The conventional technique employs the use of hand-held retractors and additional auxiliary personnel for manipulating them. The result is additional post-operative patient discomfort and scarring as well as increased surgical costs.Many startups toil away for years before they finally see …
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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.
Israeli-Californian research: Star Trek-like scanner could spot signs of cancer
A CT scan of a liver on the left is illustrated on the right using the colors associated with microarrays. (Credit: Illustration/Michael Kuo and Howard Chang)By correlating images of cancerous liver tissue with gene expression patterns, a bi-national research team …
Novel airline seat eases ‘economy class syndrome’, helps reduce risks of deep vein thrombosis
The NewSit – “Even the best seat in business classes causes DVT if the people sit there without movement,” says Arnold Jonas.A new Israeli-developed airline seat that allows air travelers to move their legs more freely during a flight could …
Senior comfort – Israeli start-up pioneers pelvic organ prolapse technology
‘We are not inventing a cure for a disease without any cure… but we can save lives and improve the quality of life for many women by mitigating many risks of treatment’ – Endogun CEO Elad Naggar.An Israeli treatment that …
‘Walking on balls’ therapy from Israel alleviates knee joint pain
Amit Mor – What current rehabilitation methods have been doing is showing them how to stand in the clinic. We wanted to be able to simulate real life. For two decades, Yael Duvdevany suffered terrible knee and joint problems. The …
Delivering medication through your teeth – Israeli team leads the way
By placing the Intellidrug in the mouth, the medication can be delivered directly into the bloodstream through the lining of the cheek and around the mouth, a surface that is porous enough to absorb the medicine.Are you one of those …
LifeonKey health database provides the key to crucial information
‘The project is a huge breakthrough in the way medical information is collected, managed and stored, not only for institutions, but first and foremost for the citizen’ – CEO Dr. Linda Harnevo of Global Medical Networks.You’ve been planning your Great …
These Israeli boots are made for… treating peripheral vascular disorders
‘We’re already available through some big distribution sites in the US and through orthopedic shops, but this will open the door wider for us’ – C-Boot’s CEO Amit Ben Dror.Novel Israeli-made therapeutic devices for the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency …
Israeli-developed auditory device makes walking easier for MS patients
Prof. Yoram Baram: If the patient doesn’t have a balanced, steady walk, all he needs to do is produce his own rhythm as an auditory cue.A Technion Institute computer science researcher has devised an auditory feedback system which enables patients …
The Israeli brain vitamin
We regard Lipogen PS as the brain vitamin – Lipogen CEO David Rutenberg.Americans looking for a natural way to improve memory and mood now have a powerful tool at their disposal. The FDA has authorized an Israeli-made product called Lipogen …