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Rambam Doctor Elected Secretary-General of the World’s Largest Neurosurgical Society
Dr. Iddo Paldor, Deputy Director of Rambam Health Care Campus’s Department of Neurosurgery, was recently appointed secretary-general of the Australian Australasian Society of Neurological Surgeons (AASNS). The appointment was given following elections that took place at the annual convention of the society, held this year in Mumbai, India. More than 1,500 participants took part in the event, during which Jerusalem was selected as the meeting place for the society’s next conference, to be held in…
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Good News from Rambam: Fewer Older Women Requiring Treatment for Severe Heart Attacks
Over the past 10 years, there has been a significant drop in the number of women coming to Rambam’s Department of Emergency Medicine for serious heart attacks, according to data collected in the hospital and published during the National Heart Disease Awareness Campaign, which was observed last week throughout Israel. The campaign, led by the Hadassah Center for Women’s Heart Health, called for raising awareness of women’s health and using all existing lifesaving measures. In…
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Time Magazine: Device Developed at Rambam is Listed Among 100 Best Inventions in 2019
A patented device developed by a clinician-scientist at Rambam Health Care Campus helps to alleviate migraines and has made Time Magazine’s list of the 100 top inventions for 2019. Time Magazine – one of the most prominent magazines in the world – recently published a list of the 100 best inventions in 2019. Among the many inventions designed to make our lives better is Nerivio, a device developed at Rambam to address one of our…
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Medicine Crosses Borders: Rambam Doctor Travels to Qatar
A delegation of Israeli physicians, led by Dr. Ran Steinberg, Director of Pediatric Surgery at Rambam Health Care Campus, traveled to Qatar to participate in an international medical conference. In the last few years, countries bordering the Persian Gulf have been more inclined to establish ties with Israel. Whether it be for business networking or participation in international sports events, Israelis are crossing international borders to take part in the region’s activities. Recently, the medical world…
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World AIDS Day 2019: A Decrease in the Number of New Patients at Rambam’s AIDS Institute
World AIDS Day is being marked today, Sunday, December 1, 2019, worldwide. At Rambam Health Care Campus’s Allergy, Clinical Immunology, and AIDS Institute, this year’s data shows a decline in the number of new patients admitted during 2019, following several years of a mainly upward trend. This data brings the Institute into alignment with the current world trends in recent years. According to data from the Rambam’s Allergy, Clinical Immunology, and AIDS Institute, back in…
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Advanced Robotic System in Rambam Pharmacy Improves Efficiency
Rambam Health Care Campus has started to use an advanced robotic system in its pharmacy. One of the most advanced of its kind on the market, the system is used to store and deliver tens of thousands of medications throughout the hospital, representing marked savings in time and increased efficiency. Rambam’s pharmacy has just installed the largest automated pharmaceutical storage system of its kind in Israel. The system, which runs 24/7, has three robotic arms…
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Around the World: Rambam Strengthen Ties with India, Brazil, and NATO
Within a few days of each other, Rambam hosted leading medical professionals from India, a diplomatic delegation from Brazil headed by its president’s son, and NATO military personnel in a training drill for emergency evacuation to a large hospital. Although the guests came from many different countries, learning about trauma care was the common denominator of each visit. Professor Kant Ravi, Director and CEO of AIIMS Hospital in Rishikesh, India, arrived several days ago for…
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The Lancet Oncology Publishes Paper by Doctors in a Unique Rambam-Augusta Victoria Hospital Cancer Training Program
An article in The Lancet by doctors from Rambam Health Care Campus and Augusta Victoria Hospital focuses on Palestinian cancer care and Rambam’s role in helping to train Palestinian oncologists, as well as the launching of a new program for training healthcare providers. In its November 2019 issue, the well-known medical journal The Lancet Oncology published a paper written by a team of doctors from Rambam Health Care Campus and Augusta Victoria Hospital; the authors…
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Rambam Holds Dedication Ceremony for the Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein z”l Shock Trauma Room
A dedication ceremony was held at Rambam Health Care Campus for the Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein Z”L Shock Trauma Room, honoring the memory of Rabbi Eckstein, founder of the International Fellowship for Christians and Jews (IFCJ). As a dear friend and supporter of Rambam, Rabbi Eckstein supported the establishment of the Sammy Ofer Fortified Underground Emergency Hospital and its fortified command center. October 28, 2019, Approximately 80 family members, friends, and Rambam management and staff came…
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Brazilian Soccer Legends Visit Hospitalized Children at Rambam Health Care Campus
Several of Brazil’s most well-known soccer legends visited Rambam, taking time out of their busy schedule revolving around a friendly “Peace Game” to meet with young Israeli and Palestinian patients in Ruth Rappaport Children’s Hospital. Former Brazilian soccer players Cafu, Emerson, Aldair, César Sampaio, Amoroso, and Anderson Polga, and Brazilian footvolley player Natalia Guitler—who are all currently in Haifa to compete in tonight’s “Peace Game” at Sammy Ofer Stadium—came to Rambam Health Care Campus this…
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Hysterectomy Performed at Rambam Transmitted Live to Hundreds of Doctors
For the first time, a live hysterectomy was passed live to hundreds of doctors at an international conference. The surgery took place at the Rambam Medical Center, led by Prof. Lior Levenstein using the vNOTES method – an innovative technology that uses the natural openings in the body to perform the surgery. The surgery was broadcast live to the “European Urogynecological Society” conference in Tel Aviv, which was attended by hundreds of physiotherapy doctors from…
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Research: A very important tool for excellence in medicine
Jerusalem Post, October 22, 2019, by Alan Rosenbaum Any physician who is engaged in research does not accept things as they are,” says Prof. Yehuda Chowers, director of both the Division of Research at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, and the hospital’s Gastroenterology Institute. “Research is a very central theme in the life of an academic, cutting-edge hospital,” As the largest academic hospital in the North, Rambam actively encourages research collaboration at all levels.…
