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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.

Medicine: Drumming, Jumping and Cystic Fibrosis

It is a story with more than one starting point. One possibility is in 1998, when Shuki Shukrun’s sister met Tali and told her brother

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Medicine: Mind Over Skin

by Wendy Elliman

A young man is injured during his Israel Defense Forces service. Two weeks later, his wound is healing, but patches of skin all over his

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Profile: Ruth Faden

by Barbara Pash

When Ruth Faden looks back on her long career, she can pinpoint the moment she decided to go into public health. She was doing her

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Medicine: Breakthrough in the Blink of the Eye

by Wendy Elliman

Less than an inch across and barely 0.02 inches thick, the retina is where the future of medicine is being shaped. This plate-shaped layer of

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Medicine: A Dream Becomes Reality

by Wendy Elliman

Jerusalemites are a conservative bunch. The now popular Knesset building was disliked for a decade following its 1966 inauguration, and the jury is still out

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Medicine: Equality Down to the Marrow

by Wendy Elliman

Last June, the popular Saudi Arabian daily Al-Watan had something positive to say about its regional neighbor. Columnist Fawaz al-’Ilmi told readers that “the only registry in

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Medicine: Fire in the Belly

by Wendy Elliman

Generals know that an army marches on its stomach, and pre- (and even post-) feminists frequently route their way to a man’s heart through his

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Medicine: Natural Birthdays

by Wendy Elliman

In Alabama 100 years ago, midwives wrapped a laboring woman in her husband’s shirt and cap, so his energy could help her with the birth.