It started life when the founder identified an unmet need in diagnostics. Now Israeli life science company Novamed is planning a spending spree – to buy up American companies and technologies. A blank check to spend – Novamed CEO …
Health
A ‘watch’ that stops unnecessary heart attack deaths
GE is banking on Oxitone wrist monitor to provide a heads-up for someone to get medical assistance before it’s too late.
Coatings for life
New soluble fibers developed by an Israeli researcher have potential life-saving applications in wide-ranging areas – from burn victims to heart patients. Fibers developed by Tel Aviv University can be used to coat both metal and biodegradable stents. Small …
Computerized discovery platforms find medical ‘gold’
A few months ago Israeli drug discovery company Compugen was in deep financial trouble. Now it’s staged a turnaround, attracting interest from international pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer. Photo courtesy of Abed Rahim Khatib / Flash90. Using Compugen’s computer-based platform, pharmaceutical …
Salt therapy is like a breath of fresh air
A father’s search to cure his son’s ear infections led to an Israeli salt therapy chain that’s poised to breathe salt into American air, too. Salt rooms are used to treat both children and adults suffering a range of …
A revolution in heart disease diagnosis
A new imaging device from Israel can capture a still image of a beating heart, providing early diagnosis of the world’s Number One killer disease. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90. Today doctors treating heart patients often don’t know whether a …
Stopping schizophrenia before it starts
If administered in the early-onset stages of the disorder, drugs used to treat schizophrenia may have the power to prevent it, according to Israeli researchers. “The big question in recent years is if schizophrenia can be prevented,” Prof. Ina Weiner …
Keeping food safe from farm to fork
FoodScan 3000 from Israel is the only hand-held device that tests food samples for bacteria and provides on-site, immediate analysis – in just three seconds. CEO Doron Shalom with MS Tech’s smart sensor technology which is designed to detect …
Teaming up antibiotics to fight deadly superbugs
Alone they may be ineffective, but used together two common antibiotics could fight off deadly antibiotic-resistant superbugs, according to a team of Israeli and American researchers.
Just ‘let go’ and IVF should work
A new study from Israel shows that women with fertility problems who can relinquish control and go with the flow have a better chance of conceiving. Women who “let go” during IFV treatment have a significantly higher chance of …
Doctors’ moods profoundly affect quality of care
Want to keep medical costs down? Try keeping your doctor happy. A new Israeli study suggests that unhappy doctors write more prescriptions and order more tests than their contented counterparts.