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Prof. Ran Balicer’s Comment “Digital health nation: Israel’s global big data innovation hub” in The Lancet

Digital health nation: Israel’s global big data innovation hub. Lancet, 2017. (Epub ahead of print) Balicer RD and Afek A. On May 8th 2017 Prof. Ran Balicer’s Comment “Digital health nation: Israel’s…

Recent Publication: Epidemic Use of Benzodiazepines among Older Adults in Israel: Epidemiology and Leverage Points for Improvement.

Epidemic Use of Benzodiazepines among Older Adults in Israel: Epidemiology and Leverage Points for Improvement. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2017. (Epub ahead of print) Steinman MA, Low M, Balicer RD, Shadmi E.…

Recent Publication: Targeting LDL Cholesterol: Beyond Absolute Goals Toward Personalized Risk.

Targeting LDL Cholesterol: Beyond Absolute Goals Toward Personalized Risk. Current Cardiology Reports, 2017. 19(6):52 Leibowitz M, Cohen-Stavi C, Basu S, Balicer R. PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The aim of this study was to…

Recent Publication: Diabetes control: Incidence of acute myocardial infarction and all-cause mortality among patients with 3-6 years’ disease duration.

Diabetes control: Incidence of acute myocardial infarction and all-cause mortality among patients with 3-6 years’ disease duration. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 2017. (Epub ahead of print) Reges O, Leibowitz M, Hoshen M,…

Clalit Research Institute wins 1st place in the NEJM SPRINT Challenge for its individualized treatment decision tool

Congratulations to our SPRINT Challenge team, led by Dr. Noa Dagan, that won 1st place among 143 teams. Treating physicians do not have the tools to determine the applicability of clinical…

Recent Publication: Feasibility of multiple breath washout measurements in infants with bronchiolitis: A pilot study.

Feasibility of multiple breath washout measurements in infants with bronchiolitis: A pilot study. Pediatric Pulmonology, 2017. (Epub ahead of print) Stafler P, Weinreb S, Mussaffi H, Mei-Zahav M, Prais D, Steuer G, Bar-On…

Recent Publication: Diabetes Conversation Map™ and health outcomes: A systematic literature review

Diabetes Conversation Map™ and health outcomes: A systematic literature review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2017. 70:99-109 Srulovici E, Key C, Rotem M, Golfenshtein N, Balicer RD, Shadmi E. Objectives: To identify,…

Recent Publication: External validation and comparison of three prediction tools for risk of osteoporotic fractures using data from population based electronic health records: retrospective cohort study.

External validation and comparison of three prediction tools for risk of osteoporotic fractures using data from population based electronic health records: retrospective cohort study. BMJ, 2017. 356:i6755. Dagan N, Cohen-Stavi C, Leventer-Roberts M,…

News and Events » January 18, 2017March 7, 2017News

Clalit Research Institute and Stanford University sign collaboration agreement

On January 18th 2017, Professor Ran Balicer, Director of the Clalit Research Institute and Professor Mark Cullen, Senior Associate Dean for Research at the Stanford School of Medicine and Director of…

News and Events » January 16, 2017March 7, 2017Events

Recent Event: OECD Policy Forum on the Future of Health Conference – Paris, France

On January 16th 2017, Professor Ran Balicer from the Clalit Research Institute presented to the panel at the OECD Policy Forum on the Future of Health Conference in Paris. In his presentation,…