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Innovation at Rambam: Saving Lives on the Battlefield
April 09, 2024 – 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. The determination of Rambam’s physician-scientists to find practical solutions to real patient needs is saving the lives of wounded soldiers, not only in…
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Micro and Nanoplastics in the Body Increase the Risk for Heart Attacks and Strokes
April 7, 2024 — 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. A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrated an alarming link between the presence of micro and nanoplastics in the carotid artery (which…
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The Rambam and Stanford Medicine Collaboration Going Strong
March 18, 2024 – Rambam combines superb medical care with engineering and science-based research. The Stanford- Rambam Collaboration agreement was founded with the concept that the two institutions share similar values and missions, including Trauma Medicine and Preparedness, Research and Innovations, Data and AI Challenges in Modern Medicine and specific research topics in cardiovascular, oncology and other disciplines. Members of the leadership of Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, returned recently after a…
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New Integrative Medicine Center Brings Relief to Cancer Patients
March 27, 2024 — The Tal Center – Mair House for Integrative Oncology Medicine (the Center) at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel is a new facility offering complementary services for Northern Israel’s cancer patients coping with the side effects of cancer and chemotherapy. “The integration of complementary medicine in large cancer institutions in the Western world is significantly improving the quality of life of cancer patients,” explains Professor Irit Ben-Aharon, the director…
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Injured by a Hezbollah Missile, This Soldier’s Resilience is Inspiring
March 26, 2024 – Seriously injured in the line of duty by a Hezbollah anti-tank missile, Lieutenant Roy Moshe (22) was swinging between life and death. After multiple surgeries at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, Moshe’s doctors share that he continues to smile – despite a shattered jaw. On October 21, a missile almost killed IDF soldier Lieutenant Roy Moshe while he was digging trenches near Kibbutz Baram in Northern Israel. In…
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Rambam Hosts UCLA Solidarity Delegation
March 17, 2024 – Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, Israel, was honored to receive a distinguished delegation of academic colleagues from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Against the backdrop of the challenges faced by the State of Israel since the October 7 attacks and the global surge in anti-Semitism, a group of 25 faculty members chose to stand in solidarity with Israel. Desiring to stand with the State of Israel during this…
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Rambam Study: Walking Can Reduce Need for a Cesarean Section
March 10, 2024 – Digital technologies encourage individuals to track their steps, and 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. A new Israeli study found that a daily walk throughout pregnancy could significantly reduce the risk of a Cesarean section, postpartum bleeding, high blood pressure,…
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Rambam Surgeon Weighs In on FDA Warning Regarding Silicone Breast Implants
March 7, 2024 – Three years ago, the FDA banned the use of certain silicone breast implants. Now they have issued another warning that textured silicone implants are associated with lymphoma and should be monitored. The director of the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, weighs in. Some textured silicone breast implants for breast augmentation and reconstruction with high average surface roughness are associated with…
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From Rio to North Carolina to Israel: Pediatric Anesthesiologist Pitches in at Rambam
March 4, 2024 – In his day-to-day life, Dr. Leonardo Gendzel is a pediatric anesthesiologist at Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. However, when war broke out in Israel on October 7, his first instinct was to hop on a plane and volunteer wherever necessary, which is how he arrived at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel. Born in Brazil, Dr. Leonardo Gendzel received his medical degree from Fundação Técnico-Educacional…
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Seriously Wounded in Jenin, a Soldier’s Remarkable Recovery is Celebrated at Rambam
February 26, 2024 – Critically injured in a clash in Jenin, Staff Sergeant Yonatan Ron was airlifted to Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, for treatment. Despite his injuries, he is optimistic, and his recent discharge was a celebration. Staff Sergeant Ron, a soldier serving in MAGAV, Israel’s border police, sustained severe limb injuries in Jenin when a 50kg explosive was detonated, hitting the armored vehicle he was traveling in. The explosion caused…
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New Study: Plant-based and Other Diets Can Affect Fetal Health
February 25, 2024 – 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. Dr. Ido Solt, director of the Professor Dov and Mrs. Edith Katz Maternal and Fetal Medicine Unit at Rambam, weighs in on the results…
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Another FUS Breakthrough for Parkinson’s Disease at Rambam Helps Patient Walk Again
February 21, 2024 – Complications resulting from a common Parkinson’s treatment left Tatiana Sablina in a wheelchair. Thanks to another breakthrough with focused ultrasound (FUS), she is walking again. Tatiana Sablina, 66, a resident of Acre in Northern Israel, is heading home after being discharged from Rambam. She stands in front of a mirror in the inpatient department, arranges her headscarf, walks to the bed, collects her belongings, exits the room, and says farewell to…
