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Professor Michael Mimouni. Photography: Rambam HCC.

When Dry Eyes Become a Problem: Insight from a Rambam Expert

9/1/2025 5:00 PM

It may feel like just a little irritation, but untreated dry eye syndrome can cause lasting damage. Millions worldwide suffer from it without realizing, and Rambam experts warn the risk only increases with age.

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Dr. Shahar Shelly. Photography: Rambam HCC.

Common Cholesterol Drug Almost Costs a Life

8/28/2025 5:00 PM

When 77-year-old Ami Dovrat suddenly experienced unexplainable symptoms, he never imagined the cause—an autoimmune reaction to a common cholesterol drug. It was a race against time, but luckily, a leading expert at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) recognized the cause and saved his life.

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Dr. Oren Caspi. Photography: Nitzan Zohar/Rambam HCC.

First in Israel: Gene-Editing Therapy for Heart Failure

8/26/2025 5:00 PM

For the first time in Israel, Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) is testing a revolutionary gene-editing treatment that could halt a deadly form of heart failure. The same technology may soon target another global killer: high cholesterol.

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L) Dr. Yael Lurie; R) Professor Arnon Ronen. Photography: Rambam HCC.

Paracetamol Overdose Puts Toddler at Risk of Liver Transplant

8/21/2025 5:00 PM

One of many antipyretic drugs, Paracetamol (acetaminophen), is a widely used over-the-counter medication given to reduce fever and pain. However, if given in excessive doses, it can cause devastating and life-threatening liver damage.

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Professor Barak Zafrir. Photography: Rambam HCC.

A Guide for Preventing Cardiac Arrest

8/19/2025 5:00 PM

In the Western world, cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death. Yet with rapid medical intervention, survival rates have significantly improved. The question is: how can we prevent it?

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Rambam Expert on Autonomous Robotic Surgery Study

8/10/2025 5:00 PM

Integrating robotic surgery into modern medical practice is gaining momentum, with consistently positive outcomes validating its value. But what about autonomous robotic surgery? Is it still a distant goal, or are we closer to achieving it than we think?

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L-R: Dr. Lior Lev-Tov, Kobi Vortman, and Dr. Alon Sinai at Rambam. Photography: Rambam HCC

From Inventor to Patient: The Parkinson’s Breakthrough That Came Full Circle

7/31/2025 5:00 PM

In a unique twist of fate, an engineer who spent decades developing cutting-edge technologies for Israel’s defense sector, found himself not only the creator of a groundbreaking Parkinson’s treatment but a patient treated with the very device he had developed.

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Rambam's  Israeli Druze doctor meets one of his Syrian Druze relatives for the first time. Photography: Rambam HCC

The Emergency Room Connection No One Expected

7/31/2025 5:00 AM

What began as a medical emergency quickly turned into an extraordinary story when an Israeli physician discovered a family connection to his patients from Southern Syria.

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Dr. Yaniv Mayer and a photo of a dental implant model. Photography: Rambam HCC and Jonathan Borba at UnSpalsh.com, respectively.

Rambam Study: Smoking Undermines Dental Implant Stability

7/28/2025 5:00 AM

For many women facing a mastectomy, the loss of the nipple can deepen an already traumatic experience. Now, surgeons at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) have performed Israel’s first endoscopic nipple-sparing preventive mastectomy and immediate reconstruction—offering new hope with minimal scarring.

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(L-R) Professor Zeltzer and Dr. Hoffman. Photography: Rambam HCC.

Israel’s First Endoscopic Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy Debuts at Rambam

7/24/2025 11:00 PM

For many women facing a mastectomy, the loss of the nipple can deepen an already traumatic experience. Now, surgeons at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) have performed Israel’s first endoscopic nipple-sparing preventive mastectomy and immediate reconstruction—offering new hope with minimal scarring.

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Dr. Tarek Saadi, head of Liver Diseases Unit at Rambam. Photography: Rambam HCC.

Rambam Expert Weighs In on FDA Study Linking CBD Use to Possible Liver Injury

7/20/2025 11:00 PM

Cannabidiol (CBD) is often marketed as natural, non-addictive, and safe—but new research suggests otherwise. A recent has found that low doses of CBD can cause liver injury in otherwise healthy people, often without any symptoms. A liver specialist at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) comments on the study, urging caution and routine monitoring for CBD users.

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Elhanan and Hani during her hospitalization at Rambam. Photography: Courtesy of the family.

From Wreckage to Rambam: Three Miracles

7/16/2025 11:00 PM

A young couple were eagerly anticipating parenthood, but their joy was shattered by a car accident while Hani was 24 weeks pregnant with twins. Thanks to a multidisciplinary team at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), today the family is once again filled with hope for the future.

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L) Dr. Orna Mirmovitz Morbai and R) Dr. Meirav Adres. Photography: Rambam HCC

From Shame to Support: Rambam Experts Help Patients Reclaim Life from Hair Pulling Disorder

7/14/2025 11:00 PM

Thousands of Israelis secretly battle trichotillomania, also known as the hair pulling disorder, every day—discover how Rambam’s holistic approach brings science, compassion, and real results.

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Hibuki ("Snuggle) Therapy Comes to Rambam. Photography: Rambam HCC

First-Ever Hibuki (“Snuggle”) Therapy Pilot Helps Rambam Pediatric Patients Express Their Feelings

7/10/2025 11:59 PM

A sad-eyed puppy with extra-long arms is giving young patients at Rambam Health Care Campus) a comforting hug—and their voices back—as the hospital becomes the world’s first to weave the evidence-backed Hibuki (“Snuggle”) Therapy in every day pediatric care.

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Dr. Tovi at Rambam. Photography: Rambam HCC

From Ultra-Orthodox to a Career in Medicine

7/10/2025 11:00 PM

Once a teenage girl navigating the ultra-Orthodox streets of Bnei Brak, Dr. Tovi now walks the halls of Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam). Her journey of stepping beyond her upbringing to graduate at the top of her class is a testament to resilience, purpose, and belief in something bigger.

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Dr. Ruth Peretz. Photography: Rambam HCC

Rambam Expert Comments on Cancer Vaccine Research

7/2/2025 11:00 PM

Two groundbreaking studies published in Nature offer fresh hope in the fight against kidney and pancreatic cancer. For the first time, personalized cancer vaccines—designed to train the immune system to recognize and destroy remaining tumor cells—have shown long-term success in human trials.

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Shoval Kostanko-Tsarfati shortly after the birth of her daughter in the FUEH. Photography: Rambam HCC

A New Life, a Brother's Memory, and a Mother's Hope

6/26/2025 11:00 PM

Just hours before the ceasefire, in the depth of the Fortified Underground Emergency Hospital (FUEH) at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), a baby girl was born, bringing new life into a family still grieving a devastating loss. For Shoval Kostanko-Tsarfati, sister of murdered Nova festival victim Ofir Tsarfati, the birth was a moment of hope in a time of heartbreak.

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