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12-Sep-2008
Yossi Nitzani, who has served on the Hadassah Medical Organization Board of Directors since its establishment over 12 years ago, has been named Chairman of the Board.
12-Sep-2008
Hadassah’s Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery has recently acquired a state-of-the-art heart-lung machine, the only one of its kind in Israel.
12-Sep-2008
Dr. Alex Klimov, a senior physician in the Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology at Hadassah Hospital- Ein Kerem, has developed a new technique which dramatically reduces the risk to diabetics of losing a limb.
12-Sep-2008
A Hadassah surgical team has developed an advanced laparoscopic method to extract a person’s gall bladder through one small incision.
12-Sep-2008
Hadasit, Hadassah’s research and development arm, has announced the successful completion of a clinical trial that demonstrates the safety and efficacy of the Lupusorb, created by Hadassah to treat lupus patients by removing auto-antibodies from their blood.
12-Sep-2008
A Jordanian father whose child was treated at the Hadassah Medical Center sent several notes of thanks to Hadassah’s medical professionals, expressing his appreciation for their “humanity, generosity, hospitality, and unselfishness, which were felt from the first moment to the last moment of dealing with the great Hadassah Medical Organization and its crew.”
12-Sep-2008
The Hadassah Medical Organization has signed a historic agreement with the Israel Medical Association (IMA) to preserve the salary levels and benefits of all outgoing department heads, who will now step down after two terms (12 years), paving the way for the professional advancement of other physicians.
12-Sep-2008
Prof. Alon Mozes, head of Hadassah’s Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, was elected president of the Israel Society for Infectious Diseases at its recent Conference, while Dr. Shmuel Bennenson of his Department won first prize for his research on prevention of infection in the hospital setting.
9-Sep-2008
Hadassah physicians transplanted human embryonic stem cells into the brain of mice who had multiple sclerosis (MS) and significantly slowed down the disease’s clinical symptoms and pathological manifestations.
9-Sep-2008
Kenny Sachs, a survivor of terrorism, who endured a gunshot wound to his leg and years of physical therapy, performed the traditional Jewish ritual of breaking a glass with his foot at his recent wedding.