Study: Legalizing marijuana would help Israeli economy
Jewish Journal
October 2, 2013
Legalizing marijuana would generate more than $450 million annually for the Israeli economy, a new study shows.
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medical
Four injured Syrians brought to Israel for treatment
Jewish Journal
July 24, 2013
Four Syrians injured in their country’s civil war were brought to Israel for medical treatment.
What Boston hospitals learned from Israel
Jewish Journal
April 22, 2013
Minutes after a terrorist attack killed three at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, doctors and nurses at the city’s hospitals faced a harrowing scene — severed limbs, burned bodies, shrapnel buried in skin.
HEALTH CARE DECISION — Jews react: Los Angeles Jewish Home CEO & President
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
June 28, 2012
Molly Forrest, CEO and president of the Los Angeles Jewish Home, had surgery to alleviate arthritis in her neck in December 2010.
Pico-Robertson’s pot prince
Jonah Lowenfeld
October 27, 2010
In a way, medical marijuana dispensary owner Matthew Cohen is just another small businessman.
VIDEO: Hebrew U and Berkeley scientists perfect tech for medical imagery via cell phones
Jewish Journal
June 9, 2008
A team at Hebrew University and Berkeley have designed a system to transfer medical images via cell phone.
Selma’s Sermon
David Suissa
September 14, 2007
Is there a better day than the one when we abstain from all physical sustenance to reflect on the sanctity of the human body and honor the Torah\’s injunction that \”You shall guard your being\”?\n
Laura’s Smile
David Suissa
December 28, 2006
Laura has never spoken a word, but she can coo, laugh, sigh and cry. At her best, she has taken steps with the help of a walker. She has a thin body with a smallish, sweet face framed by dark-brown hair. She gets 24-hour home care, with three rotating nurses monitoring her breathing and other vital signs.\n\nOh yeah, and she loves to smile.
Yehoram Uziel: A Lifeline to Mexico
Amy Klein
December 28, 2006
When he was sent by his high-tech company to America in 1989, it was only natural that he would begin to search for more volunteer opportunities. An experienced pilot, Uziel, 56, began working for various medical aid organizations, flying needy sick people, as well as medical equipment and doctors around the country.
King/Drew closing spotlights crisis in health care
Catherine Schneider
November 16, 2006
Asking the 100,000 uninsured residents of South Los Angeles to take an hourlong bus ride for medical services they may not receive is hardly a solution to the current health-care
crisis.
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