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Adi Bernstein with his newborn son. Photography: Rambam HCC

Rare and Complex Surgery Saves Life of Two-day-old Preterm Baby

10/1/2020 10:30 AM

Adi and Avia Bernstein, both residents of Acre, were waiting for the happy moment when their twins would be born. Nothing prepared them for the emotional and medical upheaval they experienced in the last trimester of pregnancy.

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A Dutch news anchorwoman talks about Rambam Health Care Campus’s opening of the Sammy Ofer Fortified Underground Emergency Hospital on the evening news in The Netherlands. Photography: Rambam HCC

Rambam’s New COVID-19 Facility Makes News Worldwide

9/29/2020 10:30 AM

The COVID-19 pandemic is still global news, and when Rambam Health Care Campus’s decided to open the Sammy Ofer Fortified Underground Emergency Hospital as a COVID-19 treatment center it made headlines in Israel and around the world.

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In the photos: Staff from Rambam’s Remote Heart Rehabilitation Service. Photography: Rambam HCC

Remote Cardiac Rehabilitation Service Facilitates Patient Recovery

9/21/2020 10:30 AM

COVID-19 is getting on our nerves, but the technology that entered our lives as a result of the pandemic is being used by doctors in other fields of medicine. One such area is the cardiac rehabilitation offered at Rambam Health Care Campus where a special app uses an elaborate fitness watch and a remote multidisciplinary team that accompanies individuals recovering at home following a heart attack.

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Panelists participating in the AFORAM-CICC webinar. Photography: Rambam HCC

Rambam Physicians Discuss Biodesign and Israeli Innovation in Webinar Held by AFORAM and CICC

9/10/2020 10:30 AM

A webinar titled “Strengthening Global Collaboration - How Stanford Biodesign and Rambam Biodesign Programs Help Boost Israeli Innovation” was recently hosted by American Friends of Rambam (AFORAM) and the California Israel Chamber of Commerce (CICC).

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Dr. Michael Halberthal (left), and Professor Elon Eisenberg (right), with several award recipients from Rambam. Photography: Rambam HCC

67 Rambam Doctors Receive Awards for Teaching Excellence

9/6/2020 10:00 AM

Doctors from Rambam Health Care Campus were well represented during an awards ceremony for outstanding lecturers at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology’s Ruth & Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine.

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Rambam Research Shows Oncology Patients Not High Risk For COVID-19 Symptoms and Complications

9/3/2020 10:00 AM

Researchers at Rambam Health Care Campus and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Rappaport Faculty of Medicine have discovered that oncology patients are not at a higher risk of suffering from symptoms or complications of COVID-19 than others who have been exposed to the virus.

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Upcoming AFORAM Webinar to Discuss Stanford and Rambam Biodesign Programs

Upcoming AFORAM Webinar to Discuss Stanford and Rambam Biodesign Programs

8/19/2020 8:00 PM
American Friends of Rambam (AFORAM) is serving as co-host for an upcoming webinar. Participants can learn about Stanford’s world-renowned Biodesign program, and its impact in training healthtech innovation leaders.
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The team behind the project. Dr. Anna Petrusev (L) and Nurit Ariel (R) with a patient in a clinic. Photography: Rambam HCC

New at Rambam: Women's Clinic for Victims of Sexual Violence

8/16/2020 10:00 AM

A new clinic at Rambam Health Care Campus offers a dedicated framework for victims of sexual assault in order to provide them with follow-up and medical treatment in a manner best suited for them.

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Yaniv Hadad surrounded by his medical team at Rambam. Photography: Rambam HCC

Rambam Heart Surgeons Save Life of "Iron Man"

7/31/2020 10:00 AM

When "Iron Man” Yaniv Hadad was brought to a hospital in the north, he was diagnosed as suffering from dehydration. Hadad wanted a second opinion and went to another hospital, which correctly determined that he had a life-threatening tear in his aorta. He was quickly transferred to Rambam, where he underwent immediate surgery to save his life.

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Inside one of Rambam's surgical suites. Photography: Rambam HCC

Laboratory Test Identifies Rare Disease and Saves Lives of Mother and Unborn Baby

7/26/2020 10:00 AM

A young woman in the final trimester of her pregnancy was recently treated at Rambam Health Care Campus for a rare illness that threatened her own life, as well as that of her unborn child. Both lives were saved over the course of just a few hours after a laboratory test identified the young woman's disease; surgery was rapidly performed to deliver the baby, who was in severe distress, and the mother was then successfully treated for her illness with an innovative, life-saving therapy.

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Ibrahim Sawa’d in the Wagner-Green Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Photography: Rambam HCC

Pediatric Burn Patient Brought Home for a Short Visit

7/16/2020 10:00 AM

Ibrahim Sawa’d suffered extensive burns over much of his body due to an oven fire in his home. After more than six difficult months of hospitalization that included 15 surgeries, doctors arranged a surprise visit home to see his family and friends.

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Rambam’s Green-Wagner Department of Emergency Medicine

Three Lives Saved Following Routine Medical Screening

7/9/2020 10:00 AM

Every day, dozens of patients come to the Periodic Examinations Institute at Rambam Health Care Campus, to undergo customized screening tests. For three individuals who arrived at the institute on the same day, the routine tests turned out to be a life-saving warning bell.

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Examining two Egyptian mummies at Rambam Health Care Campus. Photography: Rambam HCC.

Rambam Performs CT on Rare Egyptian Mummies from the National Maritime Museum Collection

7/5/2020 10:00 AM

An innovative joint project carried out by the National Maritime Museum and Rambam Health Care Campus resulted in two ancient Egyptian mummies being examined using CT scans to determine their content.

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The Tesler family with their newborn son at Rambam. Photography: Courtesy of the Tesler Family.

One Year After Giving Birth to Twins for Another Mother, Surrogate Gives Birth to Son

7/2/2020 10:00 AM

Chen Tesler, a religious woman from Northern Israel who pioneered surrogacy in the national religious sector by carrying twins to term for another family, gave birth to her own child one year later.

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Professor David Tanne (L) with Dr. Rachel Ben Hayoun (R). Photography: Rambam HCC

Rambam Advisory: Don’t Delay Stroke Treatment Due to COVID-19 Fears

6/29/2020 10:00 AM

Over the past few months, many people have avoided coming to the hospital due to concerns about COVID-19 – a phenomenon that has resulted in the absence of diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of life-threatening conditions such as cerebral stroke.

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Cara Ferrer Sokolovski treats a patient with acupuncture. Photography: Ziv Koren.

Rambam Offers Expanded Acupuncture Services to Women Giving Birth

6/25/2020 10:00 AM

Rambam Health Care Campus has extended its acupuncture services for women giving birth from two days each week to five. Due to growing demand from pregnant women, Rambam made the decision to expand this service by adding new staff members trained in traditional Chinese medicine.

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