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Rebuilding Faces, Restoring Lives: The Remarkable Impact of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department
September 3, 2025: What an extraordinary evening we shared with Rambam’s rising star, Dr. Adi Katz Biton! Guests were deeply moved and inspired by her dedication, talent, and charisma. Our gracious hosts, Robin and Boris Feldman, helped create this special evening in Palo Alto possible by opening their home and hearts. Dr. Biton and her team’s groundbreaking
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Fatty Liver: Confronting a Silent Disease
September 8, 2025 – Fatty liver disease has become increasingly common, affecting roughly one-third of the population. If left undiagnosed, it can quietly progress to cirrhosis and even cancer. What are the risk factors, and how is it diagnosed and treated? Fatty liver disease—also known as hepatic steatosis or steatotic liver disease—is a condition in
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Rambam Oncologist Leads Global Guidelines for Lung Cancer Treatment
September 4, 2025 – It’s not every day that physicians receive international recognition for their contributions to healthcare. But when a physician from Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) is honored in this way, it not only affirms their professional excellence—it reflects their deep commitment to Rambam’s mission. Every five years, clinical guidelines for the treatment
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When Dry Eyes Become a Problem: Insight from a Rambam Expert
September 1, 2025 – It may feel like just a little irritation, but untreated dry eye syndrome can cause lasting damage. Millions worldwide suffer from it without realizing, and Rambam experts warn the risk only increases with age. Dry eye syndrome isn’t just “having dry eyes.” It’s a chronic condition in which the eyes do
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First in Israel: Gene-Editing Therapy for Heart Failure
August 26, 2025 – For the first time in Israel, Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) is testing a revolutionary gene-editing treatment that could halt a deadly form of heart failure. The same technology may soon target another global killer: high cholesterol. In collaboration with Intellia Therapeutics, a U.S. biotech company, Rambam is conducting the first
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Paracetamol Overdose Puts Toddler at Risk of Liver Transplant
August 21, 2025 – One of many antipyretic drugs, Paracetamol (acetaminophen), is a widely used over-the-counter medication given to reduce fever and pain. However, if given in excessive doses, it can cause devastating and life-threatening liver damage. After several days of high fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and confusion, three-year-old Emily* was rushed to the Ruth Rappaport
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From Prevention to Recovery: Cardiac Arrest and Rehabilitation
August 19, 2025 – In the Western world, cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death. Yet with rapid medical intervention, survival rates have significantly improved. The question is: how can we prevent it? The most common form of heart disease is myocardial infarction—a heart attack—caused by an acute blockage in a coronary artery. In Israel,
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When Cosmetic Surgery Abroad Goes Wrong
August 14, 2025 – Cost often drives patients to seek cosmetic procedures overseas. But what happens when the promise of affordability compromises safety? Adam*, a 20-year-old from Northern Israel, who is 1.62 meters tall, recently returned from Turkey after undergoing a cosmetic bilateral femur limb-lengthening surgery in April. Traditionally, surgeons perform this complex procedure to
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Rambam Expert on Autonomous Robotic Surgery Study
August 10, 2025 – Integrating robotic surgery into modern medical practice is gaining momentum, with consistently positive outcomes validating its value. But what about autonomous robotic surgery? Is it still a distant goal, or are we closer to achieving it than we think? A recent study from Johns Hopkins University showcased the capabilities of the Hierarchical
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From Inventor to Patient: The Parkinson’s Breakthrough That Came Full Circle
August 3, 2025—In a unique twist of fate, an engineer who spent decades developing cutting-edge technologies for Israel’s defense sector, found himself not only the creator of a groundbreaking Parkinson’s treatment but a patient treated with the very device he had developed. After transitioning from a career in defense to healthcare innovation, Kobi Vortman, PhD
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The Emergency Room Connection No One Expected
July 31, 2025—What began as a medical emergency quickly turned into an extraordinary story when an Israeli physician discovered a family connection to his patients from Southern Syria. When new borders were drawn more than 75 years ago, Druze communities that had lived for centuries across what became Israel and Syria suddenly found themselves in
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Rambam Study: Smoking Undermines Dental Implant Stability
July 28, 2025 – Dental implants provide a long-term solution for missing teeth and deliver benefits that extend beyond aesthetics. However, one persistent habit significantly undermines their success. Dr. Yaniv Mayer, an attending physician in the Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry at Rambam Health Care Campus, led a groundbreaking study revealing the adverse effects
