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First Time in Israel! Rambam Health Care Campus Specialists Perform Novel Parkinson’s Treatment on 82-year-old
July 7, 2022 – Rivkah Bornshtein, an 82-year-old wife, mother, grandmother of 4, and resident of Haifa, is the first woman in Israel to undergo a second, innovative, non-invasive medical procedure to treat tremors caused by Parkinson’s disease – 7 years after the initial procedure. Seven years ago, Rivkah Bornshtein was among the first patients at Rambam Health Care Campus, and in Israel, to benefit from a revolutionary treatment, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided focused ultrasound (FUS) for…
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A miracle! Rambam specialists save 8-year-old Harel’s life
July 3, 2022 – Last month, on a recent family outing, eight-year-old Harel Goldstein suffered a rare, sudden stroke caused by a clot in his brain stem. Rambam Health Care Campus specialists felt that his chances of recovery were small. “We were in shock; we did not believe that Harel would recover without permanent brain damage.” Eight-year-old Harel Goldstein hovered between life and death after experiencing a severe brain stroke. Although his doctors didn’t believe…
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Rambam HCC Treats First Patient with Innovative Alpha-Radiation Cancer Therapy
June 28, 2022 – Rambam Health Care Campus treated the first-ever prostate cancer patient with innovative alpha-radiation cancer therapy – Alpha DaRT developed by Alpha Tau Medical Ltd. The first patient at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam HCC) in Haifa, Israel was treated in a feasibility study with the Alpha DaRT. Alpha DaRT is a neoadjuvant therapy (the first step in attempting to shrink a tumor before the main treatment) for patients with prostate cancer. …
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Rambam and Technion Scientists – Have they Discovered the Fountain of Youth?
June 26, 2022 – Scientists from Haifa’s Rambam Health Care Campus, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, and their European colleagues have found a way to rejuvenate human skin and other organs. After two decades of research a study titled “Human organ rejuvenation by VEGF-A: Lessons from the skin” conducted by Dr. Aviad Keren, Dr. Yaniv Keren, Professor Yehuda Ullman, Professor Amos Gilhar of both Haifa institutions, Dr. Marta Bertolini of the Monasterium Laboratory in Germany, and…
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Rambam Surgeons Perform Rare Operation on Fetus While Attached to Umbilical Cord
An uncommon surgical procedure, called “EXIT,” enables emergency removal of the fetus from its mother’s uterus, while remaining attached to the umbilical cord and placenta. Only a few such procedures have been performed in Israel, most of them at Rambam Health Care Campus. “The procedure enables delaying the birth and buying additional time in order to treat the fetus before the staff is forced to separate it from the placenta,” explains one of Rambam’s senior…
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Establishment of the Wolfe Center for Translational Medicine and Engineering
“The Science of Today – the Healer of Tomorrow” For the benefit of patients in northern Israel: The Rambam Health Care Campus and the Technion announces the establishment of the Wolfe Center for Translational Medicine and Engineering Rambam Health Care Campus, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, and philanthropists Andi and Larry Wolfe announced the establishment of the Wolfe Center for Translational Medicine and Engineering on Sunday, June 12. The Center will combine engineering and medicine to…
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RAMBAM SUMMIT 2022
June 12, 2022 – After a 2-year hiatus, the Rambam Unity Summit, last week, saw the opening of the Eyal Ofer Heart Hospital, the Patricia and Albert Frank Family Cardiology Inpatient Department and a gala evening where the prestigious Rambam Award was awarded to 3 recipients in the presence of the President of the State of Israel, Mr. Isaac Herzog, First-lady, Michal, Minister of Health, Nitzan Horowitz, dignitaries, donors and friends. The theme of this…
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Rambam Named Top Hospital in Israel in National Patient Survey
May 30, 2022 – Since 2014, the Ministry of Health has been monitoring patient experience via national surveys. The results of the 2021 survey have just been announced, with Rambam Health Care Campus being named as Israel’s top hospital. In a patient experience survey conducted during the second half of 2021 by Israel’s Ministry of Health, Rambam Health Care Campus was named as Israel’s top hospital. Rambam received this score despite 2021 being a particularly…
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Rambam Celebrates World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
May 26, 2022 – According to UNESCO, “World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development celebrates not only the richness of the world’s cultures, but also the essential role of intercultural dialogue for achieving peace and sustainable development.” The day was first marked in 2002, and is celebrated every year on May 21st. Rambam Health Care Campus recently marked World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, holding a special event focused on…
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Rambam Trains Licensed Eastern European Physicians to Work in Israel
May 23, 2022 – Coordinators of a program to train licensed Eastern European physicians believe the program could potentially alleviate Israel’s physician and hospital intern shortage, while also saving on the time and costs involved to train more new doctors. The cost of medical studies to the State of Israel is estimated to be approximately NIS 750,000-NIS 1,000,000 per medical student over six years of medical studies while the estimated cost of Rambam’s course is…
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Fitness Equipment Placed in Isolation Rooms for Children Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplantation
May 12, 2022 – “The exercise equipment will enable children undergoing bone marrow transplantation to be as physically active as their conditions will allow, helping them to stay busy and improve their health,” notes Dr. Shifra Ash, Director of the Joan & Sanford Weill Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation. Rambam’s Ruth Rappaport Children’s Hospital treats a large number of children suffering from various hematological and oncological illnesses. Many of these children must…
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Rambam Named One of Top Ten Places to Grow Career in Israel
May 9, 2022 – To be eligible for this list, the workplace must have at least 500 employees. Rambam Health Care Campus was recently named by LinkedIn as one of the top 25 workplaces in Israel for career growth. Rambam—which is eighth on the list—currently employs more than 5,300 people, and is one of the largest employers in Northern Israel. Other companies that made the list include Intel, Amdocs, Teva, Wix, Bank Hapoalim, IBM, and…
