Sniff Test Can Predict if Brain-Injured Patient Will Wake Up
News Staff via Israel21c – The sniff response not only predicted who would regain consciousness, it also predicted with high accuracy who would survive for at least three years. If an…
An Insider’s Look at Working in an Israeli Corona Ward
Naama Barak via Israel21c – Physiotherapist Dania Hofi talks to ISRAEL21c about donning protective gear, treating Covid-19 patients and the rehabilitation that awaits them. “Entering the isolation wards is putting…
Israel Fast-Tracks Ventilator Innovations for Covid-19 Care
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – In face of shortage, partnerships formed in the Startup Nation’s public, private and nonprofit sectors are finding fast and affordable alternatives. As soon as…
Scientists Develop Covid-19 Diagnostic Test That is 10x Faster
ISRAEL21c Staff via Israel21c – Hebrew University researchers develop faster, cheaper test using materials commonly found in labs. A worldwide shortage of Covid-19 testing materials is slowing down the rate…
7 Israeli Mask and Face Shield Solutions for Coronavirus
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – Now that we’re all covering our faces to avoid COVID-19, Israeli innovators are stepping up invention of antiviral masks, shields and stickers. It seems…
Self-Test Your Sense of Smell to Help Detect Coronavirus
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – SmellTracker, developed in Israel, is an online platform that enables self-monitoring of smell for detecting early signs of COVID-19. Is your sense of smell…
Israeli Hospital Pilots Virus-Neutralizing Sticker for Masks to Combat Corona
Israel21c – In bid to protect medical staff during coronavirus outbreak, Galilee Medical Center pilots a facemask sticker to catch and kill virus nanoparticles. Israel’s Galilee Medical Center is piloting…
30 Israeli Medical Tech Solutions to Fight Coronavirus
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – Whether it’s in diagnostics, treatment or care management, Israel’s innovators are busy inventing and adapting technologies to ease the coronavirus burden on the world.…
Israeli Experts Use Online Survey to Predict Coronavirus Spread
Naama Barak via Israel21c – Method may enable the authorities to focus efforts on areas where an outbreak is anticipated and relieve measures taken in others. As coronavirus continues to…
Israelis Introduce Method for Accelerated COVID-19 Testing
ISRAEL21c Staff – Technion and Rambam Health Care Campus scientists present a novel way to test more than 60 patients simultaneously. A method to increase dramatically the current COVID-19 testing…
Finding Safe Cosmetics Is a Click Away
Yael Mor via Israel21c – A new Israeli tech-solution helps consumers to detect suspicious contents in products on online shopping sites, thus buying wisely and safely. Many people scour the…
A New AI ‘Super Nurse’ Monitors Patients in Israeli Hospital
Brian Blum via Israel21c – Artificial intelligence can spot potential deterioration before a human nurse or doctor could, and it can predict which patients will be readmitted. Look, it’s Super…
Israeli Startup Helps You Take Only the Vitamins You Need
Naama Barak via Israel21c – Nutricco takes away the guesswork with a smart high-tech solution that suggests and supplies supplements based on what you actually ate – or not. Eating…
Could New Israeli Technique Spell the End of Dialysis?
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – Study shows it is possible to rejuvenate kidneys and improve their function by using the patient’s own stem cells. A treatment using a patient’s…
Israeli Algorithm Learns to Predict Gestational Diabetes
Naama Barak via Israel21c – Weizmann Institute scientists discover nine parameters that identify women at a high risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy. Pregnancy is a time full of wonder…
