“I have just looked back at what Israelis have been working on in all areas over the last three weeks and I can hardly believe that so much has been achieved. So let me bring you up to date on just the medical and clean technology advances.” Michael Ordman
In medical news, we heard that
the technique treating cancer conceived 30 years ago by Weizmann’s Zelig Eshhar is now curing patients across the USA. Other related Israeli innovations include:
Concerning the brain:
– Israel’s Reuth Center is using a computerized shoe to teach people with brain damage
how to walk again.
Heart-warming news includes:
Recent successful heart operations include:
– Performing
a heart transplant on a 28-year-old Israeli-Arab – the oldest patient at a children’s hospital.
In medical research:
In Agro-technology, Israel has been innovating in order to benefit the world
– And the Hebrew University’s ran an International Symposium on
balancing technical progress with health.
In Water technology:
– IBM Israel announced new software to interpret utility meter readings and sensors and
detect water leaks.
On the energy front:
– The Israeli government is subsidizing the replacement of electric water heaters to
solar powered systems.
In approximately three weeks time, we will enter a sad period of the Jewish calendar known as “the three weeks”. Jewish tradition says that the last day of the three weeks will one day turn into a festival of celebration and usher in a new age of prosperity and peace.
I can’t wait.
Michael Ordman writes a free weekly newsletter containing Good News stories about Israel.
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