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The Promised Land of Medical Marijuana
With eight farms authorized to cultivate marijuana and pending legislation to ease access to the drug, Israel’s cannabis industry is one of the most advanced in the world.

With eight farms authorized to cultivate marijuana and pending legislation to ease access to the drug, Israel’s cannabis industry is one of the most advanced in
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A ‘Champion of Change’ for Cystic Fibrosis
Through her precision medicine advocacy, Emily Kramer-Golinkoff is working to defeat cystic fibrosis—and racing to save her life.

Through her precision medicine advocacy, Emily Kramer-Golinkoff is working to defeat cystic fibrosis—and racing to save her life.
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Center of Operations
Hadassah’s new surgical complex not only boasts the latest in surgical technologies, it is also designed to accommodate new tools as they are developed.

Hadassah’s new surgical complex boasts the latest in surgical technologies and is designed to accommodate new tools as they are developed.

The Microbiome, a Key to Treating Disease

The buzzword in health these days is the microbiome, the microscopic bacteria, fungi and viruses on and in our bodies that may help decode a range of maladies.

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Treating Liver Disease

by Wendy Elliman

Hadassah's liver unit treats 7,000 people each year. With expanded facilities, it can treat even more patients suffering from ailments in this all-important organ.

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Opioids or Cannabis? Rethinking Pain Management

by Sarah Yahr Tucker

If opioids are off the table, what do you do to relieve debilitating pain?

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The Operation That Saved an Ethiopian Teen

by Barbara Sofer

A team of Hadassah doctors and nurses performed the first surgery for acute scoliosis in Ethiopia.

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Lessons in the Pediatric Wards

by Wendy Elliman

At the Hadassah School, Hadassah’s youngest patients study cooking, art, reading—and conflict resolution.

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Dr. Dina Ben-Yehuda, Technology and a Personal Touch

by Wendy Elliman

Dr. Dina Ben-Yehuda, first female dean of Hadassah's school of medicine, tempers enthusiasm for technological changes in medicine with a belief in the importance of empathy.