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Last week, Gila Gamliel, Israel’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, and Professor Avi Domb, Chief Scientist and Director General of the Ministry, visited Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel. In light of current international boycotts, the Ministry announced its commitment to creating a financial model to fund medical research.

Paz Wasserman never imagined that the stir-fry meal he prepared could be life threatening. After a few bites, he felt a burning in his throat and lost consciousness. After examining him at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, his physicians say it is a miracle the young man survived.

Dana* (38) was treating herself and her children for lice. While waiting for the topical treatment to take effect, she lit a cigarette; the treatment on her skin caught fire, burning the upper parts of her body. Thankfully, her quick-thinking and resourceful 12-year-old son saved her life.

Following the events of October 7, the IDF Home Front Command and Israel’s Ministry of Health instructed healthcare providers to prepare themselves for escalating conflict. Hospitals nationwide, Magen David Adom—Israel’s emergency response unit, and community healthcare providers sprang into action.

Physician-scientists from Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, are using clinical data and AI to diagnose and treat stroke patients. After a year-long study, in collaboration with scientists from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (Technion), their research is proving the ability of an OpenAI platform to diagnose strokes and deliver a 90-day prognosis for these patients.

The intense fighting in Gaza in recent months has posed unprecedented challenges to the Israeli healthcare system. However, doctors at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel are developing new technologies to save soldiers injured in combat, including medical treatment that can be administered while under fire.

A recent study has found that micro and nanoplastic particle accumulation in the human body is directly correlated to the risk for cardiovascular disease and strokes. A cardiovascular expert from Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel provides insight on the importance of this study.

Digital technologies encourage individuals to track their steps, but our daily step count has direct health benefits. A study conducted at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, shows that daily walking reduces the incidence of Cesarean section deliveries and other pregnancy and birth complications.

Plant-based diets are increasing in popularity. Danish experts claim that vegan and vegetarian diets can put expectant mothers and infants at risk. What are the consequences of these diets, and what should be done? An expert physician at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel elaborates.

Treating complex trauma injuries on the battlefield is challenging. Two critical challenges are blood loss and hypothermia. An innovative solution is now in use on the Gaza front thanks to an Israeli startup and a physician-scientist from Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), in Haifa, Israel.

Under normal circumstances, pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period can take an emotional and physical toll on the mother. Giving birth during a war and specifically under missile attack was the subject of a study conducted a few years ago at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel.

Around the world, climate change is resulting in extremely hot days. A neurologist at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), in Haifa, Israel, provides a medical perspective on recent research that looked at the impact of extreme heat in certain adult populations.

On a recent visit to Brazil, a delegation from Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, highlighted the need for unity between academia, industry, and healthcare in both countries, as well as for the benefit of global medicine.

A new ICG (Indocyanine Green) technology enables the use of infrared imaging technology for performing more accurate breast reconstruction surgeries. Now being used at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), in Haifa, Israel, this technology enables better surgical planning and is a game changer for positive patient outcomes.

Israel's inflammatory bowel disease cases have surged in recent years, associated with changes in lifestyle and eating habits. Researchers at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), in Haifa, Israel, are fighting this alarming trend with the microbiome.

July 31, 2023 - The first ever treatment for cognitive and functional deterioration associated with Alzheimer's disease is to be reviewed with Professor Judith Aaron-Peretz, Senior Physician at the Cognitive Neurology Unit at Rambam Medical Center (Rambam) and Chief Scientific Advisor to EMDA (The Alzheimer's Association of Israel) and the Israel Neurological Association.