Hadassah cardiac surgeon today saved the life of a 37-year-old woman patient–suffering heartblock–by successfully implanting in her heart a permanent electronic pacemaker. The delicate operation–the first of its kind in Israel–was performed by Professor Hanoch Milwidsky, head of Hadassah’s department of thoracic surgery, at the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
