April 12, 2017
1:15 pm

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)A back surgeon looks at a 3D model of

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

March 29, 2017
9:56 am

Illustrative photo of doctors on their way to an emergency room, October 31, 2012. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)

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

February 22, 2017
7:24 pm

Fidmi Medical's feeding kit replaces traditional feeding tubes. (Courtesy)

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

September 12, 2016
11:28 am

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)

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

April 21, 2016
2:31 pm

Illustrative photo of an operating theater (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

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

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7:29 pm

Rabies can be contracted from dogs, bats, rats, or other animals such as wolves. (Pixabay)

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

December 22, 2015
3:28 pm

Nir Barzilai hopes to start his first drug trial in a year (Courtesy)

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

October 13, 2015
2:50 am

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)

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

June 15, 2015
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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

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2:38 pm

A graphic describing the nexus of digital technology and health applications. (Courtesy VLX Ventures)

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

October 20, 2014
9:43 pm

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)

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

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1:01 pm

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)

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

June 29, 2014
9:15 am

US regulators okay Israeli-made robotic legs

ReWalk technology, developed by Argo Medical Technologies, can help some disabled Americans walk again after getting FDA approval

By AP and Times of Israel staff

May 16, 2014
5:03 pm

Kamada’s lead drug in development fails key trial

From the web Reuters: A treatment that the company has been working on is no more effective than a placebo, tests show

May 15, 2014
4:47 pm

Copaxone, the only non-interferon multiple sclerosis treatment, was developed by Teva Pharmaceuticals in the mid-1990s. (Weizmann Institute of Science/JTA)

Teva loses suit seeking to block FDA generic Copaxone approval

Topic: US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Mazor gets FDA nod for spinal deformities software

Mazor X Align software aims to help surgeons plan better for spinal alignment procedures

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jeb Bush offers plan to repeal health care law

Republican candidate proposes to replace current federal legislation, increase regulatory power for states

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

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

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

FDA OK’s Israeli system to help the paralyzed walk

With the ReWalk exoskeleton system, parapalegics can move freely — and even run marathons

US regulators okay Israeli-made robotic legs

ReWalk technology, developed by Argo Medical Technologies, can help some disabled Americans walk again after getting FDA approval

Kamada’s lead drug in development fails key trial

From the web Reuters: A treatment that the company has been working on is no more effective than a placebo, tests show

Teva loses suit seeking to block FDA generic Copaxone approval

From the web Businessweek: Marketing of the Israeli firm’s multiple sclerosis drug by generic makers can proceed, as the company’s patent expires

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