Podcast
Dr. Ohad Ben David
You are invited to listen to a fascinating conversation with Dr. Ohad Bar David, rehabilitation psychologist and director of the Geffen Clinic at the Shamir Medical Center (Asaf Harofeh).
Connecting body and mind in children
Dr. Ohad Bar David, rehabilitation psychologist and director of the Geffen Clinic at the Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh).
About the relationship between body and mind in children and how the Geffen Clinic deals with these situations, the children’s symptoms and also about the parents’ awareness.
The impact of the events of October 7 and the Iron Swords War on children and the relationship between stressful situations in children and various physical problems.
Dr. Bar David also provides ideas for ways in which parents can help their children maintain mental balance.
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Dr. Shlomit Koren
And gout is one of the most common diseases in the world and is the fourth most common cause of death in the Western world.
The proportion of patients with diabetes has steadily increased and increased from 108 million people in the 1980s to 451 million people in 2017. In Israel, the prevalence of the disease is about 6.5%, while among people over the age of 65, every third person is diagnosed with diabetes.
We invite you to a fascinating conversation about diabetes – some say it has already become an epidemic – with Dr. Shlomit Koren, director of the endocrinology institute at the Shamir Medical Center
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Dr. Shlomit Koren
Director of the Endocrinology Institute at the Shamir Medical Center, a specialist in diabetes and endocrinology
In an enriching discourse about diabetes, about the differences between TYPE 1 and TYPE 2 diabetes, the alarming increase in morbidity in Israel and around the world, the unique treatments and the new drugs that have entered the field, and also about the new drug to prevent obesity and its connection to diabetes.
Prof. Noam Smorjik
200 million women worldwide, about 10% of women of reproductive age, suffer from endometriosis – a chronic gynecological disease that mainly affects women of reproductive age.
Despite the widespread distribution of the disease, it is considered a “silent” disease among young women
The complexity of the diagnosis requires awareness of the symptoms of the disease and extensive experience of the attending physician
I invite you to listen to a fascinating talk about the world of women’s medicine and the advanced treatment options for endometriosis with Prof. Noam Smorjik, director of the gynecological endoscopy and minimally invasive surgery unit at the Shamir Medical Center (Doctor Assaf Harofeh)
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Prof. Noam Smurjik, Director of the Unit for Gynecological Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Surgery
The gynecological endoscopy unit at the Shamir Medical Center (Asaf Harofeh) is one of the most active and advanced units in Israel.
In the unit, gynecological surgeries are performed with a minimally invasive approach using the most advanced equipment in the field.
Prof. Noam Smorjik in a fascinating conversation about the unit’s activities, the innovative treatment options for endometriosis, polyps and fibroids, research developments in the field and more.
Prof. Sigal Tel
125 years ago, the world’s first X-ray image of the palm of the wife of the renowned researcher Wilhelm Roentgen was created and to this day the field of medical imaging has progressed at a dizzying pace
The imaging system is considered the “eyes of medicine” and allows doctors of all professions – surgeons and internists – to accurately diagnose various diseases and conditions as early as possible and to provide our patients with the right treatment
The imaging system at Shamir Medical Center is one of the leaders in Israel with the latest and most advanced technological equipment that exists in Israel
We invite you to a fascinating conversation with Prof. Sigal Tal, Director of the Imaging Institute at the Shamir Medical Center (Asaf Harofeh)
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The array of images
The eyes of medicine
The imaging system at the Shamir Medical Center performs over 300,000 imaging procedures per year and serves all departments of the hospital
What are the differences between CT and MRI, why is the demand for imaging tests growing and will probably continue to grow in the coming years,
What role will artificial intelligence play in the field?
About fetal imaging, breast imaging and the fascinating and surprising role of imaging in the world of forensic medicine and more.
A conversation with Prof. Sigal Tal, director of the imaging institute at the Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh) and a specialist in neuro-radiology, brain, spine, head and neck.
Prof. Saar Minha
Heart disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the world today. This is in most cases about their condition in which the arteries that supply blood to the heart are blocked, when one of the tests
The most important to treat everything is catheterization.
In Israel, over 50,000 heart catheterizations are performed per year, over 50% of which are therapeutic – an excellent opportunity to talk with Prof. Sa’ar Menache, an expert in cardiology and internal medicine and the director of the cultural cardiology unit at the Shamir Medical Center, and hear from him
About the work of catheterization and the dilemmas derived from it.
The interventional cardiology unit is part of the cardiology system at the Shamir Medical Center, one of the most advanced systems in Israel and one of our outstanding centers of excellence, which has engraved on its banner personal diagnosis and treatment using the most advanced technologies.
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Interventional cardiology
Sclerosis, stent, virtual catheterization, about the difference between the catheters and the new and advanced technologies that have recently entered conservation.
Prof. Minha explains the phenomenon of the increase in the general number of catheterizations in Israel, tells about the ease of life-saving decisions in an emergency and also about the field of intrasonic imaging (IVUS), in which the Shamir Medical Center serves as a model of excellence throughout the country.
Prof. Sa’ar Menaha is an expert in cardiology and internal medicine and the director of the interventional cardiology unit at the Shamir Medical Center. As part of his duties, a supervisor meets dozens of patients every week who need catheterization in the coronary artery, sometimes urgently and in
Real life danger.
