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Another week, another dazzling compilation of Israel’s outsize contribution in medicine, technology, and science, in spite of the harsh conditions of war. rsk
POSITIVE NEWS IN A WAR
Rebuilding the Kibbutz. 50 young educators from the Hashomer HaTzair Labor Zionist youth movement have relocated to Kibbutz Nir Oz (see here previously) that was devastated by Hamas terrorists on 7 Oct 2023. Kibbutz chairman Tzvika Tesler said a prayer at a ceremony marking the start of the rebuilding process.
https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/kibbutz-nir-oz-the-hardest-hit-community-in-the-10-7-attacks-welcomes-50-new-idealistic-residents-as-it-looks-to-rebuild/ https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/414164
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rwqZ_uBUmI
German volunteers restore Metula guest house. A group of German volunteers, including descendants of Nazi families, went to Metula, a northern Israeli town damaged by war. Their goal: to help rebuild homes and support recovery efforts. Their message: “We came to fix, not to forget.”
https://worldisraelnews.com/watch-german-volunteers-help-restore-northern-israel-community/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4KPxwGGlFo
Parents volunteer to see their lone soldier children. 77 Parents of lone soldiers from the US, Russia and Argentina arrived as an organized group on the Birthright Israel volunteer program to see their children and assist the Jewish state. They had an emotional reunion on Aug 7 at the IDF base in Glilot Junction.
https://www.jns.org/parents-of-lone-soldiers-visit-in-volunteer-cohort-via-birthright-israel/
German Christians support Israel. To show faith and solidarity, young German Christians defied fear and public opinion to come to Israel and support the Jewish state. They sang in Hebrew, prayed at the Western Wall, and witnessed both the beauty and heartbreak of a nation under fire.
https://unitedwithisrael.org/watch-young-german-christians-visit-israel-to-show-support/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_1N1fEhQ50
More students than before the war. (TY Sam K) 23,700 students have returned to school in the Gaza envelope – an increase of approximately 2,000 since 7 Oct 2023. https://ground.news/article/back-to-school-data-in-the-envelope-number-of-students-returning-increased-by-2-000
ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Brain stem tumor removed through eye socket. Surgeons at Tel Aviv Sourasky (Ichilov) Medical Center performed Israel’s first-ever minimally invasive brain surgery through the eye socket. Surgeons successfully removed a rare skull base tumor without the need to open the skull.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/israel-performs-its-first-ever-eye-socket-brain-surgery-removes-rare-tumour-9195158/amp/1
Groundbreaking bacteria research. Hebrew University of Jerusalem scientists have developed a technique that distinguishes the precise subgroup of a bacteria strain that is causing infection. It explains why antibiotics and vaccines sometimes fail. The discovery can lead to more precise treatments.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/using-novel-method-to-compare-subgroups-israeli-researchers-unlock-bacterias-secrets/ https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(25)00915-8
No wasted medical trials. (TY Atid-EDI) Israel’s QuantHealth.ai (see here previously) has successfully simulated 350+ clinical trials, with 90% predictive accuracy. Its 23 therapeutic areas, include oncology, immunology, cardio-metabolic diseases, and gastroenterology. It saved one top 10 customer $31.4 million.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250722764714/en/QuantHealth-Successfully-Simulates-350-Clinical-Trials-with-90-Accuracy-Delivering-%2431.4M-in-Savings-for-a-Top-10-Pharma-Company
Combating obesity. (TY WIN) The US FDA has approved generic liraglutide injection from Israel’s Teva. It copies Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug Saxenda, which costs over $1,300 per month. Liraglutide mimics the body’s glucagon-like peptide-1 hormone, suppressing appetite and triggering insulin release for up to 24 hours.
https://jewishbreakingnews.com/teva-wins-fda-approval-for-first-generic-weight-loss-drug/
Another award for OncoHost. (TY OurCrowd) Israel’s OncoHost (see here previously) has been selected as the Top Precision Oncology Solution for 2025 by Life Sciences Review. OncoHost’s PROphet® predicts how a specific immunotherapy treatment will perform on a cancer patient, from a single blood sample.
https://www.prnewswire.com/il/news-releases/oncohost-named-top-precision-oncology-solution-for-2025-302517239.html https://www.lifesciencesreview.com/oncohost
Prem baby returns to hospital. 24 years ago, Prof Simcha Yagel delivered premature baby Ruhama, weighing just 495 grams, at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital. Ruhama has just returned to the same hospital – to give birth to her first child – a boy. And Prof Yagel was present at that delivery too.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/414035