Photo: Harvey J. Alter, left, along with Charles M. Rice and Michael Houghton jointly won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine on Oct. 5. On Oct. 5, a Jewish scientist was one of three professors jointly awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Harvey J. Alter, along with Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice,…
By Ben Horodenker A pilot program has been launched for a rapid COVID-19 detection test, employing a revolutionary device that uses light waves to analyze molecular content. Israeli startup Newsight is collaborating with Sheba Medical Center to identify and classify evidence of coronavirus in the body in less than a second, using a sample of…
Charles Elder, MD, MPH, has worked as a primary care internist with Kaiser Permanente for 29 years. For the past 20 years, he has been combining conventional and complementary medicine to treat his patients. “When I’m in the clinic seeing patients, straight up internal medicine doesn’t always work,” he says. “A lot of times, patients…
Photo: Dr. Robin McCoy, daughter, Molly, and husband, Steve. In 1997 as a family friend, I visited Robin McCoy during her internship and residency at the University of Utah. When I saw Robin in her lab coat, I remember asking her how people reacted to her looking like a kid. When I repeated the question…
