Stroke

Former Supreme Court president Asher Grunis hospitalized after suffering stroke

Grunis heads the Senior Appointments Advisory Committee, which in recent days has been examining the appointment of Roman Gofman as the incoming Mossad director. 

Former president of Supreme Court Asher Grunis speaks during a conference at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute on July 2, 2018.
STELLAN SKARSGÅRD, star of ‘Sentimental Value,’ poses during the Toronto International Film Festival in September.

Stellan Skarsgård bounces back from stroke for heartfelt performance in ‘Sentimental Value’

Flydubai plane.

Flight carrying 80 Israelis lands in Saudi Arabia due to medical emergency

 Boxes with the popular weight loss injection drug, Wegovy.

Wegovy injections reduce risk of heart attacks and strokes by 57%, study finds


Technion, U. of Missouri team takes home second at medical hackathon

Over 1,000 people participated in this year's hackathon, which invites students, doctors, engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs from all over to compete to create innovative medical technologies.

The Viz.ai stroke triage and notification platform

New study reveals why people of African descent suffer more from strokes

A team of international scientists from the UVA Health Medical Center recently conducted the largest analysis of stroke-risk genes ever undertaken in individuals of African descent.

AN AFRICAN migrant sits on the street in Tel Aviv, earlier 2018

Hillel's Tech Corner: Append Medical works to take unknown out of strokes

The company has developed a minimally invasive medical device, called the Appligator™ that aims to reduce stroke risk in patients suffering from atrial fibrillation (AF).

Append Medical

Hadassah chief Zeev Rotstein suffers from minor stroke over weekend

Hadassah has been struggling to pay its expenses in the aftermath of the coronavirus crisis.

Zeev Rotstein

Tel Aviv start-up gets FDA approval for ‘stroke of genius’ AI package

The AI technology "uses deep learning to automatically look at every head CT before a patient has even left the imaging room."

Aidocs AIaidoc technology being used during a CTA brain scan.

Medibrane CEO: New technologies to treat, prevent strokes

“This is only the beginning of the developing of treatments for strokes,” Einav told the Post. “I think in the next years we are going to see more and better treatments.”

Medibrane: Elad Einav, CEO; Michel Reimer, director at resonetics; and Amir Kraitzer, CTO.

Israeli neurological breakthroughs at Shaare Zedek

“It is amazing,” says Eichel, “that in just three years, we have been able to develop a center that provides nearly all the neurological services."

SENIOR PHYSICIANS in Shaare Zedek’s Helmsley Neurological Institute: (left to right) Dr. Nevo Margalit, Dr. Roni Eichel, Prof. Natan Bornstein and Dr. Yaakov Amsalem.

Israeli researchers find AIDS drug also helps stroke patients

It became clear, for the first time, that one of the drugs given to AIDS patients contributes to improving the cognitive ability of patients suffering from stroke and traumatic head injuries as well.

AIDS Ribbon