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Former President Donald Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, listen as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci delivers remarks during a coronavirus update briefing on April 16, 2020, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. Credit: Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks.

Dr. Fauci among seven laureates of 2021 Dan David Prize honoring public health

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The Dan David Prize announced on Monday that the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, has been named a recipient of the award for 2021, along with...
Tel Aviv University professor Karen Avraham and MD-PhD student Shahar Taiber. Photo courtesy of Tel Aviv University.

TAU team develops new gene therapy for deafness

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Delivering healthy genetic material into the inner ear cells of mice with a genetic defect that causes deafness enables the cells to function normally, according to a new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU). The...
A vial of the COVID-19 vaccine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., Dec. 14, 2020. Credit: Department of Defense/Lisa Ferdinando.

Rabbis and Jewish ethicists hail vaccine for COVID-19, encourage its use

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This week, as the U.S. government launched the largest vaccine distribution program in the country’s history, rabbis and Jewish ethicists were united in support of the rollout to battle the coronavirus pandemic, stressing that...
Holy Name Medical Center's Innovation Leadership Team (Pictured L to R back row) Sai Kandamangalam Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer Holy Name Medical Center; Thomas Birch, MD, Medical Director, The Institute for Clinical Research at Holy Name Medical Center (Pictured L to R front row) J. Cedar Wang, APN, CHSE, Vice President of Nursing Operations, Holy Name Medical Center; Michael Maron, President and CEO, Holy Name Medical Center; Jacqueline Brunetti, MD, Director of Radiology, Holy Name Medical Center; Adam Jarrett, MD, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, Chief Medical Officer, Holy Name Medical Center; Michele Acito, DNP, RN, NP-C, NE-BC, Executive Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer, Holy Name Medical Center

New Jersey and Israeli Medical Centers Collaborate on Healthcare Innovation

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Increasingly recognized globally for its healthcare innovation, Holy Name Medical Center is joining with The Chaim Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv, Israel to develop and create new solutions in digital health and telemedicine. Through...
Dr. Harvey J. Alter. Credit: U.S. National Institutes of Health via Wikimedia Commons.

Jewish scientist among three recipients of Nobel Prize for medicine

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A Jewish scientist was one of three professors jointly awarded on Monday the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Harvey J. Alter, along with Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice, received the prestigious prize for...
A computer generated representation of COVID-19 virions (SARS-CoV-2) seen under an electron microscope, Feb. 5, 2020. Photo: Felipe Esquivel Reed via Wikimedia Commons.

Israelis and Emiratis to develop COVID-19 stem-cell therapy

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Fast on the heels of the agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to establish full diplomatic relations, Haifa-based Pluristem Therapeutics has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Abu Dhabi Stem...
An illustrative photo of a patient receiving a measles vaccine in Israel. Credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90.

US biotech firm: Human trials for COVID-19 vaccine could be held in Israel

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The CEO of a U.S. biotech firm with which Israel has reportedly signed a non-binding agreement for the provision of a COVID-19 vaccine said on Sunday that Phase III clinical trials for the vaccine...
A view of the first 3D-printed vascularized engineered heart during a press conference at a Tel Aviv University laboratory, April 15, 2019. Photo by Flash90.

Tel Aviv University, Bayer to test drugs on 3D-printed human heart tissue

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Tel Aviv University has printed human heart tissues on a 3D-printer to be used to test the cardiotoxicity of experimental drugs, as part of a collaboration between the university’s tech-transfer company, Ramot, and German...
United Nations building in New York City. Credit: Pixabay.

Israel leads UN innovation conference on global response to coronavirus

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Israel is leading a U.N. innovation conference focused on developing technological tools to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The two-day conference, which began on Thursday, features world-renowned experts who are slated to discuss the connection between...
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/David Saranga, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University develop one-minute coronavirus test

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Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have developed a one-minute coronavirus test they hope will be used to help authorities more quickly track and identify the spread of the virus at a significantly...