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11 Jan

SERIOUS COVID CASES ARE ALL UNVACCINATED OR UNBOOSTED, TOP ISRAELI EXPERT SAYS

The seriously ill COVID-19 patients at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem are all either unvaccinated or did not receive a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, Head of the hospital’s coronavirus ward has said. Across Israel, more than 200 people have been hospitalised and over 100 people are in serious condition as the highly […]

23 Dec

COVID BREAKTHROUGH: ANCIENT EGYPTIAN TREATMENT COULD REDUCE RISK OF DEATH BY 50%

Researchers claim that an ancient Egyptian gout treatment could reduce the risk of death from COVID-19 by 50%. A new study published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine found that a drug derived from the saffron plant has promising properties. Gout, a type of arthritis that causes severe joint pain, has long been treated […]

14 Dec

Will Omicron bring in Israel’s 5th outbreak, or will it ‘downgrade’ COVID-19?

Government adviser says ‘significant chance’ new coronavirus strain means a phase of high infection, but top doctor thinks it may prove milder, making it ‘the variant we wish for’ Government adviser Prof. Eran Segal thinks that there is a “significant” chance that Omicron is likely to become dominant and sweep Israel toward its fifth wave […]

7 Dec

No Severe Omicron Cases Among Vaccinated Patients, Top Israeli Expert Says

After Omicron was detected in Israel, experts add that it will be two weeks before there is credible data on the variant’s vaccine resistance. Health minister says Israel has been preparing for the arrival of a new variant for some time. Prof. Dror Mevorach, Head of the Coronavirus Department at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem, said […]

30 Nov

As we celebrate the festival of lights, we reflect on Hadassah UK’s projects this year

As the global uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and its variants continued into 2021, Hadassah has moved from strength to strength. Here are the moments over the past 12 months that have helped to illuminate Hadassah’s mission and have enhanced the health and lives of people in Jerusalem and worldwide through support of medical care and research at Hadassah’s hospitals. Hadassah UK […]

10 Nov

Hadassah’s COVID Warriors – Blog by Photographer Ariel Jerozolimski

Visiting the coronavirus ward at the Hadassah Medical Centre in Jerusalem, I observed doctors, nurses, and other staff. They are truly heroic – and very tired. The coronavirus is still here. The numbers keep dropping and sometimes we forget that in the last year-and-a-half more than 8,000 Israelis have died from COVID-19, including 11 in […]

7 Oct

ISRAEL COVID-19 UPDATE

Thirty Israelis were reported to have died of Covid-19 within two days, the Health Ministry showed, as the fourth wave continues to surge across the country, striking hardest young, unvaccinated citizens. In total, 535 people have died since the start of September – Last September, 651 people died. The month with the highest number of […]

31 Aug

Hadassah UK New Nursery at Mount Scopus – Rosh Hashanah Appeal

When Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus campus reopened in 1976, it was considered the most spacious and developed hospital in Jerusalem and was built to accommodate 250 births each month. Now this has almost doubled and, with nearly 500 babies born every month, is expected to rise significantly in time as Jerusalem continues to grow. With […]

12 Aug

HADASSAH EIN KEREM AND HADASSAH MOUNT SCOPUS NAMED ISRAEL’S BEST HOSPITALS

The Health Ministry’s report for 2020 places Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in first place in the major hospital category and Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus at the top in the category of small-campus hospitals. Both received a maximum score of 10. The scoresheet takes into account a vast array of services. Among them are the ability […]

27 Jul

LEST WE FORGET THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC YEAR

Hinda and Chaim, an Israeli couple who suffered from Covid-19, went on to become volunteers at Hadassah Hospital. In this story they share their experiences of helping other hospitalised victims at Hadassah. Last year on Tisha Be’av, Hinda Hekelman was too sick to fast. She was coughing and weak from the ravages of COVID-19. “Back […]

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SERIOUS COVID CASES ARE ALL UNVACCINATED OR UNBOOSTED, TOP ISRAELI EXPERT SAYS

COVID BREAKTHROUGH: ANCIENT EGYPTIAN TREATMENT COULD REDUCE RISK OF DEATH BY 50%

Will Omicron bring in Israel’s 5th outbreak, or will it ‘downgrade’ COVID-19?

No Severe Omicron Cases Among Vaccinated Patients, Top Israeli Expert Says

As we celebrate the festival of lights, we reflect on Hadassah UK’s projects this year

Hadassah’s COVID Warriors – Blog by Photographer Ariel Jerozolimski

ISRAEL COVID-19 UPDATE

Hadassah UK New Nursery at Mount Scopus – Rosh Hashanah Appeal

HADASSAH EIN KEREM AND HADASSAH MOUNT SCOPUS NAMED ISRAEL’S BEST HOSPITALS

LEST WE FORGET THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC YEAR

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