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Paramedics from Magen David Adom (MDA) will start using ultrasound to improve their emergency treatment of patients suffering cardiac arrest.

Israel’s paramedic service, has been presented with an award for its innovative use of geographic information system (GIS) to reach patients quickly.

The project will treat patients in serious condition with an antibody produced from patients who have overcome the infection.

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.

NoCamels has recently shone a spotlight on Israeli medical technology and green technology that has the potential to change the world.  But there are other equally innovative companies whose remit falls outside of these two categories yet have just as much potential impact on our lives. Here we take a look at 10 of them:  […]

One year after the brutal mass attack by Hamas terrorists on southern Israel, and the country is still dealing with the subsequent and ongoing war in Gaza, driving Hezbollah from the northern border, and attacks by Iran and its other proxies in Iraq, Syria and Yemen.  But during the past year, Israelis have displayed the […]

 If there is one medical innovation that has penetrated the global consciousness in the past five years, it must surely be the vaccine, brought into the spotlight due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first inoculations against the coronavirus became available at the tail end of 2020, offering hope across the planet after more than a […]

In a mass casualty event, such as a terror attack, earthquake or major car accident, the immediately available medical resources and personnel who rush to the scene simply cannot cope with the number of victims or the severity of their injuries. And trying to make order among the sheer number of shocked and injured people […]

Global finance automation platform Tipalti says it has raised and donated 2.5 million shekels in humanitarian relief for Israelis affected by the October 7 terror attacks in the south of the country.  Five charities will receive an equal share of the funds raised from the company, its employees, investors and online donors.  The five charitable […]

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 […]

The daily commute for many Israelis means long hours by bus or car, navigating a gridlocked central Israel – the heart of the country’s business sector.  Israel’s traffic jams are notorious. In 2021, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said that the country’s transportation infrastructure was in worse shape than most of its […]

A revolutionary safety system using cameras to scan a motorcycle’s surroundings and alert drivers in real time is the first commercially available solution of its kind.  Israel’s Ride Vision uses front and rear wide-angle cameras to monitor the environment around the motorcycle and deliver instant alerts to the rider in the form of blinking lights […]

The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology is teaming up with Toronto University on the use of artificial intelligence in the field of medicine.  The collaboration sees the faculty and students from Technion’s Artificial Intelligence Hub (Tech.AI) and the Canadian university’s Center for AI in Medicine (T-CAIREM) teaming up to develop working practices for “the […]

A company that creates lifelike “digital humans” is now incorporating chatbot technology so they can converse. Israeli startup D-ID specializes in hyper-real AI avatars that have been replacing actors in training videos. It has now launched an API (application programming interface) to expand their capabilities, so they can conduct natural face-to-face conversations. That will provide an engaging […]

A groundbreaking study at Tel Aviv University successfully eradicated glioblastoma, a highly lethal type of brain cancer. Researchers achieved this outcome in animals by eliminating astrocytes, star-shaped cells in the brain that support normal brain function, and by inhibiting their functions. This follows the researchers’ discovery that astrocytes support tumor growth and survival when exposed […]