Prof. Yoram Weiss Named Hadassah Medical Organization Director General
Hadassah – The Women’s Zionist Organization of America (HWZOA), and the Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO) have announced the appointment of Prof. Yoram Weiss, MD, as HMO’s director-general. Prof. Weiss, who has served as acting director-general since July 2021, succeeds Prof. Zeev Rotstein. Prof. Weiss, 63, an expert in intensive care medicine and anesthesiology, has worked at Hadassah for 31 years. […]
With But Minutes to Spare, Hadassah’s ER Saves Baby in Septic Shock
A two-year-old arrived at the Swartz Center for Emergency Medicine at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem, driven there by his local doctor because she realized that the toddler’s medical condition was urgent. The toddler was lethargic and had a purple rash characteristic of a dangerous strain of bacteria. Dr. Naama Schwartz, an emergency medicine specialist at Hadassah, relates, “Our initial diagnosis of meningococcemia proved correct. The […]
At Polish clinic for Ukraine refugees, Hadassah’s doctors dispense medicine and expertise
After Russian shelling intensified last month and a rocket exploded close to the Zhytomyr home of Nina, 76, she fled for Ukraine’s Polish border. When she arrived several days later after a long trip by car with other Zhytomyr residents, Nina was experiencing severe back pain. She was directed to the Przemyśl Humanitarian Aid Center, […]
First Real-World Data Show Stem Cell Treatment Helps Resolve Perianal Fistulas
Nearly two-thirds of patients with Crohn’s perianal fistulas treated with the novel stem cell–based drug darvadstrocel achieved clinical remission and had significantly improved quality of life, according to new six-month data presented at the 2022 meeting of the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation. Of the patients who received darvadstrocel (Takeda), which is not yet approved […]
Hadassah Doctor Provides Good News to Pregnant Ukrainian Refugee
When an anxious young pregnant woman fleeing the violence in Ukraine arrived at the medical clinic in the refugee center on the Polish border, worried that perhaps her pregnancy was no longer viable, Dr. Yaakov Bentov from the Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO) ’s Medical Humanitarian Mission was on hand to provide concrete reassurance that her […]
Scientists From the U.S., Israel, Japan, and Australia Claim to Have Stopped or Reversed Aging
Introduction A November, 2020 article published on the Al Jazeera website ignited a new wave of attention on the matter of anti-aging research. The article was entitled “‘Backward in Time’: Israeli Scientists Claim to Reverse Ageing,” and appeared in the midst of our fight against Covid-19. Some who commented on the piece took the report […]
When the fertility clock is ticking – what if doctors could reverse the aging of eggs
Tovah, 43, couldn’t find the right guy. She’d devoted her life to her small non-profit and realized her body clock for having a baby was ticking. She made the decision, as have many single women, to have a child on her own, a procedure that is covered by health services in Israel. Nonetheless, her test results […]
Israeli doctor saves life of Ukrainian girl, 4, suffering from rare genetic disorder
A 4-year-old Ukrainian girl suffering from a rare genetic disorder who was displaced from her home following the Russian invasion of Ukraine was saved at an Israeli medical clinic operated by staff from Hadassah Hospital and located in the Polish city Przemyśl, near the border with Ukraine. Originally from Dnipro, Ukraine, Yasinya, her 8-year-old brother […]
In fertility breakthrough, Israeli scientists reverse aging process in human eggs
In what could mark a major breakthrough for fertility treatments, Israeli scientists say that they have successfully managed to reverse the aging mechanism in eggs using antiviral drugs. Aging mechanism now reversible Led by molecular biologist Dr. Michael Klutstein, head of the Chromatin and Aging Research Lab in the faculty of Dental Medicine at the Hebrew […]
Israel building refugee aid centers on Ukraine’s border
Israel is moving to build refugee aid centers on Ukraine’s western border, among other forms of aid to be sent this week. Foreign Minister Yair Lapid instructed the ministry and MASHAV, Israel’s development and aid agency, to focus on four main areas of humanitarian aid. One is a refugee aid center that will serve all […]
