The Lifesaver Newsletter

WILL THEY STILL NEED US? Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) take over the Doctor’s role? Thank you to all those attended the MDA & AJMF Medical Forum last week with Special Guest Speaker Enrico Coiera. A packed house enjoyed a thoroughly thought provoking, stimulating and sometimes, controversial evening. Stay tuned for Part 2 in our Medical…

A year ago, Avi Danny, 47, had a major stroke due to an aneurism. Neither the MDA team who arrived at the scene nor the doctors in the hospital he was taken to had high hopes for his survival. But after two weeks in a coma, Avi woke up. Following a 10-month rehabilitation, Avi decided…

In the past year, a special unit of MDA has been set up to trace and locate more than 100 relatives with whom a connection had been lost during the Holocaust  Alongside the life-saving routine, and now in the wake of the national battle with the Corona virus, MDA also operates a tracing unit for…

International Blood Donor Day at MDA: How many blood units have been donated this year? Which city is at the top of the list? Monday marks the International Blood Donor Day in Israel and around the world, and according to Magen David Adom (MDA) blood services data, 271,305 blood units were donated since the last Blood…