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Barri Worth Girvan
December 2, 2024
The challenges of diabetes are real and we live with them every single day.
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UCLA Graduate Program Trains Next Generation of Genetic Counselors
Ryan Torok
September 4, 2024
In the Los Angeles community, the MS in Genetic Counseling Program housed in the David Geffen School of Medicine Department of Human Genetics at UCLA knows all about the importance of genetic counselors.
Fighting Tay-Sachs with Genetic Screening
Jewish Journal Staff
March 1, 2024
While some people think that Tay-Sachs has been eliminated, babies are still being born with this disease. How is this possible, when genetic testing is so readily available?
Eating Disorders and the High Holidays
Debra L. Eckerling
September 20, 2023
Eating disorders, Judaism and how to navigate challenges faced during the fasting holidays, like Yom Kippur.
From Nuclear Bombs to Frail Bones: New Study Highlights Promise of Israeli Cell Therapy for Blood Disorders
Benjamin Raziel
August 31, 2023
Based in Haifa, Pluri is seen as one of Israel’s most innovative companies and a proven pioneer in cell replication technology.
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Houman M. Sarshar
August 30, 2023
HIBM was first described in Iran’s Jewish population in the early 1980s.
Israeli VR Companies Aim To Fill in Gaps in U.S. Health Care Challenges
Patrick Doyle/The Media Line
August 18, 2023
Israeli startups are developing virtual reality simulations that aim to ease the burden in struggling sectors of the U.S. health care system, such as nursing and preventive care
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David Suissa
August 17, 2023
SMA is more common than you’d imagine.
Dr. Stone’s 120-Year Diet Guarantee
Daniel Stone
July 13, 2023
Dr. Stone offers the key to successful dieting.
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David Suissa
June 15, 2023
Just because the woman is the one carrying the baby doesn’t mean she should be the only one having carrier screening.
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