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Kite Pharma develops cell therapies in which the patient's own immune cells fight cancer. (YouTube screenshot)
October 19, 2017, 3:49 pm
Israeli-founded Kite Pharma gets FDA nod for cancer therapy
Firm started by Israeli-US oncologist Arie Belldegrun was acquired by US firm Gilead Sciences for almost $12 billion in August
By Shoshanna Solomon
The Israeli drug company TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries in Jerusalem on August 6, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 8, 2017, 11:26 am
Teva shares plunge as competitors get nod for copycat flagship drug
Tel Aviv drop follows declines in New York last week on the news Mylan will start marketing generic version of Copaxone for multiple sclerosis
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative photo of Israeli schoolchildren, August 27, 2013. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
August 31, 2017, 11:40 am
Israeli startup seeks to make back-to-school gloom less lousy
Tel Aviv-based ParaSonic develops a device that zaps lice and nits with ultrasonic waves
By Shoshanna Solomon
A back surgeon looks at a 3D model of a patient's spinal column in preparation for surgery using the Mazor Renaissance system (Photo credit: Courtesy)
April 12, 2017, 1:15 pm
Mazor gets FDA nod for spinal deformities software
Mazor X Align software aims to help surgeons plan better for spinal alignment procedures
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative photo of doctors on their way to an emergency room, October 31, 2012. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
March 29, 2017, 9:56 am
Samsung to integrate Israeli tech in bid to spot strokes
South Korean electronics giant signs 5-year licensing deal with MedyMatch to improve CT imaging for head trauma
By Shoshanna Solomon
Fidmi Medical's feeding kit replaces traditional feeding tubes. (Courtesy)
February 22, 2017, 7:24 pm
Israeli startup creates user-friendly, cost-saving feeding tube
Fidmi Medical says its device can take some of the complexity and unpleasantness out of the procedure
By Shoshanna Solomon
A worker tends to cannabis plants at a growing facility for the Tikun Olam company near the northern Israeli city of Safed (Abir Sultan/Flash 90)
September 12, 2016, 11:28 am
In Israel, booming medical marijuana looks to conquer new highs
While research into health benefits of cannabis has zipped along thanks in part to the local culture of 'protekzia,' a pioneer in the field says hundreds of uses of the plant are waiting to be discovered, and a marketer wants to slip it into milk so everyone can have a daily dose
By Melanie Lidman and Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative photo of an operating room. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
April 21, 2016, 2:31 pm
LifeBond’s surgical sealant gets EU approval, FDA fast-track status
The Caesarea-based company's stomach closure material keeps patients' 'insides' where they belong
By David Shamah
Rabies can be contracted from dogs, bats, rats, or other animals such as wolves. (Pixabay)
December 23, 2015, 7:29 pm
Israeli firm seeks to take a bite out of the rabies vaccine market
After successful trials, Kamada hopes to sell its life-saving treatment worldwide, including the US, Australia
By David Shamah
Nir Barzilai hopes to start his first drug trial in a year (Courtesy)
December 22, 2015, 3:28 pm
Want to live till 120? This professor works on drugs that could get you close
In what could be a medical revolution, Dr. Nir Barzilai and colleagues are working with the FDA to assess drugs that target aging, not just a particular disease
By Simona Weinglass
Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush reacts to a supporter during the Scott County Republican Party's Ronald Reagan Dinner in Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday, October 6, 2015 (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
October 13, 2015, 2:50 am
Jeb Bush offers plan to repeal health care law
Republican candidate proposes to replace current federal legislation, increase regulatory power for states
By SERGIO BUSTOS
RedHill CEO Dror Ben Asher (Screenshot)
June 15, 2015, 6:59 pm
Israeli ulcer-preventing drug shows top results in study
H. pylori, a principal cause of ulcers and even gastric cancer, has met its match in RedHill Biopharma's RHB-105 treatment
By David Shamah
A graphic describing the nexus of digital technology and health applications. (Courtesy VLX Ventures)
December 12, 2014, 2:38 pm
From Jerusalem shall come forth digital health tech
The capital of Israel has the potential to become the international capital of personalized smart-device medical technology
By David Shamah
Ron Klain, who was tasked by US President Barack Obama on October 17, 2014, with running the government's response to the Ebola crisis. (photo credit: AP/Revolution)
October 20, 2014, 9:43 pm
Ebola ‘czar’ knows Washington, but not medicine
Ron Klain seen as a problem solver who can get the job done, despite his lack of medical experience
By AP and JTA
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and US President Barack Obama look on as disabled IDF veteran Radi Kaiuf demonstrates the ReWalk exoskeleton system. Kaiuf, who was formerly nearly fully paralyzed, completed the Israel Marathon in 2012 using the system (Kobi Gideon / GPO /FLASH90)
June 29, 2014, 1:01 pm
FDA OK’s Israeli system to help the paralyzed walk
With the ReWalk exoskeleton system, parapalegics can move freely -- and even run marathons
By David Shamah
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