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Rambam Surgeons Use Thigh Tissue in Complex Pediatric Skull Reconstruction Surgery
August 8, 2024 – Four-year-old Maya* was severely injured in a car accident and airlifted to Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel. For several days, her life hung in the balance. In a complex procedure using her own thigh tissue, Rambam’s multidisciplinary surgical team gave her a second chance at life. After arriving at Rambam, Maya underwent neurosurgery to address her injuries and stabilize her condition. After the surgery, she was transferred to…
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Rambam Treats Critically Wounded Canadian-Born Soldier for Shrapnel Injury
August 6, 2024 – Canadian-born Ben (Benji) Brown, a lone soldier in the Israel Defense Forces, was stationed at Har Dov on Israel’s northern border. A missile struck the army base, and he sustained a life-threatening injury. After being airlifted to Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, and following multiple surgeries, Brown was placed in a medically induced coma. After a year and a half of yeshiva study, 20-year-old Brown chose to serve…
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Rambam Neurologist on Headaches Caused by Painkiller Overuse
August 4, 2024 – Headaches caused by medication misuse affect about 2% of the population. While a regular prescription or over-the-counter painkiller usually provides relief, excessive monthly use can actually worsen headaches over time. Dr. Erel Domany, a senior neurologist in the Department of Neurology at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, explains the causes and effects of this phenomenon. Everyone experiences headaches occasionally, and many suffer from migraines. However, when pain becomes…
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While Treating Majdal Shams Attack Victims, Northern Israeli Hospitals Brace for Further Escalation
The Media Line Maayan Hoffman July 30, 2024 Full recovery may take a while for the young people injured in the Hezbollah strike, and hospital officials are concerned about the tests that could be posed in the meantime by an all-out war. Several days after the Hezbollah attack that killed 12 children in the Druze town of Majdal Shams, 20 young people remain hospitalized, many in serious condition. Michael Halberthal, director general of Rambam Hospital…
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Rambam Treating Wounded Children from Majdal Shams
Excerpt from The Wall Street Journal Article. Full article below. When War Came to a Soccer Field, There Was No Time to Flee …Three waves of airborne evacuations took casualties to Rambam Medical Care Campus in Haifa, northern Israel’s leading trauma center. Dr. Mony Benifla, who heads pediatric neurosurgery for Rambam, operated on the boy who had been intubated and two other children with traumatic brain injuries caused by shrapnel. They all had multi-system trauma.…
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Rambam Senior Physician-Scientist Reacts to Long COVID Research
July 28, 2024 – Dr. Yaniv Dotan, director of the Institute of Pulmonology at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel comments on a new US study that sheds light on the risk factors associated with “Long COVID.” Long COVID is a condition distinguished by numerous health problems persisting or developing after an initial COVID-19 infection. It is characterized by lasting symptoms such as weakness, fatigue, hair loss, and skin problems. The phenomenon has…
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Israel ‘Apartheid’? Try Visiting the Hospital
Opinion Section: Wall Street Journal Israel ‘Apartheid’? Try Visiting the Hospital ‘I was comforted by the father of a wounded Israeli soldier in the next room, as well as by the brother of an ailing Arab man in the next bed.’ July 28, 2024 9:39 am ET The entrance to the Rambam Hospital emergency room in Haifa, Israel, Feb. 24, 2021. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Arabs and Jews worked and were treated side by side at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek…
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Senior Rambam Oncologist Weighs in on Recent Cancer Research
July 25, 2024 – The American Cancer Society recently published the results of a study that investigated the causes of various types of cancer and related deaths. Professor Alona Zer Kuch, director of Medical Oncology at the Joseph Fishman Oncology Center of Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel comments on the findings. According to the study, smoking alone causes nearly one in five cancer cases and almost a third of cancer deaths, with…
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Rare Tumor Removed From One-Month-Old at Rambam
July 18, 2024 – Thanks to a highly skilled multidisciplinary surgical team at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, a life-threatening tumor in a one-month-old infant, was removed from her mouth and throat. While in utero, baby Yael* developed a rare tumor—only tens of cases have ever been reported in the literature. From birth, her life was in danger, since the tumor obstructed her airway and made oral feeding difficult. After assessing her…
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Rambam Treats Two West Nile Fever Cases
July 16, 2024 – Two patients are receiving treatment at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, for complications related to West Nile fever following a recent outbreak in the country. The National Poison Information Center at Rambam has issued guidelines and recommendations for the general public and pregnant women. A 57-year-old woman and a 66-year-old man have been hospitalized in Rambam’s Department of Neurology after contracting West Nile fever and developing virus-related neurological…
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Watch Sky News Report from Rambam’s Fortified Underground Hospital
July 14, 2024 – The Sammy Ofer Fortified Underground Hospital (FUEH) at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, Israel, is attracting global interest. Recently, SkyNews’ Middle East correspondent reported on the FUEH, Israel’s blood storage vault, and the national ambulance service. Since October 7 and the outbreak of the Swords of Iron War, Israel’s healthcare system has been dealing with an increase in war-related injuries. Should a war or mass casualty situation on Israel’s northern…
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Revolutionary Treatment for Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease at Rambam
July 9, 2024 – A recent revolutionary change in the guidelines for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease and the new drugs for its treatment are shifting outcomes for patients in the early stages of the disease. Professor David Tanne, director of the Stroke and Cognition Institute at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, and outgoing chairperson of the Israel Neurological Association and Professor Judith Aharon-Peretz, director of Rambam’s Cognitive Neurology Unit, explain the profound implications…
