The Council for Higher Education has approved the opening of University of Haifa’s Herta and Paul Amir School of Medicine, which is set to welcome its inaugural class later this year and transform healthcare in northern Israel. The…
Category: 5. Health
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AI Summaries Are About To Spread Across Healthcare
Get ready to start seeing summaries throughout healthcare.
Imagine a 1990s endocrinologist seeing a new patient in her clinic. First, she reviews the referral letter the PCP faxed over and glances at the patient’s intake form. She then…
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Why a norovirus vaccine isn’t available — yet
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B.V. Venkataram Prasad et al. Norovirus replication, host interactions and vaccine advances. Nature Reviews Microbiology. Published online January 17, 2025. doi: 10.1038/s41579-024-01144-9.
E.N. Atochina-Vasserman et al. Bivalent…
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How Insurance Companies Can Rebuild Trust
Photo of a medical insurance claim form.
The online response to the recent killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson revealed long-brewing resentments against insurance companies. With their reputations so damaged, how can payers…
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Jewish Agency’s Youth Futures providing a brighter future
Like many Israelis, Hadar, a single mother of two from Afula, was planning on a quiet and peaceful Simchat Torah the weekend of October 7. While visiting her parents in her hometown of Moshav Yachini, she never could have imagined the…
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Percentage of Arabs in Israeli healthcare jobs rises sharply
The percentage of Arab citizens employed in the Israeli healthcare system has increased dramatically over the past decade, according to a new study.
The study collected data between 2010 and 2023 from the Central Bureau of Statistics…
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Federal Judges Halt Trump’s Cuts To NIH Research Payments
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the latest on Trump’s attempts to cut research funding, the ongoing financial struggles of rural hospitals, a major measles outbreak and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here.
The…
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A pancreatic cancer blood test called PAC-MANN could spot the disease early
The test relies on a magnetic nanoparticle linked to fluorescent molecules to detect pancreatic cancer proteins.
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Study Finds Protecting Kids From Mature Media Means Putting Your Own Phone Down
Boy using smartphone alongside father in room at night
The U.S. Motion Picture Association helps parents limit the amount of violence and sexual content their kids see by requiring a guardian to accompany children under 17 when attending…
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Fallen IDF officer’s family meets girl saved by her kidney donation
On Tuesday, an emotional meeting took place between the family of the late IDF Captain Rebecca Henrietta Johanna Baruch and 10-year-old Rana, who received a kidney through Rebecca’s organ donation.
Rebecca’s family – her parents,…
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