Medicine
Innovative saliva test launches in Israel to screen for dozens of hereditary diseases
The once-in-a-lifetime test screens 173 genes linked to hereditary cancers, cardiovascular conditions, metabolic diseases and other serious disorders.
Medical journal retracts paper on Amgen’s Tavneos drug trial after FDA findings
Taking Acamol or Nurofen without thinking? This is the mistake that could put you at risk
Kafr Kassem girl's organ saves Jerusalem boy in life-saving heart transplant
Cell-based implant offers new hope for diabetes management, Technion study shows
The study, which is peer-reviewed and published in Science introduces a “living, cell-based implant” that works as a pancreas and is protected against immune rejection by a novel system.
Mendelovich says Israel should remain in WHO until alternative is set up
He stressed the necessity of the WHO, explaining that “it’s important to understand that the WHO operates in areas where we have no alternatives.”
Dr. Sivan Mercer reveals: From salmon DNA to biostimulators: The hottest trends in aesthetics
Israeli mathematician uses AI to decode human immune system
How an Israeli mathematician is using AI to decode the human immune system and transform patient treatment
Leumi is leading the way in appointment availability
Emory University removes Iranian official Larijani's daughter from medical faculty - report
Dr. Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani was previously listed on the Emory University School of Medicine's website as an assistant professor in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology.
LEM laboratory of the Mor Institute Group announces its one-millionth HPV test
The molecular HPV test, replacing the Pap test, allows early detection of high-risk HPV strains. LEM Lab expands testing, including self-tests, to fight cervical cancer.
Why AI alone won’t cut it in healthcare
Mission driven: founders explain how startups compete with big-tech salaries
Glass said the first applications focus on disability, with the goal of enabling an upper-limb amputee to control a robotic arm “as if it’s their natural arm.”
Doctors in Tehran report hundreds of eye injuries from gunshots during Iranian protests
“I saw what we call a ‘mass casualty’ situation in medicine. That is when your potential and facilities to provide services are less than the population of patients,” said an Iranian doctor.
