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Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, is Northern Israel’s major referral center. In 2024, the hospital faced unique challenges: a significant increase in traumatic injuries and patient care under extraordinary conditions while contending with hundreds of staff called to reserve duty and persistent air raid sirens.

Advancing nursing education is a top priority at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel. This year’s annual nursing scholarship award ceremony saw 35 nurses receive scholarships to pursue advanced, specialized education. This marks a record-breaking number of nursing scholarships awarded in a single year.

In his early twenties, Nazia Matar, now 63, was diagnosed with a serious heart condition that progressively worsened. Twice daily, a pacemaker delivered electric shocks to his heart to manage his arrhythmia. However, as his health declined, Matar lost hope until physicians at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel suggested a procedure that saved his life.

Sharon and Oren Goldstein, a couple from Yokneam, south-east of Haifa, recently faced a life-threatening battle with malaria after visiting their daughter in a remote village in Ghana. Despite being advised by a travel clinic in Israel to take anti-malaria medication, the couple chose not to follow through, relying instead on local assurances that there was no risk of contracting the disease.

Pre-pregnancy genetic screening typically covers many hereditary diseases and hundreds of mutations. Two physician-scientists at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, have discovered a new mutation linked to a specific type of autism that occurs most frequently in Ashkenazi Jews. Pre-natal testing for this gene has now been added to the national health basket.

A retrospective study conducted at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, reveals that an increasing number of women are allergic to components found in gel nail polish. The allergy typically manifests a year or more after exposure.

Diabetes continues to affect an increasing number of people. In response to rising morbidity rates, a groundbreaking initiative launched by the diabetes team at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, and endorsed by the Israeli Ministry of Health, has been implemented in 26 hospitals countrywide.

Medical practice knows no borders connecting cultures, beliefs, and worldviews. Recently, two physicians from Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, traveled to Georgia to perform specialized orthopedic surgeries on patients from Jordan, Greece, Ukraine, and Russia.

Today, Montana Tucker, social media influencer and activist, visited Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, as part of her first trip to Northern Israel.

Across Israel, the Ethiopian Beta Israel community is celebrating Sigd. The staff of the Department of Internal Medicine B at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, Israel joined in to honor their colleagues’ rich heritage.

Dor Avidan, a reserve communications officer and command post leader in the 22nd Battalion of the IDF ‘Carmeli Brigade,’ was stationed deep in Gaza. Back home, near Haifa, his wife Zohar (28) was in the early stages of her first pregnancy. In the midst of war, surrounded by fellow soldiers, a blue smoke signal delivered an important message.

Serving in the 55th Brigade of the IDF’s 98th Division, Ayano Mamo sustained chest injuries twice over the past nine months – once in Gaza and once in Lebanon. His second injury required complex surgery, performed by Dr. Ori Haberfeld, a senior physician in the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, and a soldier in the same brigade. Mamo’s story symbolizes Israeli endurance and resilience – an unimaginable but optimistic tale.

We were thrilled to welcome Dr. Eliav Barr, Senior VP, Head of Global Clinical Development, and CMO of the pharmaceutical manufacturing company MSD, to Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel. His visit underscored our shared commitment to innovation and excellence in clinical trials.

Professor Lior Gepstein, Director of both the Department of Cardiology and Division of Research at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, has received a prestigious recognition for his pioneering research and clinical practice.

The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel recently achieved exceptional international acclaim when two of its physicians were honored with prestigious awards from the European Association for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery (EACMFS).

Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel proudly announces the opening of its newly relocated Department of Cardiac Surgery within the Heart Hospital, offering expanded space, advanced technology, and an innovative approach to cardiac care.

Dr. Amir Minerbi, director of the Institute for Pain Medicine at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel is conducting pioneering research on chronic pain, the impact of the gut microbiome, and utilizing it for the treatment of associated conditions. This research is praised by a leading, international journal.

In a moment that left the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) staff in awe, "M.," a 22-year-old soldier from an elite IDF unit who was critically injured in Lebanon, regained consciousness at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel after a 30-day battle for survival. His first words—a polite request for cold water—sparked both disbelief and joy among the nurses and doctors who had fought tirelessly to keep him alive.

Rabbi Shmulik Turkov, a 34-year-old Chabad emissary at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, has taken on a new role as a reservist officer. Balancing his spiritual mission with military duties, he began by assisting those wounded in last month’s attack on their Golani base.

A new study led by Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, in collaboration with four other major medical centers, reports an alarming rise in cerebral hemorrhage cases since October 7.