Yuval Hirshorn

Green Eyes

At the forefront of medical cannabis research, Prof. Hinanit Koltai dedicates her days to scientific research of the controversial plant • For her, every leaf, flower and seed is meaningful • As her research advances, the plant scientist believes cannabis will be used not only as a pain reliever – but as a medication in and of itself – even for cancer

Operating Room

From the crisis in the internal medicine departments to relations with the health maintenance organizations, from the gaps in the center and the periphery to the gender gaps • Forbes brought together six hospital directors for an open discussion on the health system’s most burning problems • Here are the diagnoses

You have a problem

When Elad Walach, Michael Braginsky and Guy Reiner founded Aidoc, they set out to solve one of the biggest problems of the healthcare system – the great burden on radiologists, who are forced to quickly interpret a growing number of imaging tests • their product is able to scan images and, via artificial intelligence, alert medical professionals to serious problems that require immediate intervention • “Radiologists are very good at what they do – but we can assist that ability”

Immunotherapy: An Unconventional Weapon

In recent years the war against cancer has experienced a revolution thanks to immunotherapy drugs, which have practically reinvented the field • These innovative drugs have triggered an onslaught – not only of immune system cells on cancerous tumors, but also of the pharmaceutical giants on a market that is swelling to huge proportions • Nevertheless, the road to eradicating the disease is still long

Is Genetic Medicine the End of all Illness?

The genomic revolution is part of science and medicine for several decades, and the global gaze is fixed on the future’s wonder drugs which will fight every disease at the DNA level • While scientifically it seems as though the future is almost here, it turns out that the biggest challenge is actually in the business realm

“I Don’t Want To Be An Anecdote”

She took her first cyber steps at 13 and now, at 36, Keren Elazari is one of the most successful cyber-security figures in the world. The first Israeli woman to speak on TED explains how hackers can benefit the world, how the IDF helps to narrow the gender gap in tech, and what we should all be doing to see more women leading the industry

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