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Saliva tests could save kids from lifelong disability – study

March 12, 2024March 12, 2024Arsen Mayer

The prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection –a leading cause of childhood neurologic deficits with lifelong implications – in Israel is about 0.7%. Since 15% of the annual 145,000 pregnancies in Israel involve seronegative mothers who lack the virus in their blood, 21,750 to 29,000 women are at risk of developing primary CMV infection during […]

Hadassah Medical Organization grapples with hundreds of wounded, PTSD

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024Arsen Mayer

Since the October 7 attacks on Israel and the onset of the Israel-Hamas war, hundreds of Israeli soldiers and civilians have been treated at the two Hadassah hospitals in Jerusalem. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org But many Israelis, soldiers and civilians alike, are also dealing with another kind of problem, […]