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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 expert surgical team implemented an innovative life-changing solution. Aisha*, a resident of the Palestinian Authority, suffered from an exceptionally large…
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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 Rambam, explains, “We support and encourage natural, vaginal childbirth even in more complicated cases: breech deliveries, multiple births, and other…
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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) has cemented Rambam’s role as a world-leader in the management of trauma, emergency, and MCS. The center’s reputation has led…
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Rambam: Fighting the Rise in Inflammatory Bowel Disease with the Microbiome
August 7, 2023 – Israel’s inflammatory bowel disease cases have surged in recent years, associated with changes in lifestyle and eating habits. Researchers at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), in Haifa, Israel, are fighting this alarming trend with the microbiome. According to Israel’s Knesset Health Committee, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Israel has significantly risen by 250% since 2005. This alarming rise has been associated with our current lifestyle and eating habits. As a result, microbiome…
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Rambam and Haifa-Boston Connection Presents Scholarships to Employees of Ethiopian Decent
August 3, 2023 – Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel has a long collaboration with the Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) in Boston, which includes the Haifa-Boston Connection, a well-known community project. In a heart-warming ceremony on Tuesday at Rambam, hospital employees from the local Ethiopian community, and children of employees were awarded scholarships towards their academic studies. Among Rambam’s more than 6,000 employees, members of the Ethiopian community are represented in many hospital…
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Rambam Reviewing Ground-breaking Treatment for Alzheimer’s
July 31, 2023 – The first ever treatment for cognitive and functional deterioration associated with Alzheimer’s disease is to be reviewed with Professor Judith Aaron-Peretz, Senior Physician at the Cognitive Neurology Unit at Rambam Medical Center (Rambam) and Chief Scientific Advisor to EMDA (The Alzheimer’s Association of Israel) and the Israel Neurological Association. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the first ever drug therapy to treat early Alzheimer’s disease. The drug, Leqembi®, fights…
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Rambam: Recognized World-Leader in Clinical Trials
July 27, 2023 – Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), in Haifa, Israel is recognized as a world leader in performing clinical trials on new drug therapies. Patient volunteers are drawn from all corners of Israel to participate in hundreds of clinical trials performed annually. During a meeting at Rambam last week, Kobi Tzoref, General Manager at Pharma Israel – an association representing the R&D-based multinational pharmaceutical companies operating in Israel, addressed Rambam’s central role in…
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Rambam Offers Specialized Physiotherapy for Patients with Genitourinary Conditions
July 24, 2023 – Patients at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel are able to receive specialized pelvic floor physiotherapy to relieve the debilitating symptoms of various urinary tract disorders to restore their quality of life. These conditions include urinary tract issues, such as painful urination and frequent nocturnal enuresis (bed-wetting), as well as sexual dysfunction in men, painful intercourse in women, and chronic pain in the pelvic region. Rambam patients are offered…
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Cause Unknown: Seven-year-old boy Admitted to Rambam for Emergency Intervention
July 20, 2023 – When a regional hospital outside of Haifa could not make a diagnosis, seven-year-old David* was recently evacuated to Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, for emergency treatment that saved his life. One morning last week, David woke early with severe pain in one of his legs. His mother recalls the events, “All day, David was crying from pain, but there was no apparent cause. His left thumb was blue, and he…
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Innovation at Rambam-Biodesign: Can Artificial Intelligence Interpret a Baby’s Cries?
July 17, 2023 – New, groundbreaking technology was presented at last week’s third Israel Biodesign conference at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel. Among other projects presented, technology can now help new mothers interpret their baby’s cries and deal with postpartum depression. Technology to help new mothers deal with postpartum depression, identify an infant’s needs and strengthen the mother-baby bond, early diagnosis of heart failure, identify symptoms of stroke, and groundbreaking technology that…
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Non-Surgical Correction of Outer-ear Anomalies in Newborns at Rambam
July 13, 2023 – About thirty percent of newborns are born with outer ear anomalies that go undetected during pregnancy. Some of these are temporary and resolve as the child gets older, but others need medical intervention – surgical and non-surgical. Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, offers a highly successful non-surgical intervention. Professor Assaf Zeltzer, director of the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Rambam, explains, “In the neo-natal period, approximately…
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Border crossing: Jordanian Girl Treated at Rambam
July 10, 2023 – Sometimes, a person’s health needs cannot be addressed in their own country. In these cases, help from specialist physicians is sought elsewhere. Amal*, a seven-year-old girl from Amman in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, was treated at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, for a congenital orthopedic deformity. Amal, a sweet seven-year-old girl, was born with a congenital deformity – a dislocated hip. Over time, the deformity had left…
