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Israel, America and ADHD
Why are rates of the disorder skyrocketing in both countries? Israeli researchers have some theories.

Why are rates of the disorder skyrocketing in both countries? Israeli researchers have some theories.
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This Women Owned Startup Is Reshaping Egg Donation
Cofertility is ‘leading the way for a more transparent and ethical the entire industry to become more transparent and ethical,’ says cofounder Halle Tecco.

Cofertility is ‘leading the way for a more transparent and ethical the entire industry to become more transparent and ethical,’ says cofounder Halle Tecco.
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The Journey From Loss to Healing
Grief is a universal experience, but grieving is a uniquely personal experience.

Grief is a universal experience, but grieving is a uniquely personal experience.
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Helping Children Deal With Trauma
Young victims of pandemic stress learn coping strategies at Hadassah Hospital.

Young victims of pandemic stress learn coping strategies at Hadassah Hospital.
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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.

Haverut, a program started at HMO, not only uses the arts to distract or manage patients but also to help them create a new formula for living.

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Headphones for Senior Hearing Loss

by Alexandra Lapkin Schwank

Wireless headphones are helping seniors affected by hearing loss reengage with their community—at lectures, performances and other cultural events.

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Book That Surgery on Archimedicx

by Randi O'Connor

Like AirBnB for hospital visits, Archimedicx aims to provide access to the world's top hospitals, providing the ultimate in comparison health care shopping.

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Hope for ALS Sufferers

by Wendy Elliman

A new treatment for the devastating and fatal disease known as ALS has completed its first clinical trials at Hadassah Hospital.

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‘Years of Life’ for Italian Engineer with ALS

by Ruth Ellen Gruber

In 2013, doctors in Italy told Daniele Rinaldo that he had only a few months to live. The Venice-based civil engineer had been diagnosed with ALS.

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9-1-1 International: Hadassah in Nepal

by Wendy Elliman

One of the first international relief teams to reach quake-stricken Nepal traveled 5,000 miles to do so. On Monday morning, 30 hours after the catastrophe, a 747 airplane