Tag: Surgery
In world first, Jerusalem surgeon uses augmented reality, robot tech in spinal procedure
In a world first, doctors at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center successfully combined cutting-edge augmented reality and robotic technology in a complex spinal operation.
Dr. Cezar J. Mizrahi, a spine neurosurgeon, led the surgical team...
Netanyahu released from hospital following pacemaker surgery
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was discharged from the hospital on Monday morning after undergoing a procedure for the implantation of a cardiac pacemaker.
The surgery was performed overnight Saturday at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan.
https://twitter.com/netanyahu/status/1683099490708774913
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Gaza boy, 11, becomes 6,000th child saved by Israeli humanitarian group
Mazen, an 11-year-old boy from the Gaza Strip, this month became the 6,000th child saved by the Israeli humanitarian organization Save a Child’s Heart (SACH), with support from the German foundation Ein Herz für...
In Israeli first, doctors separate twins with conjoined skulls
Doctors at the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva have made Israeli medical history, successfully separating twins that had been conjoined at the head.
The 12-hour operation was carried out on Thursday and involved 50 staff...
Boston Scientific to acquire surgical business of Israel’s Lumenis for $1.07 billion
Medical technology provider Boston Scientific announced on Wednesday that it has entered into a definitive agreement with an affiliate of Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) to acquire the global surgical business of Israel’s Lumenis...
Doctors perform life-saving surgery on baby during birth
Doctors in Israel saved a newborn’s life on Wednesday with a rare surgical procedure performed before the boy was fully outside his mother’s body.
The “ex utero intrapartum treatment” (EXIT) procedure during a Caesarean-section delivery...