Sheba Medical Center
Israel begins world-first trial of fourth COVID vaccine dose
Safety and efficacy of another booster shot is to be determined by a study of 150 healthcare workers whose antibodies from the third shot are waning.
Israeli tissue engineers 3D-print an ear
Unique scaffold could also be tailored to nasal reconstruction and orthopedic implants.
A healthy scoop: Sheba medical dieticians turn supplements into sweets
The nutritional formulas, served in special cups just like at an ice-cream parlor, come in four flavors: vanilla, chocolate, cocoa and banana.
To motivate children to be healthier and more active, the app runs in concert with a smartwatch that monitors their sleep, heart rate and physical activity.
Israeli cancer care, heart treatment rank among world’s best in annual ‘Newsweek’ list
Special hospital-care rankings praise cardiology departments at Sheba, Hadassah and Sourasky medical centers, and oncology at Hadassah Mount Scopus.
“Netanel can’t walk, talk or eat independently yet; but I focus on the positive: He’s responding to people, to us, his family. We’ve still got a long way to go, but I’m hopeful,” says Judi Felber.
Sheba Medical Center inaugurates ARC Innovation Center in city of Kfar Qasem
Its establishment will accelerate the development of innovation in medicine, make use of groundbreaking technologies and serve as a gateway for entrepreneurs in Israel and worldwide.
In first, Israel and UAE exchange organ transplants
A three-way kidney swap between patients and their relatives in Israel and Abu Dhabi was made possible by Abraham Accords collaboration.
Israeli woman donates kidney to patient in UAE, part of medical exchange
“There will be more organ transplants in the next couple of months,” said a spokesperson for Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer.
Pfizer vaccine doesn’t affect fertility, study shows
COVID-19 vaccine did not change any parameters among 36 couples treated in its IVF clinic, according to a Sheba Medical Center observational study.
Sheba Medical Center opens gift room for long-term elderly patients
They visit accompanied by volunteers or family members, who help them choose anything from a puzzle to a blanket.
Israel sends medical delegation to COVID-stricken Uruguay
Doctors from a leading Israeli hospital are on their way to the South American country to help fight a mushrooming coronavirus crisis there.
