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A Gala for Progress and Inclusion: The American Friends of Rabin Medical Center Supports Medicine — and Hope

November 2, 2019
When more than 500 real estate, finance and pharmaceutical executives gather for the 20th annual gala for the American Friends of Rabin Medical Center (AFRMC) at the Plaza Hotel on November 11, they’ll be doing more than raising funds to support critically needed programs at the most prominent medical center in the Middle East.


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Rabin Doctor Builds Bridge to Peace

March 26, 2019
Inspired by Israeli model Rotem Sela’s Instagram post, “Arabs are also human beings,” Dr. Nadav Granat decided he wanted to take action too.


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Lung Transplant for Israel's First Lady at Rabin Medical Center

March 19, 2019
Nechama Rivlin, the 73-year-old wife of Israel’s 10th President Reuven Rivlin, received a lung transplant at [Israel’s] Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva near Tel Aviv, following a serious decline in her condition due to chronic pulmonary fibrosis.


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New Blood Test May Detect Fetal Genetic Disorders at 11 Weeks

March 12, 2019
Israeli scientists have developed a new blood test that could detect prenatal genetic disorders as early as 11 weeks into a pregnancy, allowing for a move away from more invasive methods to diagnose fetal diseases and genetic flaws.


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