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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.

Ashkenazi Jewish Women Should Be Screened for Cancer Genes

One in 40 Ashkenazi Jews have a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation, compared with one in 300 people in the general population, according to studies.

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Sexual Harassment Takes a Toll on Health

by Sarah Yahr Tucker

From mental health issues to physical illnesses, medical studies have linked sexual harassment to health concerns that can follow women throughout their lives

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Helping Victims of Sexual Violence at Bat Ami

by Wendy Elliman

Hadassah's Bat Ami center assists those who have been sexually violated to internalize that they were guiltless victims and that the abuse they suffered was criminal.

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Hadassah Immunologist Saves Israeli Boy from Life-threatening Light Allergy

by Larry Luxner | JTA

The 12-year-old patient has a rare condition known as solar urticaria that makes him allergic to light.

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The Microbiome, a Key to Treating Disease

by Rachel Pomerance Berl

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.