Success of Clinical Trial Brings Researchers Closer to a Cure for Blindness
Researchers
at the Hadassah University Medical Center have completed a clinical trial which
has successfully demonstrated the efficacy of gene therapy in restoring vision
to patients with Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis (LCA), a genetic condition which
causes severe visual impairment and eventual blindness.
Date: 12/15/2011
Hadassah University Medical Center Conducts Clinical Trial for Vaccine Against Cancer Cells
The Hadassah University Medical Center is participating in a clinical trial of a vaccine that 'trains' the immune system to seek and destroy malignant cells that have invaded the body.
Date: 11/16/2011
Hadassah’s Multiple Sclerosis Center: A Global Leader in Treating MS with Stem Cells
Since 1990, the
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Center at the Hadassah University Medical Center has
been conducting groundbreaking research into the use of bone marrow-derived
stem cells to treat MS. Today, Hadassah’s MS Center, headed by Prof. Dimitrios Karussis,
is a world leader in treating MS with
stem cells.
Date: 11/14/2011
Hadassah Surgeons Trained in Groundbreaking Surgical Technique for Removing Cancerous Tumors
An innovative procedure to remove cancerous tumors from a
patient’s gastrointestinal tract has been introduced at the Hadassah University
Medical Center’s Institute of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases by Prof.
Hans- Wolf Sievert, head of Gastroenterology at Germany’s Oldenburg-University
Hospital and a renowned expert in this field.
Date: 12/15/2011
Palestinian Publicist Praises Hadassah Medical Center After Personal Experience at the Hospital
In Israel’s leading daily
newspaper,Yediot Acharonot, Kamell
Husseini, a founder and manager of a Palestinian public relations and
communications firm in the West Bank city of Ramallah, praised the medical care
his mother received at the Hadassah University Medical Center.
Date: 12/15/2011
Child Saved in US Thanks To 2008 Genetic Discovery at Hadassah University Medical Center
A
2008 discovery of a genetic mutation causing muscle breakdown by a Hadassah
University Medical Center team, led by Prof. Orly Elpeleg, head of the
Department of Human Genetics, has resulted in the saving of a three-year-old
child's life at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Date: 12/15/2011
Hadassah’s “Crane-less” Sarah Wetsman Davidson Tower
With less than 12 weeks to moving-in day, the
Sarah Wetsman Davidson Hospital Tower at the Hadassah University Medical Center
is crane- less!!!
Date: 12/14/2011
Diabetes Cure Moves a Step Closer with new Hadassah/Hebrew University Research
Hope for a future cure of insulin-dependent (type 1) diabetes received a boost from the research findings of a multi-year project. Read about it
Date: 10/24/2011
Hadassah High-Risk Pregnancy Expert Helps Ensure Successful Birth of Twins
Yael, a speech therapist
whose previous three children were born very small, was able to add healthy
twins to her family, thanks in part to the intervention of Prof. Drorith Hochner-Celnikier, high-risk pregnancy expert and Director of
Obstetrics and Gynecology at Hadassah Hospital-Mount Scopus.
Date: 12/14/2011
From Improved Diagnosis to Novel Therapies: Advances in Parkinson’s Disease at the Hadassah University Medical Center
In the Hadassah University Medical Center's Neurology Department--a referral center for the most complex and challenging neurological conditions--physicians are pioneering treatments and conducting research with revolutionary results that are being adopted throughout the world. Among these are new modalities for Parkinson's disease.
Date: 3/15/2012
Hadassah Research Reveals that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy May be Best to Prevent and Treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Research conducted at the Hadassah University
Medical Center has shown that
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is more effective than drug therapy in treating
and preventing the development of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Date: 12/15/2011
Hadassah’s Pulmonary Institute: Innovator in Pulmonary Fibrosis Research
The Hadassah University Medical Center’s Pulmonary
Institute is an innovator in laboratory research aimed at reversal of pulmonary
fibrosis, the debilitating formation of excess fibrous connective tissue in the
lung.
Date: 12/15/2011
Hadassah University Medical Center Clinical Trial Reveals Success of New Treatment Combination for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Results of a clinical trial at the Hadassah University Medical Center indicate that Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) can be an effective treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) when combined with exposure to trauma memory cues.
Date: 9/12/2011
New Kidney Recipient: Happy and Grateful
A grateful Palestinian
from Beit Lechem received a new kidney at the Hadassah University Medical
Center, thanks to a donor organ from an Israeli family whose relative died of a
stroke. The donor family members said they felt privileged to participate in
"creating a mosaic of peace.”
Date: 12/14/2011
Hadassah Clinical Trial Reveals Safety and Efficacy of Stem Cell Technology in Treating ALS
"This may represent the biggest hope in the field of degenerative diseases like ALS," Prof. Dimitrios Karussis, head of the Hadassah University Medical Center's Multiple Sclerosis Center, said about the clinical trial just completed at Hadassah where stem cells were used to treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
Date: 2/15/2012
New Support for Pregnant Women and New Mothers at Hadassah Medical Center
A new “club” for pregnant
women and new mothers has opened in both Hadassah Hospital-Ein Kerem and
Hadassah Hospital-Mount Scopus.
Date: 12/15/2011
Saudi Arabian Media Puts Positive Spotlight on Hadassah Medical Center’s Bone Marrow Registry Outreach to Arabs
The Saudi Arabian
newspaper, Al-Watan (The Homeland) recently published
an article by one of its columnists about Israel's superiority in science and
technology and showcased the Hadassah University Medical Center’s Bone Marrow
Registry outreach to Arabs.
Date: 9/12/2011
Countdown Mode at the Sarah Wetsman Davidson Hospital Tower
A recent visitor to Jerusalem said, “The Tower
looks absolutely majestic, as its triangular shapes shine in the
sunlight. The pillars of Jerusalem stone, which give a hint as to
what the main entrance will look like, make one think of a castle rather than a
hospital.” The first patients will move into the Tower on March 19, 2012.
Date: 1/17/2012
Hadassah Medical School Graduate Named Chief Executive Officer of Harvard’s Teaching Hospital--Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Dr. Kevin Tabb, a graduate of the Hadassah-Hebrew University School of Medicine, is the new President and CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the teaching hospital of Harvard University.
Date: 10/24/2011
Hadassah Medical Center and Israel Defense Forces Team Up to Give Palestinian and Israeli Children a Trip to the Zoo
The Israel Defense Forces' Civil Administration and the Hadassah University Medical Center teamed up this summer to organize a trip to Jerusalem's Biblical zoo for Palestinian children and their families from the West Bank.
Date: 9/12/2011
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