Israeli medical school offers scholarships for Canadian students
A new program is being offered to Canadian medical school students who are looking for a way to combine their education, get one year of it paid in full and take a residency in a northern community – in Israel.
Baby Alfie case resonated with Shalom Ouanounou’s mother
Rivka Ouanounou admits to following the case of Baby Alfie in the U.K. closely. After all, there was more than a passing similarity to the situation she had recently experienced with her own son, Shalom Natanel Ouanounou.
Miles Nadal donates $11 million to Mount Sinai heart centre
An $11-million donation given by entrepreneur and philanthropist Miles Nadal to the specialized cardiology program at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto will benefit the nearly 1.5 million Canadians who are diagnosed with heart disease every year.
Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg reappointed to West Central Montreal Health
Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg has been appointed to a second term as the professional head of the regional body that administers public health and social services in the west end of Montreal.
Israeli researcher develops home heart test in Canada
For years, diabetics have been able to test their blood glucose levels with a simple prick of a finger. Now, an Israeli researcher who’s working in Canada has developed a similar technology for heart patients – an advancement that promises to save lives.
Q-&-A: Dr. Yakir Kaufman on preventing dementia
Dr. Yakir Kaufman is the director of neurology services at Herzog Hospital in Jerusalem and the founder of the Brain Health Center.
Israeli firms to test health-care technology in Canada
Two Israeli companies will have the opportunity to test their heart and brain health technologies in Canadian seniors care facilities.
Understanding pain and how to deal with it
Most people do not know that 100 per cent of pain comes from the brain, and not from injured body parts themselves. It is important to get a better understanding of why we feel pain.
Officials announce Canada’s first ‘culturally Jewish’ hospice
In response to an urgent, even “desperate,” need, Canada’s first Jewish hospice was announced in Toronto on Feb. 12.
MP Housefather announces new funding for dementia research
The government announced major new funding for research into Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in Montreal on Jan. 23.
