Hadassah Hospital’s Stem Cell research results shows promise for a treatment for Progressive MS

by Mark Addleman

Breaking news: The results of the latest M.S. research project study at Hadassah Hospitals in Jerusalem are just published in “Brain” Journal of Neurology by Oxford Academic. Hadassah UK is proud to have supported Multiple Sclerosis research at Hadassah by a team led by Prof. Dimitrios Karussis. Prof. Karussis’ team study is a culmination of…

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Hadassah To The Rescue: IDF Tank Flips over while being loaded

by Mark Addleman

The tank began accelerating wildly onto the moving truck before flipping upside down, barely missing a nearby commander. A soldier who happened to be taking a video of the loading process can be heard in the background being asked whether filming the loading process is a good idea, to which he replied: “When filming a…

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Hadassah Opens Follow Up Clinic for Recovered Covid-19 Patients

by Mark Addleman

Hadassah Opens Follow Up Clinic for Recovered Covid-19 Patients In response to the large number of COVID-19 patients suffering from lingering health issues long after they recover from the virus, Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem has opened a multidisciplinary clinic at its Pulmonary Institute to monitor and assess their physical and psychological symptoms. COVID-19 can affect much of the…

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Hadassah Remove Padlock From Child’s Stomach

by Mark Addleman

Tommy, a 6-year-old from Jerusalem, was admitted to Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem last week by his father after accidently swallowing a padlock. “We arrived at the hospital with heavy hearts and very afraid” said Tommy’s father. Hospital staff attended to Tommy immediately, urgently needing to decide on the best treatment method. Dr Ze’ev Davidovics, a…

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Jewish Legacy Month: New Rehabilitation Centre Technological Incubator

by Mark Addleman

To mark Jewish Legacy Month this November, we wanted to outline exactly how Legacies left for Hadassah UK are being designated to support Hadassah Hospitals, Jerusalem. The Rehabilitation Department at Hadassah Mount Scopus is the sole department for patients aged 16-100 in the greater Jerusalem area. This department covers diverse neurological and orthopaedic situations in…

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Israeli Joins Hadassah Vaccine Trial in Hope of Visiting Grandad for 90th Birthday

by Mark Addleman

Effi, 26, was third in the queue for human trials of the Israeli Coronavirus vaccine this week. One of the first volunteers in Israel’s newly launched Coronavirus vaccine trial says he misses his English grandad so much that it pushed him to sign up. Human trials for the Israeli vaccine got underway this week, and…

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Israel Launches Coronavirus Vaccine Human Trials

by Mark Addleman

Netanyahu “true exit from coronavirus crisis is development of a vaccine Two Israelis were inoculated on Sunday morning with the first doses of Israel’s coronavirus vaccine candidate at Sheba Medical Centre in Tel Hashomer and Hadassah Medical Centre in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem. The first volunteers were Anar Ottolenghi, 34, a resident of Moshav Telalim in…

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Flyover Salute To Hadassah Coronavirus Medical Staff

by Mark Addleman

Hadassah Hospital staff from the coronavirus ward received a special surprise last Friday morning when a civilian planes appeared over the hospital to express support for their intensive activity and salute their dedicated work. As part of the surprise, Hadassah’s CEO, Prof. Zeev Rotstein, a veteran pilot, was among the six pilots who circled in…

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Hadassah UK and Maccabi GB launch brand new project ‘Just For Kicks’

by Mark Addleman

Wednesday 21st October, London – On Monday 19th October, Hadassah UK and Maccabi GB announced the launch of a brand new project, ‘Just For Kicks.’ ‘Just For Kicks’ is a fun initiative allowing people to support not only their favourite football team but also nominate their rival football teams whilst donating to two fantastic charities.…

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Hadassah COVID-19 Update

by Mark Addleman

A brief overview at Hadassah Hospitals, Jerusalem: What is the current capacity and occupancy of COVID-19 patients at Hadassah? As of today there are 138 beds in the Outbreak Wards, with an 80-85% occupancy of COVID-19 patients (representing the fluctuation between this morning and this afternoon) at Hadassah Ein Kerem. There are a total of…

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HADASSAH TO CONDUCT CLINICAL TRIAL OF ISRAELI-MADE COVID-19 VACCINE

by Mark Addleman

Hadassah is set to begin a clinical trial with an Israeli-made COVID-19 vaccine in October. One hundred volunteers are being recruited to participate at Hadassah and Tel Aviv’s Sheba Medical Centre. The vaccine, developed by the Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR), was tested successfully on hamsters. IIBR announced in June that hamsters who were given its vaccine and…

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Covid recovered patients volunteer in Israeli hospital

by Mark Addleman

Jerusalem’s Hadassah hospital has been recruiting recovered Covid-19 patients to volunteer inside its coronavirus wards to help patients there. Under the pilot scheme, they visit patients in moderate or serious condition, who would otherwise be in isolation. The volunteers help the patients eat or just lend a listening ear. The hospital believes the project to…

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