Israeli researcher becomes top world expert in IPF lung disease
Dr. Naftali Kaminski: There were many drugs for IPF, and I thought many of them were wrong.When Dr. Naftali Kaminski decided to research idiopathic pulmonary
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Dr. Naftali Kaminski: There were many drugs for IPF, and I thought many of them were wrong.When Dr. Naftali Kaminski decided to research idiopathic pulmonary
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For Prof. Alon Friedman research begins and ends at the bedside. The Ben-Gurion University (BGU) professor, who just won the prestigious 2007 Michael prize for
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An Israeli professor who is studying the long term effects of war on the soldiers who fight it, is now sharing her knowledge with US