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15-Jun-2011
Hadassah University Medical Center researchers, together with international colleagues from Whitehead Institute (Cambridge, MA) and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (NY), have identified a genetic cause of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis (HSP), characterized by abnormal gait and spasticity of the lower limbs.
15-Jun-2011
The Hadassah University Medical Center dedicated its new Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Multidisciplinary Breast Center on April 13, thanks to the generosity of the long-time Hadassah supporters from Baltimore for whom it is named.
15-Jun-2011
A new computer program is in development at the Hadassah University Medical Center which will enhance patient care and efficiency in the Judy and Sidney Swartz Center for Emergency Medicine (CEM). Also under development is a computer "game" to teach medical students and residents how to cope with different situations in the emergency room.
15-Jun-2011
Hadassah Optimal Sports Center’s head nutritionist, Rakefet Arieli, is the first Israeli to receive the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Diploma in Sports Nutrition.
15-Jun-2011
Hadassah University Medical Center has been chosen to participate in a multicenter clinical trial of the Aposense Ltd.’s EarliTest diagnostic system for detection of brain, lung, and cervical cancer.
15-Jun-2011
As her chest tightened and her surroundings segued into slow motion, Yelena knew what was coming. Unable to help herself, her head jerked sharply left. Awareness leached away, her body convulsed and she thrashed wildly for minutes on end while the seizure ran its course.
10-Jun-2011
Dear Friends, We have all heard stories about people awakening from comas and recounting conversations they heard while they were “under.” Yet, much of the information we have about the brain functions of comatose people is anecdotal; much of the medical knowledge is based on subjective assessments and – until recently – there have not been any objective clinical measurements.
3-Jun-2011
Dear Friends, “If you want your hospital, come and get it,” Teddy Kolleck is said to have told Kalman Mann on the second day of the Six Day War. The date was June 6th. The year, 1967.
3-Jun-2011
Dorit Adler, B.Sc , MPH, PhD student, Director of the Nutrition and Dietetic Department, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Kerem We live at a time when the epidemics of obesity, diabetes, and certain types of cancer are spreading at a worrying pace.
20-May-2011
Dear Friends, Every year more than a million people come to our Medical Center with a variety of illnesses, diseases and medical problems ranging from simple situations to complex conditions. Many of them are hospitalized, treated and discharged. They leave with a list of instructions, a handful of prescriptions, frequently a need for supportive services – and more often than not – dilemmas they will only realize when they get home.