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First in the World: Pancreatic Surgery on Pregnant Woman at Rambam
January 26, 2023 – In a groundbreaking medical achievement, Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel successfully performed the world’s first pancreatic surgery on a pregnant woman to treat life-threatening hypoglycemia. The patient who was six months pregnant, underwent a series of unprecedented surgical procedures that saved her life and the life of her
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Rambam Reports Surge in Cases Linked to Popular Recreational Drug
January 19, 2024 – Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, whipping gas, or galaxy gas, has become a popular recreational drug due to its easy availability. In 2024, Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, recorded a sharp rise in patients requiring medical care after using the drug. Nitrous oxide (N2O) is used
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Rambam and KI Participate in International Collaborative Study in Over One Million Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients
January 12, 2025 – Seven Israeli researchers from Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa and from the KI Research Institute in Kfar Malal joined another 17 international experts in a groundbreaking study analyzing data from over one million inflammatory bowel disease patients. The study aimed to comprehensively characterize these patients and develop more effective
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The Lancet Publishes Rambam Physician’s Response to War Claim Article
January 8, 2025 – Days ago, The Lancet published a response authored by Dr. Danny Epstein, attending physician in the Division of Critical Care at Rambam Health Care Campus and Dr. Daniel King from the Critical Care Unit at Bnei Zion Medical Center, in Haifa, Israel. to a piece originally published in August, 2024 accusing
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Beyond the War: 2024 at Rambam
January 5, 2025 – 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. Rambam is committed
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Rambam Record: 35 Nursing Scholarships Awarded at Annual Ceremony
January 2, 2025 – 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. Nursing scholarships awarded by Rambam
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Rambam Adapts Existing Radiation Therapy to Treat Cardiac Arrhythmia
December 29, 2024 – 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
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Deadly Malaria Parasite: Life-Saving Care at Rambam
December 23, 2024 – 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
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Rambam Researchers Discover Genetic Mutation Linked to Autism in Ashkenazi Jews
December 19, 2024 – 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
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Rambam Study Sheds Light on Reactions to Gel Nail Polish
December 17, 2024 – 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. Dr. Joel Dascalu, a physician in the Department of Dermatology at Rambam,
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An Innovative Approach to Diabetes Management from Rambam
December 12, 2024 – 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. Approximately one-third of hospitalized
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Rambam Physicians Perform Life-changing Orthopedic Surgeries in Georgia
December 8, 2024 – 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. To reach populations that lack access to specialized medical expertise, Professor Mark Eidelman,
