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Dr. Amit Katz.
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Rambam Patient Saved Against All Odds

5/18/2023 11:00 AM

Sometimes doctors and medical professionals are able to save patients’ lives despite indications pointing to a quite different outcome. These cases are a testament to the physicians' hard work, dedication, and skill. In a story spanning 50 years, a patient at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, was recently saved against all odds.

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Dr. Emily Avitan-Hersh.
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Ringworm on the Increase: Rambam Joint Study

5/11/2023 11:00 AM

Ringworm, so-called due to one of its symptoms, a circular ring-shaped rash that causes redness and itching, is on the increase. Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), in Haifa, Israel, is part of a collaborative research effort to tackle this phenomenon.

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Professor Daniella Magen speaking at the Hackathon.
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Rambam-Technion Hackathon: “Doing Good”

5/4/2023 11:00 AM

Developing technological solutions to issues encountered by patients in pediatric hospitals is challenging. Solving real problems, addressing social issues, and improving quality of life was the purpose of the recent “Doing Good” CS Hackathon, held at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in close cooperation with Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel.

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Professor Mark Eidelman with his patient, Sophia Vychovski.
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Life-changing Treatment for Pediatric Patients with Growth Disorder now at Rambam

5/4/2023 11:00 AM

A life-changing treatment for children with Schmid type of metaphyseal chondrodysplasia (SMCD) – a rare, genetic condition resulting in stunted growth and orthopedic deformities, is now being offered at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel.

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L-R) Professor Markus Moehler, Professor Radka Obermanova, Professor Irit Ben-Aharon, and Dr. Elisa Fontana.
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Rambam Physician Organizes International Cancer Conference

5/1/2023 11:00 AM

Professor Irit Ben-Aharon, director of the Division of Oncology at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, organized a globally-renowned, annual cancer-research conference which took place in Tel Aviv from April 19–21.

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Dr. Irit Hochberg.
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Rambam Performs Novel Weight Loss Study via Social Media

4/27/2023 11:00 AM

Dr. Irit Hochberg, acting director of the Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Institute at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), in Haifa, Israel, recently led a novel weight-lost study using data collected on social media.

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Dr. Khetam Hussein.
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Rambam Physician Honored at Israel’s 75th National Independence Day Celebration

4/25/2023 11:00 AM

Dr. Khetam Hussein, Director of the Infection Control Service at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), in Haifa, Israel, has been chosen to light one of 12 torches in the country’s official Independence Day ceremony in Jerusalem on April 25, 2023.

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Maor and Nissan “tie-the-knot” in Courtesy of the Yehezkiel family.
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Couple Marry at Rambam ICU so Mom Can Attend

4/20/2023 11:00 AM

Staff of Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, helped a couple marry in the presence of the bride’s mother, a critically ill hospital patient.

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Dr. Daniella Magen, director of Rambam’s Pediatric Nephrology Institute, speaks at the memorial ceremony at Treblinka. Photography: Rambam HCC.

The March of the Living: A Stand for Mutual Respect and the Sancitity of Life

4/17/2023 11:00 AM

For the first time, a diverse delegation from Rambam Health Care Campus is participating in the "March of the Living," an annual international educational program that examines the roots of prejudice, intolerance and hatred that led to the Holocaust. 

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Rambam’s new eight-bed shock trauma intensive care unit. Top Left Inset) The mobile phone that saved Yoram's life.
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Phone’s Life-saving Role for Rambam’s First Shock-Trauma ICU Patient

4/17/2023 11:00 AM

After being shot at close range, 37-year-old Yoram* was rushed to the Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein Z" L Shock Trauma Room at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel. The doctors found that Yoram's mobile phone had incidentally saved him from serious injury.

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Professor Lior Gepstein.
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Another World First: Rambam–Technion Collaboration Develops a Biological Defibrillator for Cardiac Arrhythmias

4/13/2023 11:00 AM

A research collaboration between Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (Technion), both in Haifa, Israel, has successfully used genetic engineering to treat cardiac arrhythmias.

