWII Berlin

Cioma Schönhaus survived the Holocaust by hiding in plain sight in Berlin. The young Jewish man’s parents and grandmother were deported to death...

15.03.2023 100

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Israeli scientists produce world’s first mRNA vaccine for bacteria

Researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Institute for Biological Research have developed the world’s first mRNA vaccine effective...

14.03.2023 90

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How a young Harvard dropout and friends are set to level-up global humanitarian aid

It took Avi Schiffmann only 48 hours after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and neighboring Syria on February 6, 2023, to launch TakeShelter.org, a...

01.03.2023 90

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What happens when a Holocaust denier moves into your cellar?

It’s a nightmare scenario: A Parisian couple sells storage space in its basement to a genial-seeming former history teacher, only to discover that...

03.02.2023 70

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Shaped by ‘shanda’: Letty Cottin Pogrebin’s memoir on a life of shame and secrets

All families have their secrets, but from reading Letty Cottin Pogrebin‘s new memoir, “Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy,” it would seem...

01.02.2023 70

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How 2 brothers dug up Nazi footage for the Nuremberg Trials and the US covered it up

On July 13, 1945, Marine Corps Sgt. Stuart Schulberg wrote to his wife Barbara that he was heading from Washington to Germany for a special mission...

29.01.2023 100

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99-year-old Holocaust survivor is a final portal into vibrant life of prewar Rhodes

In summer 2015, Stella Levi made what would likely be her last trip back to Rhodes, where she grew up in the Juderia, the Jewish quarter that was home...

29.12.2022 100

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Oscar-qualifying short film strikes chord with story of heroic young WWII partisan

In June 1941, the Nazis arrived in the small Belarussian village of Karmanovka searching for the two Jewish families who lived there. The Nazis...

20.12.2022 80

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14 years after his death, megastar Paul Newman’s memoir is a portal into his soul

1n 1986, Jewish Hollywood legend Paul Newman decided it was time to set the record straight about who he really was. His goal was to counter the...

02.12.2022 90

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In new comedic horror film, Holocaust survivor vampire faces his surprise daughter

You don’t need to be a horror fan to like “Blood Relatives,” a new vampire film by first-time writer and director Noah Segan. There are fangs,...

25.11.2022 90

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