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May 7, 2021
Life basically returns to normal with very few new corona cases, Tamar Robotics develops surgical robot to revolutionize brain surgery, new nose spray blocks Covid variants, and much more!
By Michael Ordman
Panic over
Israel is recording less than 100 new Covid-19 cases a day, with under 1,600 total infections. Swimming pools, gyms and dining at restaurants are to be opened even to the unvaccinated. And a new Israeli report shows that any country can control Covid-19 if more than 50% of the over-60s are vaccinated.
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Every year, doctors diagnose millions of people with tumors, blood clots and other masses in their brains. In each case, doctors must weigh the benefits of surgery against possible long-term neurological damage.
“Imagine having to decide between removing someone’s tumor to give them more time to live, but in the process of that they lose their ability to speak,” says Prof. Moshe Shoham, a professor at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and a serial entrepreneur. “Which is really the better choice?”
To reduce dilemmas like this and shorten recovery times, Shoham’s latest startup, Tamar Robotics, is developing a surgical robot that aims to revolutionize brain surgery, finally giving doctors a safer, minimally invasive tool to remove tumors and blood clots and treat other life-threatening brain conditions that now require major surgery. “We hope we will be able to let the people suffering from these conditions get back to their lives,” Shoham s