Podcasts

Treating Heart Attacks in Record Time with the Most Advanced Technology

Did you know that when a heart attack occurs the most important thing to consider is time? Listen as Hadassah's Dr. Haim Danenberg describes the new Irma and Paul Milstein Heart Center at Hadassah Hospital as the most advanced cardiac intensive care unit in Israel, perhaps even the world. He shares how Hadassah is revolutionizing the treatment of heart disorders and offers his best advice on prevention of heart disease. Read more

Hadassah confronts the outbreak of measles

Measles, a disease we have not seen for a long time, has come back. In the past year and a half, Israel has seen over 4,000 cases, says Prof. Allon Moses, director of the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at Hadassah Hospital. Read more

Treating heart attacks in record time with the most advanced technology

Did you know that when a heart attack occurs the most important thing to consider is time? Listen as Hadassah's Dr. Danenberg describes the new Heart Center at Hadassah Hospital as the most advanced cardiac intensive care unit in Israel, perhaps even the world. Read more

What you may not know about strokes and how they can be prevented

The American Stroke Association notes 80% of stroke cases are preventable - that means getting medical care as quickly as possible can help prevent death or minimize some of the lasting effects of stroke. Read more

The Exciting Future of Stem Cells

Podcast featuring Prof. Benjamin Reubinoff, MD, Ph.D, Director of the Hadassah Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Center and one of the pioneers of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research. Read more

100 Years in Sight, The Hadassah Medical Organization; A Century and Beyond of Eye Care Innovation

Podcast featuring Itay Chowers, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology, and Chairman at the Division of Ophthalmology of the Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center. Read more

World AIDS Day 2018: Hadassah Doctor Searches for a Cure

Podcast featuring Dr. Hila Elinav, Director, AIDS Center, in the department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at Hadassah Medical Organization. Read more

Make No Bones About It: Hadassah Osteoporosis Specialist Reveals Advancements

Podcast featuring Prof. A. Joseph Foldes, Director of the Jerusalem Osteoporosis Center at the Hadassah Medical Organization. Read more

Celiac Disease Awareness

Podcast featuring Michael Wilschanski, MD, Director of Pediatric Gastroenterology at the Hadassah Medical Organization Read more

After Pittsburgh, Hadassah Expert Offers Coping Strategies for Children

Podcast featuring Dr. Esti Galili-Weisstub, Head of the Herman Dana Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Hadassah Medical Organization Read more

Latest

Helping Ethiopian Israeli Find Careers in Nursing

With Ethiopian Israelis typically scoring 25 percent lower than the general Jewish population, Israel’s psychometric test is an impassable barrier for the majority of the youth of this community of 135,000. Only 11 percent of 22- to 35-year-old Ethiopian Israelis have an undergraduate degree, compared with 42 percent of all Israeli Jews of the same age.

2nd International Mental Health and Trauma Conference

Hadassah Australia will host the 2nd International Conference on Trauma and Mental Health 6 – 8 September, 2020. The 2017 inaugural conference, the first of its type, was hailed an outstanding success. Attracting many of the world’s leading mental health practitioners and researchers to Israel, it also resulted in the sharing of important information on issues around trauma, mental health and PTSD. The 2020 conference theme is "The Impacts of Trauma and Adversity: Challenged and Innovations"

Scholarships: "Nursing" our Ethiopian Brethren to a Better Life

The world marvelled at Israel’s daring as it brought thousands of Ethiopians stranded in their war-torn country to Israel. Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991) were emblematic of Israel’s commitment to Jews in distress. But recent events have overshadowed these achievements as Ron Finkel wrote in an Opinion Piece published in the Australian Jewish News. Hadassah Australia has created a nursing fellowship for young Ethiopians, raising funds for 20 scholarships.

From the President

Hadassah has been described as an “island of calm in a sea of chaos”. That has never been more apparent than in recent weeks as Israel confronts an Ethiopian community enraged by the tragic death of a 19-year-old teenager, shot by an off-duty policeman under controversial circumstances. It is tearing apart the social fabric of Israel, at a time when the country can least afford it.