February 19, 2024 – During the current war, some wounded soldiers with significant head injuries have been robbed of their ability to speak. Now, thanks to innovative, efficient, and cost-effective Israeli technology, these soldiers have a new voice and can communicate with medical staff and loved ones. “Ron,”* a lieutenant in the IDF serving on…
February 15, 2024 – As the war continues, more medical volunteers arrive at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel to support the war effort. One such physician is radiation oncologist Dr. Steven Frank from Houston, Texas. Dr. Steven Frank is a tenured professor in radiation oncology and holds the Bessie McGoldrick Professorship in…
February 8, 2024 – In an exciting collaboration between Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, the Boston-Haifa Connection (BHC), the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, a unique educational initiative – a Hebrew literacy course for Rambam employees of Ethiopian descent – has been inaugurated. Thanks to the Haifa chapter…
February 5, 2024 – A new WhatsApp group provides timely consultations and possible diagnoses between medical professionals at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, and community pediatricians in the region. In response to ongoing issues facing the youth in Northern Israel, a team from the Cheryl Spencer Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at…
January 31, 2024 – Until recently, most patients with lymphoma who did not respond well to chemotherapy had a grim diagnosis, measured in months. However, new research into CAR-T therapy is offering new hope to these patients, with excellent long-term results. Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy was developed more than a decade ago, and…
