Sheba Clips - Friends of Sheba medical Center - Tel Hashomer - Israel
A news advisory compiled by the American Friends of Sheba Medical Center in the United States reporting on recent events, treatment, research and support for Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Index of Sheba Clips

August 21, 2005
Sheba doctors team up with US colleagues to help emphysema patients breathe easier
Until now, the only way to treat the terrible symptoms of the disease was through high-risk major surgery. But a new technique that is being fully tested for the first time at the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer may point to a non-surgical and less dangerous alternative.

July 18, 2005
Israeli researchers coax liver cells to produce insulin
Adult liver cells can be redirected to produce insulin in response to glucose levels, according to the results of an Israeli study released last week.

February 14, 2005
The Israel Simulation Center at Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer is a model for the US Military's Medical Corps
Who would believe that "little Israel" is training American soldiers? Dr. Ziv has made The Israel Center for Medical Simulation at Sheba into his life project -- now he needs generous donors to support its expansion.

November 15, 2004
Israeli therapy may slow onslaught of multiple sclerosis
Therapy developed at Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer provides hopeful news for those in the early stage of Multiple Sclerosis, including some 350,000 Americans.

November 5, 2004
Searching for the key to Alzheimer's
A new brain research center will be inaugurated next week at Sheba Medical Center. With the help of a $1 million donation from businessman Sammy Segol, the center will combine clinical work and research and is expected to place Sheba on the world map and consolidate its position in the forefront of the field.

September 28, 2004
Sheba's Vital Role in Medical Preparedness Helps Train American Doctors in Emergency Trauma Response
With U.S.-based American Physicians Fellowship for Medicine in Israel (APF), Sheba is improving Israel's preparedness education and its unique know-how to upgrade American capabilities, including the establishment of an elite blast trauma team.

September 21, 2004
Director of Pediatrics at Sheba Leads Research Effort That Could Save Developing World Children From Dysentery Disease
Israel-U.S. collaboration could eliminate disease that kills one million children a year

September 14, 2004
Sheba Medical Team Helps Palestinian Child with Rare Disease
Complex Surgery Was Performed at Sheba's Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital

September 09, 2004
Sheba's Director General Outlines Israel's Universal Healthcare System and Shares Some of the Country's Successes in Ensuring that all of Israel's Citizens Receive Medical Care

June 29, 2004
Sheba's National Center for Medical Simulation (MSR) Receives Prestigious Awards
MSR to Serve as Model and Sister Center to Case Western Simulation Center

May 14 , 2004
Sheba's Wiesel Home provides love and comfort to the "Children of Heaven"
The Marion and Elie Wiesel Children's Hospice at Sheba Medical Center is the only one of its kind in the world. It is a special place that provides sick children and their families all the love and support that they need.

March 30 , 2004
Reeve Has High Hopes for Sheba's Paralysis Treatment
Sheba's work breeds success for paralysis patients and earns the attention of Christopher Reeve, who has high praise and even higher hopes for this unique treatment. Again, Sheba is on the cutting edge of medical innovations that bring the prospect of brighter futures to patients from around the nation.

March 2 , 2004
Recent Breakthroughs at Sheba
There are several exciting breakthroughs and introductions of new protocols defining the critical role of Sheba in the health care of Israel and in medical treatment that will impact patients from around the world.

February 18 , 2004
In the narrow corridor of Sheba Hospital
A day spent with Palestinian children from Gaza and the West Bank who are hospitalized at Sheba Medical Center, and with their parents, and with a volunteer group that tries to help them.

January 29, 2004
A Common Chord With Israel
Christopher Reeve talks about his trip to the Jewish state and his hope for spinal cord research.

August 15, 2003
Christopher Reeve Arrives at The Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer for an Emotional Meeting with Patients at Sheba's Rehabilitation Hospital

July 15, 2003
The Forgotten Victims of Arab Terror

July 10, 2003
Grassroots 'Health Parliament' Recommends Medical Priorities

January 22, 2003
War Games

January 6, 2003
News Alert Update, Sheba Medical Center-Tel Hashomer, Israel

December 30, 2002
Ear Surgery Ends Israeli Bomb Victim's Limbo

December 13, 2002
Israeli Medical Technology in theAge of Chemical Warfare

November 20, 2002
Patients Can Play Doctor With Health Care

November 3, 2002
Israeli Give And Take

October 27, 2002
Advanced Medical Technology, Along With Parents’ Determination, Save Child From Previously Incurable Genetic Disease

September 12, 2002
Hamas Cell Planned Attacks On Hospital, High-Rise Building

September 3, 2002
Garlic Prevents Obesity

August 30, 2002
Sheba Medical Center Introduces An Innovative New Diagnostic Procedure - A Simple Ultrasound Examination To Identify People Likely To Suffer From Heart Disease At Some Stage Of Life

August 27, 2002
Three Friends Worked As Waitresses At The Park Hotel In Netanya On Passover Eve. In The Terrorist Attack, One Lost An Eye And A Second Was Paralyzed, And Galina Vishbin, Who Gave Them The Job, Blames Herself

August 23, 2002
IT SAVES A VILLAGE: How Scientists Identified The Mutant Gene That Was Devastating A Bedouin Community

August 20, 2002
A New Academic Book Examines The Relationship Between Israeli And Palestinian Health Professionals. Their Intensive Cooperation Between 1994 And September 2000 Was Abruptly Halted By The Palestinian Authority At The Outbreak Of The Second Intifada. The Book Asks The Question: "Can It Be Resuscitated And Rebuilt When The Current Violence Winds Down?"

August 14, 2002
Doctors At Sheba Medical Center Succeed In Preventing Brain Damage By Reducing Body Temperature


Sheba Medical Center-Tel Hashomer is the largest and most comprehensive hospital and research facility in Israel, and the entire Middle East. The Center's 150-acre campus on the outskirts of Tel Aviv has 1,900 beds and serves over 800,000 patients annually from Israel and neighboring countries, including civilians, soldiers and visitors. Sheba is the teaching facility for The Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University and conducts clinical trials and research with the Weizmann Institute of Science. For over 50 years, Sheba's core philosophy remains unchanged: to extend the finest medical treatment, rehabilitation, and compassionate care to all our patients, regardless of race, religion or nationality.


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