Current Newsletter - March 2021

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Hadassah Develops its own CAR T Therapy to Treat Multiple Myeloma

“Many of the hospital staff treating me used to be my patients. Now my life is in their hands,” relates Hadassah Medical Organization social worker Tali Rosen. Since Rosen’s job as a Hadassah social worker was a challenging one, she waved away the initial tiredness and aching bones she experienced. When repeated infections became more than a nuisance, she had herself tested. Rosen was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, cancer within the spongy bone marrow.
Israel's President Praises Hadassah Hospitals Brain Cath Lab

In May Israel’s President, Reuven Rivlin visited the recently rebuilt Cerebral Catheterization Unit, pioneered 20 years ago, at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem.
Deborah Ezra

Born in Ethiopia, Deborah made Aliyah with her parents and older siblings when she was six years old. Her father has a part-time job and her mother is unable to work for health reasons. Without the financial assistance and wrap-around services that the scholarship provides, Deborah says she would never be able to make nursing her career.
Ingindoai Kapala

Ingindoai made Aliyah with her mother and three of her siblings when she was a young girl. Her focus is on becoming the best possible nurse she can be. "My dream is to be a nurse in a hospital in Jerusalem where I can come to work every day and know that I am making a difference.”

Starting again at age 70: surgeon joins Hadassah’s neurosurgery team

At age 70, many professionals are thinking about settling down. When Prof Andrew Kaye moved from Australia to Israel at age 70, he became Hadassah's director of Neurosurgery Resident Training, and he hasn't looked back.
Year in Review 2020

In a year of anxiety and stress globally and in our own community, 2020 was a year in which Hadassah Australia reaffirmed its commitment to support the Hadassah Medical Organization in its vision to shape the future of Jerusalem, Israel and the global community.
Ethiopian-Israeli nursing scholarships

The Ethiopian-Israeli nursing scholarship program plays a vital role in ensuring the future of the nursing profession in Israel. Hadassah is facilitating the training of nurses from underprivileged Ethiopian communities and ensuring ethnic and cultural representation in the field of nursing.
Two problems, one solution

Hadassah-Achotenu’s Nursing Scholarships are closing Israel’s nursing gap and providing a career path for disadvantaged Ethiopian-Israelis.
New successful Aortic Aneurysm treatment breakthrough

A senior interventional cardiologist at Hadassah Medical Organization, Dr. Planer has played a key role in developing a new exploratory method of treating aortic arch aneurysms, a life-threatening condition with limited therapeutic options.
Medical Scholarships and fellowships

Medical fellowships are a key aspect of Hadassah's mission to promote treatment of diseases and up-skilling of medical professionals.
Hadassah — More Than a Hospital

Consistent with its philosophy of equal treatment and employment opportunities, the doors to Hadassah Hospital are open to everyone, irrespective of race, religion, nationality, gender or financial status, be they staff, patients or their families.
Early childhood development - Goshen

The Goshen Project was initiated by Hadassah Australia and is based on the pioneering work of Professor Frank Oberklaid, which seeks to address the treatment of chronic illnesses among children as well as developmental and behavioural problems.
Hadassah treats COVID-19 patient with new concentrated passive vaccine

The antibody (immunoglobulin or IgG) concentrate was developed using plasma that Hadassah harvested from recovered corona patients.
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