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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 365

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A woman carries a child at Al-Nasser hospital in Khan Younis on August 15, 2024, after permission from the Israeli authorities was given for 11 children suffering from cancer to leave Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing, in order to receive treatment in Jordan. (Bashar TALEB / AFP)
August 15, 2024, 4:46 pm
WHO says 11 children with cancer evacuated from Gaza via Israel for treatment
Kids exit through Kerem Shalom Crossing and are headed for Jordan, accompanied by one female escort each
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a cancer patient receiving chemotherapy treatment. (via Shutterstock)
April 28, 2024, 11:24 am
BGU researchers use novel chemo delivery to kill colorectal cancer liver metastases
Attaching chemo drugs to specially modified nano polymers that target tumors and avoid side effects also appears to prevent melanoma from spreading to lungs in mice
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Image of two small extracellular vesicles (sEVs), one on top of the other, captured using cryogenic electron microscopy. The double-layer membrane, a hallmark of sEVs, is clearly visible. (Leor's lab, Neufeld and Tamman Cardiovascular Research Institutes, School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University and Lev Leviev Cardiovascular and Thoracic Center, Sheba Medical Center)
April 18, 2024, 9:55 pm
Tel Aviv University study finds link between heart attacks and cancer growth
Researchers shows factor-rich microscopic particles escape from the healing heart and travel through the bloodstream to reach existing tumors
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Jewish writer on dealing with terminal cancer Amy Ettinger, shown with her husband Dan White. (Courtesy Dan White, via X/JTA)
April 9, 2024, 10:34 am
Amy Ettinger, writer of life-affirming essays on dying, succumbs to cancer at 49
Jewish mother’s articles for the Washington Post about things she was able to do and cherish despite incurable disease were an inspiration to followers around the world
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Britain's King Charles III (L) waves as he leaves the London Clinic with Queen Camilla, London, January 29, 2024. (Daniel LEAL / AFP)
February 5, 2024, 10:46 pm
UK’s King Charles III diagnosed with cancer, starting treatment — palace
Britain’s monarch ‘remains wholly positive’, ‘looks forward to returning to full public duty as soon as possible’; Prince Harry reportedly traveling from US to visit his father
By AFP
HIV virus (yellow) infecting a human cell (© Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash/Courtesy of Touro University)
September 26, 2023, 2:05 pm
New research shows previously unidentified pathway used by HIV to infect cells
Study led by professor at Touro University’s Nevada campus sheds light on how AIDS-causing virus enters a cell’s nucleus so it can replicate, finds possible drug countermeasure
By Renee Ghert-Zand
'Simul Park' MRI and CT simulation room for children at Sheba Medical Center. (Courtesy of Place2Heal)
September 22, 2023, 9:49 am
With color and fun, hospital helps young patients prepare for MRIs and CTs
‘Simul Park’ at Sheba Medical Center sports bright amusement park design, guidance from educational staff, and encourages familiarity with scanning machines to help allay fears
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Prof. Ido Didi Fabian performing surgery on a retinoblastoma patient. (Courtesy of Sheba Medical Center)
August 21, 2023, 2:06 am
Via modern medical ‘Silk Road,’ Israeli doctors are saving the lives of Afghan kids
Ocular oncologists from Sheba Medical Center work with colleagues in Kabul and Lahore to get children with deadly eye cancer out of Afghanistan for critical treatment in Pakistan
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Leonard Fournette visits Camp Simcha in Glen Sprey, New York, August 13, 2023. (Courtesy of Camp Simcha)
August 18, 2023, 9:00 pm
Super Bowl champ Leonard Fournette visits Jewish summer camp for children with cancer
Running back emerges from under fake tiger head to cheering campers at New York’s Camp Simcha before running football drills, signing autographs and dancing with them
By jacob gurvis
Naor Blankleder is fighting for his life following the metastasis of osteosarcoma in his knee to his lung. (Courtesy)
August 18, 2023, 8:58 pm
Israeli cancer patient in final push to raise money for specialized treatment in NY
Naor Blankleder, 29, thought he had beat bone cancer but now it has spread to his lungs and his best chance to survive lies with doctors and researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A heart model grown from stem cells (screenshot courtesy of Tissue Dynamics)
August 8, 2023, 8:16 pm
Created from stem cells, Israeli researchers grow tiny, beating model of human heart
The size of a third of a grain of rice, organoid connected to sensors reveals previously unknown aspects of cardiac physiology
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Israelis exercise on the Tel Aviv beach boardwalk, during a nationwide COVID lockdown, February 3, 2021. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
August 3, 2023, 8:43 pm
Can 4 minutes a day save your life? New study touts benefits of even brief exercise
Hebrew University researcher says study showing short-burst intense physical activity can lower risk of cancer by up to 32% is proof ‘doing something is better than doing nothing’
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative image: A cancer patient receives immunotherapy (Elaine Thompson/AP Photo)
June 7, 2023, 1:03 pm
New Israeli technology improves prediction of patient response to immunotherapy
Ben-Gurion University researchers develop innovative biosensor, team up with Israeli biotech company OncoHost in bid for FDA approval
By Renee Ghert-Zand
'My Happy Ending,' Israeli film starring Andie MacDowell and in Israeli theaters as of June 1, 2023. (Courtesy)
June 3, 2023, 1:48 pm
Andie MacDowell stars in Israeli film about life choices, based on Cameri play
‘My Happy Place’ tells story about cancer, women and friendships in unlikely places
By Jessica Steinberg
President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal Herzog (center) and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion (second from right) joined others at official opening of the Helmsley Cancer Center at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, June 1, 2023. (Efrat Farjun)
June 2, 2023, 10:50 pm
Shaare Zedek hospital opens oncology center designed with healing aesthetic
Helmsley Cancer Center, designed by Canadian architect Tye Farrow with physical and emotional health in mind, offers integrated outpatient treatment all under one roof
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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