Hadassah On Call: New Frontiers in Medicine

The season five opener of Hadassah On Call is discussing all things labor and delivery from the vantage point of two Hadassah expert perspectives; a doctor and head midwife.

Can your environment trigger asthma? Does asthma impact your sleep pattern? Is it genetic? We're delving into asthma causes, management and triggers with Dr. Joel Reiter, head of Hadassah Medical Organization's sleep center and a pediatric pulmonologist.

Is it too late to live better? How many doctors do seniors really need? Can dementia be prevented or reversed? What are the most essential tips to better living as we age? We're discussing this and more with Hadassah's geriatric and rehabilitation expert, Dr. Jeremy Jacobs.

Abdominal cramps, severe diarrhea and even rectal bleeding? We’re breaking down treatment, risks, and what to avoid with inflammatory bowel diseases from the adult and child perspective with two Hadassah experts in the newest episode.

We're delving into melanoma with world-renowned expert Professor Michal Lotem, head of the Center for Melanoma and Cancer Immunotherapy at the Sharett Institute of Oncology.

World-renowned Dr. Polina Stepensky, director of Hadassah’s Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immunotherapy, returns to discuss her groundbreaking cancer research.

Extreme picky eating and shorter stature are just two topics linked to eating disorders. We delve into these and more in this episode with Dr. Esti Galili-Weisstub, dir. of the Herman Dana Div. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Efrat Dreizner, coordinator of social work.

In honor of American Heart Month, we're talking all things heart and a revolutionary new system capturing and removing blood clots with Dr. David Planer, director of the department of Interventional Cardiology at Hadassah Medical Organization.

Our latest episode dives into the findings of a new study showing a drastic decrease in sperm count and sperm concentration over the past decades. Listen as Professor Hagai Levine, public health physician, epidemiologist and head of the environmental health track of the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Public Health, discusses how this can impact fertility.

It's a fact: hormones do affect women's mental health. Find out how they affect PMS, pre- and postpartum depression, menopause — and what the latest research tells us.

Hear the latest on childhood cancers: possible causes, bone marrow transplants and other treatments including precision medicine and ongoing research in DNA and liquid biopsies.

Want to stay safe during monkeypox? American-Israeli journalist Maayan Hoffman, our new host, kicks off Season 4 with Hadassah infectious disease expert Prof. Allon Moses, MD.

Tune in monthly as our new host interviews HMO's Doctors at the forefront of timely medical news and innovations at the Hadassah Medical Organization.

Pollen, food, pets and even light? How exactly do these types of allergies appear? When is it an allergy or something else? Is there a cure? We're talking all things allergy with Dr. Yuval Tal, director of the Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem.

Is joint pain simply part of aging? Can it be relieved through dietary changes or exercise? When should surgery be considered? We're talking knees, hips and joint care with Dr. Gurion Rivkin, head of the Joint Replacement Unit and Orthopedic Department at Hadassah Hospital.

Can diabetes be reversed? Could having COVID-19 increase my risk? Is it really in my DNA? We're talking types, triggers and tools in managing diabetes in our latest episode with Prof. Avivit Cahn, MD, endocrinologist and attending physician at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem.

Prof. Yoram Weiss, MD, acting director general of the Hadassah Medical Organization, talks about leading the organization through dual crises, personalized medicine, and how Hadassah is using emerging technologies to reshape medical care in the latest episode of Hadassah On Call.

The Ukraine war is now the largest refugee crisis since World War II. Hadassah Medical Organization is dispatching medical teams to meet the Ukrainians and provide assistance when they cross the border into Poland. In this episode, three Hadassah leaders discuss their medical involvement in this humanitarian mission.

Treatments and new hope in detection? We're talking ovarian cancer with Dr. Tamar Perri, director of the Gynecologic Oncology Department and her former patient, Dr. Rivka Brooks, a founding director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, at Hadassah Medical Organization.

What is PTSD? Can it be cured? How common is it? Listen as Hadassah Medical Organization psychiatry experts Prof. Omer Bonne, Dr. Inbal Reuveni and Dr. Shlomo Rahmani Zwi-Ran discuss the complexities of diagnosing and treating PTSD.