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Grapevine May 24, 2023: The seven-year itch

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

  Curespect's Nephrospec

Could this Israeli shockwave treatment delay kidney transplant?

Curespec's Nephrospec shows promise in preliminary studies.

MK Tropper sues Likud activists who called him 'pedophile'

A known Likud activist on TikTok called Tropper a 'stinking pedophile' and claimed he had donated a kidney only because he was exposed.

03/04/2023

Uber driver donates kidney to passenger, sparking lifelong friendship

An Uber driver donated his kidney to a passenger, forever changing the trajectory of an elderly dialysis patient's life. 

26 Israeli women were hospitalized for visiting a hair salon

Many women have been straightening their hair in recent years, but they may not be aware of the serious potentially life-threatening health risks.

By DR. MEITAL KIDAR/WALLA!
21/02/2023

This rare earth metal can infiltrate your kidney cells - study

The earth metal, gandolinium, can cause nephrogenic systemic fibrosis - a painful, often fatal, disease that affects the skin and organs.

Israeli dialysis system scores FDA approval, moves treatment home

It allows patients to perform dialysis at home, work, or anywhere else while being monitored by their physician using advanced telemedicine.

  A woman itches her back

Do you feel itchy? All the reasons for itchiness and how to treat it

For people with chronic itching, the suffering never stops. It leads to a lack of sleep, anxiety and problems with sexual performance, all of which contribute to poor quality of life.

By LIAT SCHNEIDER/MAARIV
16/01/2023
Hands holding green organ transplant awareness ribbon (illustrative).

Record high number of organ transplants in Israel in 2022

This year saw an increase in cooperation with foreign countries like Austria, the Czech Republic and the Emirates in the exchange of kidneys.

Health Ministry removes licenses for hair-straightening cosmetics that caused kidney damage

The committee found that there is a causal link between the time between the straightening and the kidney damage in the reported cases.

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