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Get Your Voice Back
October 3, 2023 – A school teacher’s toolbox is filled with the necessary equipment, but one such tool – the voice box – sometimes needs sharpening. What is the best way to protect your vocal cords from being overused or damaged? An expert otolaryngologist and a speech therapist from Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa,
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First Impact Factor for Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
Rambam Health Care Campus is pleased to advise that Clarivate, the sole authority for calculating impact factors (IFs), has announced a 2022 IF of 1.6 for Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal (RMMJ). The score is based on a calculation of a journal’s selected citations over time and is one tool used to reflect a journal’s general importance. The
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Citron: A Symbol of the Joyous Festival of Sukkot Has Many Health Benefits
September 27, 2023 – The Jewish festival of Sukkot – the Feast of Tabernacles – includes five symbols, including the citron (Etrog). Surprisingly, this hard, bitter, yet aromatic fruit has many health benefits. Sukkot is a joyous eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the 40 years of wandering in the desert after the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt.
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Rambam Weighs in on Research Showing that Surgeon Gender Can Impact Patient Outcomes
September 21, 2023 – Do female surgeons achieve better surgical outcomes than their male counterparts? Results of two cohort studies targeting more than 1.3-million patients show a clear difference. Expert surgeons at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel have also noticed this result. Two recent studies, one at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto
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Rambam’s Unique Prescription for Raising Spirits
September 18, 2023 – Although once taken for granted, the spiritual care of patients is becoming part of mainstream medicine. The Spiritual Care Service at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel plays an important role in patient care. The hospital’s ‘Poetic Pharmacy,’ recently filled a creative prescription for soul care that no pharmacist
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Cognitive Decline in Adults Linked to Extreme Heat Exposure
September 14, 2023 – 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. A 12-year study on the effects of extreme heat exposure in
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Rambam Advances Healthcare Relations between Israel and Brazil
August 31, 2023 – 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. Professor Aaron Ciechanover — chemistry Nobel laureate, Professor Miki Halberthal, general director
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New at Rambam: Innovative Imaging Device for More Accurate Breast Reconstruction Surgery
August 31, 2023 – 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. Women undergoing breast reconstruction
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Rambam Staff Member Saves Neighbors Life at Home
August 20, 2023 – Anton Kroger, a physician’s assistant at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, met his neighbor Michael Frumpkin, a paramedic, recently in the most unexpected way. Michael was in cardiac arrest, but help was on its way. Kroger, a resident of Tirat Ha Carmel, a small town south of Haifa, works
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Rambam Surgeons Reconstruct Face of Young Palestinian Woman After Removing Malignant Tumor
August 14, 2023 – Physicians in the Palestinian Authority knew that a complex facial reconstruction was the only hope for a young resident with a complex facial tumor. The procedure is not available in the Palestinian Authority. Following appropriate arrangements, the patient was transferred to Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, where an
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Rambam: Least Amount of Spontaneous Caesarean Births in Israel
August 10, 2023 – It was recently announced by The Israeli Movement for Freedom of Information that Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel is a national leader in encouraging natural childbirth and reducing spontaneous Caesarean births, as per data published by them. Professor Zeev Weiner, director of the Division of Gynecology and Obstetrics at
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Rambam Leads Emergency Medical Training in Poland
August 9, 2023 – Recently, a delegation from the Teaching Center for Trauma, Emergency, and Mass Casualty Situations (MCS) at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, led a workshop in Poland to provide local healthcare workers with MCS training. Established in 1999, Rambam’s Teaching Center for Trauma, Emergency, and Mass Casualty Situations (MCS)
