Is the Cost of Cancer Medication Worthwhile? Rabin Medical Center’s Dr. Daniel Goldstein explores the rising price of cancer medications and creates an equation to see if the cost is in fact justified. Dr. Goldstein is at the forefront of the fight between oncologists and pharmaceutical companies with research that will help determine if…
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Keeping An Eye On Mobile Health: Tech News From Israel
Israeli’s Start- Up Presents iPhone Optometry at mHealth Conference Israel continues to be a leader in mobile health technology, with the medical industry keeping an eye on new developments, particularly in wearable tech. Encouraging the start-up mentality, Israel hosts an annual mHealth conference in Tel Aviv featuring a contest to highlight these new yet innovative…
Genetically modified T- Cells Help in the Fight Against Cancer.
Genetically modified T- Cells, with developmental roots in Israel, might be one step closer to helping the fight against cancer. 27 out of 29 patients, in a study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania’s Abramson Cancer Center and the Perelman School of Medicine not only saw their cancer go into remission, but in some cases…
New research shines a light on how Cancer develops
The most popular belief, in the development of cancer cells, has been that genes suddenly mutate, likely with the aid of outside sources or random selection. These genes continue to split spreading their mutation until it’s too late and cancer has formed. But this theory, common as it may be, is one that leaves researches…
Don’t Miss a Beat. Learn More About Heart Health from Rabin Medical Center’s Dr. Kornowski
Getting angry easily? You are in risk to suffer from a heart attack (translation from Menta Magazine) Next time you are getting angry at the customer service agent, parking inspector or your teenager, you better take a deep breath and remember it increases your risk to suffer from a heart attack. True, it sounds like…
Laughter is the Best Medicine
Leading the way of innovative trends Israel, Rabin Medical Center emphasizes the belief that one’s surroundings can enhance a patient’s healing process. While it is known that Israel leads the way in innovative medical technology, you may surprised to learn that Israel is blazing the trail in the thought that laughter is the best medicine….
Trying Different Drugs on Different Cancers
A recent New York Times article “A Faster Way to Try Many Drugs on Many Cancers” by Gina Kolata gives a new insight into cancer treatment. The article features the story of 78-year-old, Erika Hurwitz, whose rare cancer of the white blood cells didn’t respond to both chemotherapy and radiation. Her cancer was treated due…
COPD: When Breathing Gets Tough
Rabin Medical Center is at the forefront of medical research in Israel. A Jerusalem Post article by Judy Siegel-Itzkovich featured a Rabin Medical Center doctor, Benjamin Fox, who specializes in COPD. According to the article, 330,000 Israelis and nearly 330 million people around the world are struggling with this disease. COPD is formally known as…
Should We Accept or Reject Mental Health Labels?
An article entitled, “To Accept or Reject Mental Health Labels, That is the Question” by Krystal Reddick was featured in the Huffington Post explores the pros and cons of mental health labeling. The author of the article has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder for seven years and was reluctant to identify with the mental health label….
Milestone Birthdays and Life Altering Decisions?
A recent article from the Huffington Post, entitled, “People Nearing a Milestone Birthday may be more Likely to make a Life-Altering Decision, Research Finds” by Yagana Shah explores how some cope with getting older. Researchers from New York University’s Stern School of Business and the University of California, Los Angeles’ Anderson School of Management, came…
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