At Israeli company Biokine Therapeutics, the focus from day one has been on finding drugs to fight cancer. Nine years on, the company believes it’s nearing its goal with a promising potential drug that can be adapted to treat a …
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.
Using PlayStation to heal severe burn trauma
Israeli plastic surgeon and burns specialist Dr. Joseph Haik believes that using the EyeToy can help burns victims heal psychologically. Many of the half-million burns treated in the US every year lead to permanent scarring; a physical debility that can …
Israel’s Opgal helps identify who’s got flu
Israeli company Opgal Optronics has developed a heat sensor that can pinpoint people in a crowd suffering from a fever, offering the potential to slow the spread of pandemic illnesses. How do you stop a virus like swine flu …
Hospital is fountain of youth for retired doctors
Prof. Motti Ravid, the 71-year-old medical director of Mayanei HaYeshua Medical Center (MYMC) in Bnai Brak has recruited a pool of retirees to build his hospital from scratch. Mandatory retirement may be a blessing for some, but for many public …
Israeli scientists spice up chronic pain management
Effective pain relief? An Israeli researcher has discovered that the property that makes chili peppers hot, could be used to stop pain. Ask people what they fear most about any medical procedure and they’ll tell you it’s not the operation …
Searching for a vaccine for rheumatoid arthritis
In America today, an estimated 1.3 million people suffer from the paralyzing pain of rheumatoid arthritis, and they are badly in need of relief and a cure. Help could be on the way, thanks to ProtAb (pronounced Pro-tab), an Israeli …
NASA technology to transform ER diagnosis
Medical technology designed for use in outer space may soon enable doctors to make critical therapeutic decisions about Emergency Room patients within minutes instead of waiting for lab results that take days, thanks to an Israeli startup. The breakthrough is …
Israeli research finds common antibiotic can repair genetic diseases
Israeli Prof. Timor Baasov has found a way to modify antibiotics, making them powerful drugs against genetic diseases.Antibiotics are no doubt the wonder drug of the 20th century. Before them, people could die from simple bacterial infections. Now, new groundbreaking …
Holding out hope of a cure for deafness
An Israeli researcher has discovered that microRNAs in the ‘hair’ cells of our ears are a major cause of deafness, holding out the promise of a potential new cure. An Israeli hearing loss expert has discovered one of the …
Israel’s Poria Hospital is a model for global democracy
Doctors and nurses at the Baruch Pade Poria Hospital in Tiberias take a special approach to every member of the rich multicultural community their hospital serves. Unless you are welcoming a new baby to the family, no one likes to …