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A Perfect Match: Donating a Kidney to a Stranger
Every day in America, 13 people die waiting for a kidney. Often their best hope—their only hope—is to find a living donor.

Every day in America, 13 people die waiting for a kidney. Often their best hope—their only hope—is to find a living donor.
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Lessons From Super-Agers
Research on Ashkenazi centenarians by doctors in the United States and in Israel show us how to grow older without getting sicker.

Research on Ashkenazi centenarians by doctors in the United States and in Israel show us how to grow older without getting sicker.

Let’s Talk About Dying: End-of-Life Planning

The desire to escape death, combined with the widespread availability of life-prolonging technology, has led to patients often getting swept onto what I call “the end-of-life conveyor belt.”

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Mourning Infant Loss in the Garden of Memory

by Wendy Elliman

An Israeli site gives strength to women after perinatal infant loss.

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The New (Old) Cannabis Consumer

by Carol Saline

Use of medical marijuana among seniors reaches a new high.

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Helping Ethiopian Israeli Find Careers in Nursing

by Wendy Elliman

Achotenu removes the barriers that prevent young Ethiopians from pursuing a degree in nursing.

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Repairing Defects Before Birth

by Wendy Elliman

Hadassah-trained obstetrician Dr. Yuval Gielchinsky established Hadassah’s Center for Fetal Medicine five years ago.

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Reading Your Way to a Healthy Diet

by Carol Saline

These special-health diet books, all released in 2016, look critically at the gluten obsession and explain the mind-body connection—including what to eat to keep your memory sharp.