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New: “Light treatment” by the mother’s bedside

Around 60% of infants develop neonatal jaundice with some requiring special treatment with lights, called phototherapy The Maternity Division at Hillel Yaffe enables mothers who are interested in “zero separation” for the treatment to be given by their bedside, instead of in the Nursery Unit

16/08/2021

Predatory journals – you have been warned!

In an age when everything is accessible and open to everyone; in the area of research, too, it is important to pay attention to the entry of “predatory journals” in medical literature. These are academic journals which look totally professional, but there is actually no quality control on the content published in them and they must not to be used

12/08/2021

A virus or bacterium? An answer in only 15 minutes

A device developed by MeMed provides doctors at the Hillel Yaffe Medical Center with a fast laboratory answer, within just 15 minutes, to the question of whether the source of the infection is viral or bacterial. Hillel Yaffe is one of the only medical centers worldwide where the innovative test is performed

8/08/2021

Celebrating Breastfeeding Week

As every year, International Breastfeeding Week was marked at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center at the beginning of August. The Maternity Ward was decorated with colored balloons, and all the women in the department received a personal package to pamper them and individual breastfeeding advice

5/08/2021

Coronavirus (COVID-19) department reopens

In light of the steady climb in the number of patients hospitalized as a result of coronavirus, the Hillel Yaffe Medical Center has reopened the designated department for those infected with the virus on a full scale

4/08/2021

For the first time ever: Innovative surgery to regenerate knee cartilage

Complex surgery to implant cartilage together with stem cells from the patient’s own body was carried out this week at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center. The surgery was performed using an innovative technique based on the body’s biological ability to heal itself, enabling better results and faster rehabilitation

2/08/2021

Looking ahead

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center’s Department of Ophthalmology, held a conference on innovations in glaucoma, with the participation of doctors from around the country. The lecturers included a world-famous expert in the field of glaucoma

2/08/2021

New: Program to improve the quality of internships

The goal of the program, named HYPE (an acronym of Hillel Yaffe Program of Excellence), is to improve doctors’ efforts for the interns at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

2/08/2021

Creating eye contact

A new service, the result of cooperation between the Hillel Yaffe School of Nursing, the Director of Accessibility at the hospital, and the Appointment Call Center, enables those with visual impairments and blindness to be accompanied throughout their hospitalization from their moment of arrival at the hospital

2/08/2021

Hepatitis C – the silent disease which can be fatal

Millions of people live with hepatitis C without even being aware of it, but without diagnosis and appropriate treatment they can suffer from significant complications and even liver cancer and death. In honor of World Hepatitis Day, Director of the Liver Unit at Hillel Yaffe, Dr. Fadi Abu-Bachar, explains about the silent plague

1/08/2021

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