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The Haircut that Touched an Entire Department
April 22, 2021 – Three-year-old Adir, who undergoes multiple dialysis treatments every week, recently celebrated his third birthday with a traditional haircutting ceremony, in the company of his family and the staff from Ruth Rappaport Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Nephrology Institute at Rambam Health Care Campus. Adir Elmakias is the son of Liat and Meir from
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Complex Surgery at Rambam Saves Life of 7-Year-old Gazan Boy
April 18, 2021 – A complex, highly sophisticated medical operation was recently performed at Rambam Health Care Campus to save the life of Madchat Tapash, a seven-year-old boy from the Gaza Strip. Madchat Tapash was born with a defect in his renal system that caused life-threatening kidney failure and an improperly functioning bladder, requiring a
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Rambam Nurse Arranges Reunion Between a Hospitalized Patient and His Pet
April 11, 2021 – What happens when a hospitalized patient misses his beloved pets? The Head Nurse in the Department of Internal Medicine D at Rambam Health Care Campus ensured that one of her patients was given the opportunity to spend time with one of his three dogs. Aryeh (72), a widower who lives with
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Rambam Works to Raise Awareness of Epilepsy
April 4, 2021 – Epilepsy affects 1 out of every 100 children and adults. It is entirely possible to live with this disease, but it is necessary to understand its manifestations, and to seek appropriate care. During the past year, the world has been transfixed by the coronavirus. We all depend upon the ability of
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Holocaust Remembrance Day: Rambam Remembers One of its Supporters
April 8, 2021 – On Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) in Israel, Rambam Health Care Campus remembers one of its very special supporters – Hedda Engel, who survived Auschwitz and other concentration camps, and moved to Israel in 1949. Hedda Engel nee Schonstein was born on June 27, 1923, in Rimavská Sobota in southeastern Slovakia.
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New Rambam Project Brings People Together During Era of Social Distancing
March 25, 2021 – The “Who Am I?” project recently launched in Rambam’s COVID-19 departments seeks to bring people closer together. The COVID-19 departments at Rambam Health Care Campus present a complex reality. Patients suffer not only from a serious and still relatively unfamiliar illness, but also from an acute sense of separation and loneliness
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Rambam Patient Receives Unique Personalized Implant Following Repeated Hip Surgeries
March 18, 2021 – In a rare surgical procedure, doctors at Rambam Health Care Campus performed hip replacement surgery using a customized implant. After years of suffering and several repeat surgeries to treat the problem, Naomi McLeod has renewed hope for quality of life. Hip replacement surgery in the modern era is a common intervention.
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Three Rambam Women Receive National Recognition for their Contributions to the Israeli Hospital System
March 11, 2021 – Sara Tzafrir, Limor Aizenbud, and Hagar Baruch made the Israeli Ministry of Health’s List of 30 Leading Influential Women for 2021 in the “Government Hospitals” Division. Sara Tzafrir was also named as “Outstanding Chief Information Officer” for 2020 by “People and Computers”. As part of the activities marking International Women’s Day
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Newsweek Magazine Names Rambam as One of Top Three Hospitals in Israel
Rambam Health Care Campus is proud to share that Newsweek magazine’s annual in-depth study of hospitals in 25 different countries around the world has ranked Rambam as one of the top three hospitals in Israel. This is the third year that Newsweek has conducted such a study, and Rambam has consistently ranked among the top four hospitals in the
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New Service from Rambam’s Clinical Immunology Unit: COVID-19 Vaccination for Allergy Sufferers
March 7, 2021 – A new initiative helps allergy sufferers overcome the fear of vaccinations due to the lack of knowledge regarding possible allergic reactions. Many people in the general population in Israel suffer from allergic reactions that result from the exposure to medications, remedies, food, and even insect bites. For some individuals, a severe and life-threatening allergic reaction may develop. Despite access
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Rambam Opens Special Clinic For Identical Twin Pregnancies
February 28, 2021 – A new clinic recently inaugurated at Rambam Health Care Campus, will serve as a one-stop-shop for all the unique monitoring and testing needed by women pregnant with twins. Being pregnant with twins is exciting and special, but at the same time, it requires more frequent, expert monitoring of fetal development that
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Rare Congenital Heart Defect Successfully Treated at Rambam
February 15, 2021 – A patient with a rare congenital heart defect that affects several members of her family was successfully treated at Rambam Health Care Campus. This rare defect occurs in approximately one in 1,000 births. A young woman in her 20s from Northern Israel became the third member of her family to undergo
