3D Holographic Imaging Set to Change Surgery

February 5, 2014 Israel’s advancements continue to lead the way in medicine. RealView Imaging Ltd. has devised a way to create real-time holographic images of a patient’s organs, including the heart, to aid surgeons during surgical procedures.

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Hearing Restored in Complex Medical Procedure

February 5, 2014 A 58-year-old resident of Lod, Avishai Alshvili, had his hearing restored after being deaf for 10 years. In a complex surgical procedure performed at Rehovot’s Kaplan Medical Center, he received a cochlear implant.

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New Syringe Protects Hospital Staff

January 22, 2014 To manage the risk of hospital staff being exposed to hazardous drug, a special syringe has been developed by by the Israeli biotech company called Equashield. It is being hailed as a breakthrough in medical occupational safety.

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The Sky is the Limit for Israel’s Youth

January 13, 2014 Launching a miniature satellite into Russian airspace, collecting winter supplies for needy Syrian refugees, and predicting bacterial outbreaks—with accomplishments such as these, Israel's youth are paving the way to a promising future for their generation.

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iPad App Helps Non-Verbal Children

January 8, 2014 An Israeli father has developed a symbol-based communication iPad app for children that will empower the speaking- or writing-impaired to communicate with their families. Although similar apps do exist that allow children to communicate when they are next to a person they wish to talk to, until now there has not been one that allows them to call a family member remotely.

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Granddaughter of Hamas PM Sent to Israeli Hospital

November 25, 2013 Last week, the one-year-old granddaughter of Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, who has been calling for a third Palestinian intifada (civil uprising) in Judea and Samaria, was sent to Israel to receive care at Schneider Children’s Hospital in Petah Tikva. Amal arrived at the hospital in critical condition. The young girl was suffering from a severe gastro-intestinal disorder that had impacted her nervous system, according to doctors in Gaza. (Al Ahram)

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Rambam Hospital Builds Underground Facility

November 25, 2013 The northern Israel city of Haifa has not forgotten the repeated rocket attacks that it withstood during the 2006 Second Lebanon War. In that conflict, major municipal sites were attacked as well as private residents. Rambam Medical Center, Haifa’s main hospital, was also targeted. Rockets were fired at it for the entire month of conflict.

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Israeli Builds Field Hospital in Typhoon-ravaged Philippines

November 20, 2013 The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) set up a field hospital in the Philippines last Wednesday after Typhoon Haiyan ravaged the Philippines, killing 3,982; injuring 18,175; and displacing four million others, leaving them without food, shelter and water. As well, 1,602 are still missing. Since Friday, the field hospital has been treating 300 patients a day, including patients with advanced-stage cancer. The six Israeli medical and logistics experts already on the ground were joined by 148 Israeli doctors, nurses, lab technicians, soldiers and search-and-rescue workers. (IDF)

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Syrian Mother Chooses to Deliver Baby in Israel

November 13, 2013 A 20-year-old Syrian woman who fled to Israel to give birth to her first child in an Israeli hospital said that both she and her baby were being treated well by Israel. (CBN) “I don’t feel like I am in an enemy country. The staff are all helping me and worrying about me,” she said, adding that her baby “is getting wonderful, devoted care.” (JPost)

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Nobel Prizes: The Fulfillment of God’s Promises to Abraham

October 14, 2013 The Nobel prize, an international means of recognizing cultural and scientific advances, is one evidence that God is actively fulfilling His promise to bless the world through Abraham. Even though the Jewish People make up only 0.2 percent of the world’s population, 22 percent of Nobel laureates are Jews.

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