News and Events

The results of a recent research study performed in collaboration with Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, revealed a high prevalence of colorectal cancer in Northern Israel among Arab and Druze communities, both of which have a high percentage of consanguineous marriages.

The Israel Experience® brings people to Israel to experience multiple aspects of Israeli life. An international group of doctors participating in a program – Doctors’ Journey – recently attended the globally renowned advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation course at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel.

The annual 2023 Rambam Summit was held from May 30–June 1, 2023. An exciting event that includes presentation of the prestigious Rambam Awards, the hospital also celebrated its 85th anniversary and unveiled a groundbreaking master plan that will take the hospital well into the future.

– A new treatment option for people with severe clinical depression is now available at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel. For patients not responding well to traditional treatments such as medication and therapy, a “pacemaker” can be used to send signals to the brain, effectively treating this type of depression.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.