The researchers found that the assumption that cancer patients should be considered as at-risk for coronavirus was without any scientific basis.
The fortified underground hospital was established after the Second Lebanon War, and was built in order to assure a functioning medical center during a rocket attack.
Director Yotam Yakir described the experience of attending the scanning as “unbelievable.”
COVID-19 innovations at Rambam are not only directed at medical personnel, but ultimately at improved patient care.
According to a statement made by the hospital, the incident occurred while the staff member was treating the patient.
The platforms were developed to treat a variety of diseases. In the case of coronavirus, they work to ease the inflammatory process and contribute to the recovery of infected lung cells
The two institutions, which are both located in the Haifa area, have had a strong partnership in recent months, working together to research and develop new innovations to combat the COVID-19 crisis.
Several types of cannabis have anti-inflammatory properties that could be very effective in treating COVID-19 patients.
"I hope that in the future we will add features that will help with the actual treatment, such as sensors that will check patients’ pulse rates and blood oxygen levels."
'If the robot passes its 'baptism of fire' at Rambam we can, in a relatively short amount of time, develop additional robots for Rambam and similar departments in other Israeli hospitals'
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