Category: Medical Breakthroughs
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Medical Advances at Soroka: CAR-T Therapy in Lupus, Maternal Health & Rare Diseases
Through innovative, globally recognized research, Soroka Medical Center is bringing cutting-edge treatments and discoveries to patients today, strengthening the health of the Negev while advancing care and medical innovation worldwide. If you are interested in supporting or learning more about a specific research program, please…
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DECODING ADHD: Soroka Geneticists Discover Molecular Genetic Pathways of ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood-onset disorder with unusual levels of hyperactivity and trouble focusing attention on a single task. While there is clearly a genetic predisposition to ADHD, the genes and the molecular mechanism of this common disorder are only partly…
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Soroka Medical Center Collaborates with IAI and Microsoft in treating COVID-19
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Microsoft, and Soroka Medical Center have collaborated to develop a supervision system to collect data on ventilated COVID-19 patients in a single location while providing updated, comprehensive information on patients’ status while minimizing the exposure of medical teams to infection. The…
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Soroka Medical Center Responds to the Coronavirus
Soroka Medical Center proactively opens a Coronavirus Emergency Center, demonstrating leadership in emergency preparedness for the 1.2 million people living in the Negev! Donate to our special emergency fund here. In coordination with the Ministry of Health, Soroka opened a Special Treatment Complex for Corona…
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Spotlight: Prof. Victor Novack, at Soroka’s Cannibis Clinical Research Institute
“The global medical community lacks high-quality evidence to justify the widespread use of cannabis-derived medicine,” says Professor Victor Novack, Director of the cannabis Clinical Research Institute (CCRI) at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva. The Institute, working in conjunction with the Medical Cannabis Unit of Israel’s…
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For the first time – Ministry of Health reveals sepsis rates in ICUs at Israeli hospitals
Soroka Medical Center scores best among Israel’s large hospitals. Prof. Abraham Borer, Director of the Infection Control Unit at Soroka and Director of the Clalit Infection Control Forum, said, “This is one of the greatest challenges faced by health care systems in Israel and worldwide.