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Dr. Emodi performing surgery with a member of the local medical team. Photography: Rambam HCC.

From Rambam to Tanzania: Restoring Smiles, Transforming Lives

5/26/2026 12:00 PM

For specialized physicians at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), healing knows no borders. Beyond their demanding responsibilities at the hospital, some dedicate their free time and expertise to humanitarian missions around the world.

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Photo of the flag gifted by the late Israel Recanati. Photography: Rambam HCC.

From Battlefield to Rambam: A Golani Commander’s Legacy Endures

5/24/2026 12:00 PM

Just weeks before he was killed in action, the soon-to-be-wed Captain Maoz Israel Recanati left an active operation in southern Lebanon and came directly to Rambam to visit wounded soldiers under his command. As the largest medical center in Northern Israel, Rambam houses specialized trauma and intensive care units.

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Nadav Kadishi leaving Rambam surrounded by hospital staff and friends. Photography: Rambam HCC.

Wounded Soldier Heals Through Music: “I Just Want to Go Home”

5/20/2026 12:00 PM

Written during his recovery and set to music using AI, a song written by a wounded soldier, treated at Rambam— “I Just Want to go Home”—is both a personal source of healing and a voice for others unable to express their emotions.

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Rambam and Technion students collaborate at the 2026 Hackathon. Photography: Rambam HCC.

Inventing the Future of Medicine: Rambam and the Technion Collaborate in T2MED Clinical Challenges Hackathon

5/14/2026 12:00 PM

Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology recently hosted the T2MED Hackathon, a 48-hour event during which medical students, engineers, and scientists worked together on practical solutions to real clinical challenges.

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Professor Iyad Khamaysi. See text for background image information. Photography: Rambam HCC.

A "Smart" Brush to Improve Cancer Diagnosis

5/7/2026 12:00 PM

In some gastrointestinal and pancreatic cancers, the challenge is not reaching the suspicious area, but collecting enough cells to know whether cancer is present. Professor Iyad Khamaysi at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), working alongside scientists from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, have developed an innovative solution.

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Talia during her visit at Rambam. Photography: Rambam HCC.

Nine-Year-Old Steps into Her Dream of Becoming a Midwife

5/5/2026 12:00 PM

Nine-year-old Talia Cohen has known for years that she wants to help bring babies into the world. Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) gave her a rare, age-appropriate glimpse into the profession she already dreams of joining.

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Dr. Ksenia Aaron. Photography: Rambam HCC.

First-of-its-Kind Gene Therapy for Inherited Hearing Loss: Rambam Specialist Weighs In

4/30/2026 12:00 PM

Until now, many forms of severe inherited hearing loss have been managed with assistive devices such as hearing aids and cochlear implants. Today, a first-of-its-kind gene therapy may offer new hope for patients with a rare mutation in the OTOF gene, which plays an essential role in transmitting sound signals from the inner ear to the brain. Dr. Ksenia Aaron, a leading otolaryngologist at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), offers her perspective on this breakthrough in auditory medicine.

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Professor Irit Ben Aharon. Photography: Rambam HCC.

Can mRNA Vaccines Help Fight Pancreatic Cancer? A Rambam Expert’s Perspective

4/26/2026 12:00 PM

Historically, pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest malignancies. New data from the six-year follow-up of a clinical trial using a personalized mRNA vaccine offers a measure of hope. Professor Irit Ben Aharon, a world-renowned oncologist at Rambam Health Care Campus, comments on these findings.

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L) Dr. Arbel Artzy-Shnirman in the MATRiC laboratory. R) Dr. Emily Avitan-Hersh. Photography: Rambam HCC.

Zooming in on 3D Bioprinting at Rambam

4/19/2026 12:00 PM

With a global shortage of organs for transplantation and many unmet medical challenges, solutions are taking shape via advanced technologies such as 3D bioprinting. At Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), significant breakthroughs are already underway.

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Top L-R) Nora Libes-Shnaid, Dr. Miri Blich; Bottom) Arbel Artzy-Schnirman. Far Right, L-R) Dr. Michal Mekel with Gila Hyams. Photography: Rambam HCC.

Ministry of Health Bestows Prestigious Honors to Four Remarkable Female Rambam Staff Members

4/5/2026 12:00 PM

Among those shaping the future of medicine in Israel are four outstanding staff members from Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), recently honored by the Ministry of Health with two prestigious awards in recognition of their exceptional achievements.

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Children celebrating a unique Passover at Rambam Health Care Campus. Photography: Rambam HCC.

We Overcame Pharaoh, We Will Overcome This Too: Rambam Prepares For Passover Seder Underground

3/31/2026 12:00 PM

As Israel marks Passover under the shadow of an ongoing war, Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) prepares to host what is expected to be the world's largest protected Passover Seder, held in its Fortified Underground Emergency Hospital.

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Helping children cope with wartime anxiety. Portrait by Jordan Whitt on Unsplash, superimposed on AI generated background.

When Children Ask About Death: A Rambam Psychologist on Wartime Anxiety

3/29/2026 12:00 PM

As children across Israel cope with ongoing sirens and security threats, difficult questions are being asked at home. Some questions are poignant: “Mom, are you going to die?” A clinical psychologist at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) offers guidance on how parents can respond.

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President Isaac Herzog, First Lady Michal Herzog (center) with Rambam Director General, Michal Mekel (far right) together with IDF representatives at the bedside of one of the wounded soldiers.
 Photography: Kobi Gidon - Government Press Office.

President Isaac Herzog and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir Visit Wounded Soldiers at Rambam

3/26/2026 12:00 PM

On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, the President of the State of Israel, Isaac Herzog, and IDF Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, paid individual visits to Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), meeting families, and soldiers wounded while serving in southern Lebanon during Operation Roaring Lion.

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