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Global Financial Firm Raises $13M For Israeli Aid Groups
Members of the international business community are rallying in support of Israel following the terror attacks in the south of the country on Saturday that killed more than 1,200 people. Global investment banking and capital markets firm Jefferies announced that it has raised $13 million from its clients, partners, and employees, which will be passed […]
October 12, 2023
MDA Paramedics To Use Lifesaving Ultrasound On Cardiac Patients
Paramedics from Magen David Adom (MDA) will start using ultrasound to improve their emergency treatment of patients suffering cardiac arrest.
August 02, 2022
MDA Paramedic Service Honored For Speedy Response Times
Israel’s paramedic service, has been presented with an award for its innovative use of geographic information system (GIS) to reach patients quickly.
July 19, 2022
Israel Opens World’s Most Secure Underground Blood Bank
Magen David Adom has opened a new national blood bank center that will double as a bomb shelter to protect the nation's blood supply.
May 09, 2022
Kamada Signs Deal To Supply Israel’s Health Ministry With COVID-19 Antibody Drug
Kamada developed a plasma-derived, investigational antibody treatment for COVID-19 currently under trial; interim results show promise.
October 19, 2020
9 Israeli Organizations Win EU Innovation Program Grants To Tackle COVID-19
The Israeli universities and companies will take part in a number of Horizon 2020 projects to address the pandemic and develop responses.
September 07, 2020
Israel Repurposes Public Phones Into Lifesaving Defibrillator Stations
This is the first time such an endeavor of converting redundant public phone booths into lifesaving devices has been done on a national level
June 11, 2020
Israeli AI Lifeguard Helps Prevent Drowning As Beach Season Opens
Amidst the opening of beach post-pandemic, drowning prevention startup Sightbit has deployed its state-of-the-art technology to Israel's popular Palmachim beach.
May 28, 2020
Israeli AI Diagnostic System Allows Health Officials To Track COVID-19 Spread, Monitor Progress
Diagnostic Robotics' solution for remote screening has been used by the Israeli Health Ministry since last month and is now being offered worldwide.
April 14, 2020
Israeli Universities To Analyze Thousands Of Coronavirus Tests A Day
Weizmann Institute, TAU to help process samples as authorities aim to increase daily testing to up to 30,000.
April 12, 2020
Israeli Hack Could Help Teams On COVID-19 Frontlines Produce Quick, Affordable Ventilators
The Israeli team offering the source codes, parts lists, and engineering designs for free to medical teams and experts around the world.
April 05, 2020
MDA Will Collect Plasma From Donors Who Have Recovered From Coronavirus
The project will treat patients in serious condition with an antibody produced from patients who have overcome the infection.
April 01, 2020
Israeli Hospitals, University Get Millions In Donations To Fight COVID-19
Separate donations by philanthropists to boost research and development, help stem spread.
March 31, 2020
Leading Israel’s Medical Response, Sheba Hospital Readies For Critical COVID-19 Cases With Underground Unit
The hospital opened a new underground facility to treat critically ill coronavirus patients as the Israel's confirmed cases continue to rise exponentially.
March 23, 2020
MDA, Health Ministry To Roll Out Coronavirus Drive-Through Testing Sites
Authorities will open a number of facilities for coronavirus testing in a bid to dramatically increase the number of people tested nationally for COVID-19.
March 17, 2020