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Shay Yogev with Dr. Aharon Gefen in the Ruth Rappaport Children's Hospital. Photography: Rambam HCC.

Living and Celebrating Life

4/9/2023 11:00 AM
Nine-year-old Yogev Shay was hospitalized at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, and then released to home with ongoing treatment. The last three years have been a daily battle, but Yogev’s family celebrate life with him whenever possible.
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L–R) Amir Ben-Yosef, Nissim Haim, Deputy Director (C.O.O.) at Rambam, and Iditha Israeli
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Rapid and Safe Air Delivery of Blood Packs – By Drone!

4/3/2023 11:00 AM
For the first time in Israel, as part of the National Drone Initiative, blood packs were transported 25.2 kilometers, between Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa and Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya.
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Top) Members of the Czech Republic parliamentary delegation with Professor Michael Halberthal (center). Dr. Michal Mekel (R) and Dr. Yotam Shkedy (top R) with the delegation from St. Peter’s Specialized Hospital. Photography: Rambam HCC.

Rambam Expands International Relationships

3/30/2023 11:00 AM
Following multiple medical-training missions in Ethiopia, Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, has signed an agreement of cooperation with St. Peter’s Specialized Hospital (St. Peter’s) in Addis Ababa.
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Debbie Block-Temin with one of the babies she regularly hugs. Ruth Rappaport Children's Hospital in the background.  Photography: Rambam HCC.

First Hugs: Rambam Volunteers Provide Warmth and Love to Abandoned Babies

3/27/2023 11:00 AM
Every year, Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, treats more than 20 abandoned babies—those who are hospitalized for long periods of time with no relative to care for them, in the neonatal, intensive care, oncology and other hospital wards.
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(L-R) Dr. Ofrat Beyar-Katz, Liat Sharvit, Kalim Agrakov, and Professor Tsila Zuckerman. Photography: Rambam HCC.

Against All Odds: CAR-T Therapy at Rambam Saves Desperate Cancer Patient

3/23/2023 11:00 AM
Critically ill in St. Petersburg, Russia, 20-year-old Kalim Agrakov was not responding to cancer treatment. However, a breakthrough procedure offered at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, saved his life.
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Lior and Maayan Utitz (top L and R) with Shoshana Schneider holding a photo of great-grandmother, Margalit Fairman. Photography: Rambam HCC.

Four Generations of Nurses

3/19/2023 11:00 AM
Spanning 100 years, from Nazi-occupied Netherlands to Israel, four generations of women, great-grandmother, grandmother, mother, and daughter, have dedicated their lives to the nursing profession.
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Staff of the Department of Neurology with representatives of the Rambam administration at the opening of the neurological intensive care unit. Photography: Rambam HCC.

36 New Beds to Make Rambam ‘s Neurology Section the Largest of Its Kind in Israel

3/15/2023 11:00 AM
The country wide reality of a shortage in hospital beds is placing enormous pressure on Israel’s public healthcare system. In a dramatic move, Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, has increased its number of inpatient beds by three-and-a-half percent.
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Professor Dwolatzky treating one of his patients. Photography: Rambam HCC.

Rambam Establishes National, Virtual Support Clinic for Treating Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia

3/13/2023 11:00 AM
Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel recently opened a much-needed virtual clinic for treating the behavioral symptoms of dementia to provide rapid and vital support for patients and their caregivers.
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Dr. Ornit Nachmani committed physician and anesthesiologist. Photography: Rambam HCC

Dream Fulfilled for Super Mom-Grandma

3/8/2023 11:00 AM
With the support and encouragement of her husband and children, Dr. Ornit Nachmani – a grandmother residing in the Lower Galilee, finally fulfilled her life-long dream. We share her story in honor of International Women’s Day.
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