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Israeli Innovation Gives Injured Soldiers a New Voice
February 19, 2024 – During the current war, some wounded soldiers with significant head injuries have been robbed of their ability to speak. Now, thanks to innovative, efficient, and cost-effective Israeli technology, these soldiers have a new voice and can communicate with medical staff and loved ones. “Ron,”* a lieutenant in the IDF serving on Israel’s northern border, suffered severe head and limb injuries and a shattered jaw caused by an anti-tank missile. In critical…
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World-Renowned Radiation Oncologist Brings Spirit of Volunteerism to Rambam
February 15, 2024 – As the war continues, more medical volunteers arrive at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel to support the war effort. One such physician is radiation oncologist Dr. Steven Frank from Houston, Texas. Dr. Steven Frank is a tenured professor in radiation oncology and holds the Bessie McGoldrick Professorship in Clinical Research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Frank is experienced in specialized radiotherapy techniques and…
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A Unique Educational Initiative Inaugurated at Rambam
February 8, 2024 – In an exciting collaboration between Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, the Boston-Haifa Connection (BHC), the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, a unique educational initiative – a Hebrew literacy course for Rambam employees of Ethiopian descent – has been inaugurated. Thanks to the Haifa chapter of the BHC (The Israeli office of CJP- Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston), twenty students, aged 30-50, mainly from…
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It Takes a Village to Raise a Child – Rambam Promotes Remote Collaborations with Community Pediatricians
February 5, 2024 – A new WhatsApp group provides timely consultations and possible diagnoses between medical professionals at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, and community pediatricians in the region. In response to ongoing issues facing the youth in Northern Israel, a team from the Cheryl Spencer Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Ruth Rappaport Children’s Hospital at Rambam hosted a conference entitled “Facing the Community.” The discussion focused on establishing a continuum…
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Treating Lymphoma Without Bone Marrow Transplant
January 31, 2024 – Until recently, most patients with lymphoma who did not respond well to chemotherapy had a grim diagnosis, measured in months. However, new research into CAR-T therapy is offering new hope to these patients, with excellent long-term results. Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy was developed more than a decade ago, and Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel has been treating lymphoma patients with it for the past five years.…
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Rambam Social Workers Help Soldiers with PTSD
January 22, 2024 – Since the events of October 7, wounded IDF soldiers dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been receiving specialized support from social workers at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel. The social workers support the injured throughout their recovery, from admission to discharge – and beyond. PTSD is triggered by a traumatic or terrifying event (like war) and causes severe long-term anxiety. Trained to listen and connect with patients, in…
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Rambam Research Offers New Hope to Fibromyalgia Patients
January 16, 2024 – Groundbreaking research led by a physician-scientist and pain management specialist at Rambam Healthcare Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, reveals how the microbiome can alleviate some symptoms associated with fibromyalgia. Dr. Amir Minerbi, MD/PhD, deputy director of the Institute for Pain Medicine at Rambam, member of the Clinical Research Institute at Rambam, and a senior lecturer at the Technion – Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine led a groundbreaking study of…
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100 Days Later – Rambam Rallies in Support
January 15, 2024 – The October 7 massacre resulted in 1,200 deaths and 240 hostages being held in Gaza; 136 remain in captivity. Sunday, January 14, nationwide solidarity rallies were held to mark 100 days since the massacre. Hundreds of employees from Rambam Healthcare Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, gathered to express their solidarity. Dr. Irit Meretyk, head of Rambam’s Emergency Psychiatry Service in the Division of Psychiatry, opened the event and spoke of the…
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Rambam-Maccabi HMO Feasibility Study: Pediatric Home Hospitalizations
January 11, 2024 – Worried parents are confronted with complex logistics and disruptions to the family routine when their sick child is admitted to the hospital. Would it be better for their child to be cared for at home? A pilot study seeks to find out. Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, the tertiary medical center for Northern Israel, serves the 2.5 million residents in the region and complex case referrals nationwide. One…
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First in Israel: A Novel Procedure for Reflux Patients
January 09, 2024 – For the first time in Israel, Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel is performing procedures to treat reflux using innovative technology, giving patients an artificial solution mimicking the body’s natural mechanism. According to the American College of Gastroenterology, twenty percent of the US population suffers from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The percentage is even higher in the Middle East. A fairly common condition that can affect quality of life,…
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Rambam Inaugurates the First Oncology / Hematology ER in Northern Israel and Second in all Israel
January 8, 2024 – The state-of-the-art Danny & Cathy Rosenkranz Oncology / Hematology ER at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, is a game-changer for the thousands of cancer patients in Northern Israel. The new Oncology / Hematology ER, which opened yesterday, will deliver cancer patients with a holistic and comprehensive approach to their condition and will provide illness-specific urgent medical services, thereby reducing general ER referrals and hospitalizations. Thanks to the generosity…
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Stiff-Person Syndrome: Leading Rambam Physician Weighs in on Celine Dion’s Rare Health Disorder
January 4, 2023 – Stiff-Person Syndrome (SPS) is an exceptionally rare neurological condition that affects the brain and central nervous system. Dr. Shahar Shelly, head of the Neuromuscular Clinic in the Department of Neurology at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, sheds light on this incurable condition that has altered the life of internationally renowned singer and artist Celine Dion. Since Dion shared her struggle with the rare neurological condition called Stiff-Person Syndrome (SPS), millions…