Prof. Shmuel Fox
The Shamir Medical Center (Asaf Harofeh) is the fourth largest government hospital in Israel, affiliated to Tel Aviv University and serving approximately one million people in the process of becoming the largest hospital in Israel within a few years.
The center offers modern, advanced and leading medicine based on professional and skilled human capital and the best medical technology in the world.
We are proud to present Prof. Shmuel Fox, director of the cardiology department and the heart institute, in a one-on-one conversation, updates, innovations and new and fascinating information from the world of cardiology.
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Why should I take it to heart?
Prof. Shmuel Fuchs, Director of the Cardiology Department and the Heart Institute at the Shamir Medical Center (Asaf Harofeh)
Heart disease is the second leading cause of death in Israel and heart failure is the main reason for hospitalization of adults today.
One in five people over the age of 40 in the world are expected to suffer from heart failure and it is considered the number 1 cause of hospitalization in the world
Many of these deaths are preventable through simple lifestyle changes.
What are the warning signs? What can be done to reduce our risk? Are extreme sports healthy for our heart?
Dr. Raya Leibovitz
This year, the construction of one of the most important and important projects of the Shamir Medical Center – the Helmsley Multidisciplinary Center for Oncology will begin, which will provide our patients with the most advanced equipment
under one roof.
We are proud to present the director of the institute Dr. Raya Leibovitz, medical oncologist and senior lecturer at Tel Aviv University, director of the digital forum for personalized medicine of the Cancer Society and representative of Israel
At the International Organization for Geriatric Oncology, in a conversation about innovations and updates in the world of oncology.
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From the diagnosis and life the day after
Cancer is a complex of common diseases whose treatment is increasingly becoming multidisciplinary.
In August 2022, the reconstruction of the multidisciplinary oncology center named after Helmsley will begin at the Shamir Medical Center – an innovative medical facility that will provide its patients with the highest level of oncology care.
You are invited to listen to Dr. Raya Leibovitz, Director of the Oncology Institute at the Shamir Medical Center, about the fundamental difference in cancer treatment between young people and adults and the revolution of immunotherapy treatments, which may give some of them new hope.
Prof. Ilan Jungister
In June 2021, the largest microbiome treatment and research center in Israel was inaugurated at the Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh): the Goncharovsky Family Microbiome Research Center
What is this science everyone is talking about? And how are the intestinal bacteria related to oncological diseases, autism and neurological disorders?
All this and more in the fascinating conversation with Prof. Ilan Jungitser about the human microbiota.
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It is not good for man to be alone” –
In fact, man is never alone because within us exist billions of bacteria whose lives are connected to them and their lives are connected to him. In fact, our body is a fertile habitat for countless microscopic creatures that together make up a complicated ecosystem that exists on it and within it – the “human microbiota”, a system that begins to form immediately upon our birth and gradually takes shape throughout our lives. The bacteria and their genetic material, collectively known as the “microbiome“, live with us in a symbiotic relationship that affects our development, our health and even our behavior
You are invited to listen to Prof. Ilan Jungster, director of the unit for infectious diseases in children, specialist in infectious diseases and director of the research laboratory on the study of the microbiome – about the contribution of bacteria to our health, about their role, why it is important to let children get dirty and “collect” bacteria and what is actually so bad about antibiotics .
Prof. Ariel Horvitz
The events of the last period brought the IVF units and their critical role on the way to fulfilling the parenthood dream of many people into the headlines. In the 1970s, the scientists Steptoe and Edwards conceived
A revolutionary idea changed the lives of millions of people around the world – they came up with an idea where the fertilization would take place outside the body and the ready embryo would be returned to the uterus.
It is estimated that to date more than 5 million babies have been born using the (IN vitro fertilization) IVF method. In Israel, more than 30 thousand treatment cycles of in vitro fertilization are performed every year, and in the IVF unit at the Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh) more than a thousand are performed
Treatment cycles per year. We invite you to a fascinating conversation with Prof. Ariel Horvitz, director of the IVF unit at the medical center
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The IVF unit
Fulfilling the dream of parenthood
What is fruit? When and why is she hurt?
Egg freezing, the treatment methods available today and what every person over 30 needs to know and do today.
A conversation with Prof. Ariel Horvitz, director of the IVF unit at the Shamir Medical Center and a specialist in gynecology and obstetrics with a subspecialty in fertility and in vitro fertilization.
Prof. Orit Raish
The field of medical genetics is one of the most fascinating and intriguing fields in the world of medicine, the field has gone through many upheavals in the last two decades – from the human genome revolution at the beginning
The year 2000 and up to the advanced and promising world of personalized medicine. The technological developments enable the characterization of new genetic syndromes and genes whose role was unknown until today.
We invite you to an enriching and fascinating conversation with Prof. Orit Raish, director of the Institute of Medical Genetics at the Shamir Medical Center
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Medical genetics
Personalized medicine:
The revolution and the promise
How far can we go to discover our personal genetic map? What are the advantages of genetic diagnosis and how will it affect family planning in the future? On the genetic differences between women and men and members of the different ethnic groups
and about groundbreaking research carried out at the Genetic Institute at the Shamir Medical Center: the discovery of the gene responsible for the rare FTO syndrome and the discovery of the gene responsible for dividing the sides of the body – two global discoveries that earned the Genetic Institute international publicity
A conversation with Prof. Orit Raish, director of the Institute for Medical Genetics, an expert in pediatrics and an expert in medical genetics