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Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gives a statement during a party meeting at the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, Jerusalem, June 3, 2024.
Doctors at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, August 2026.

Jerusalem hospital performs first-ever alpha radiation treatment for recurring brain tumors

Doctor examines patient at Hadassah Medical Center.

Jerusalem teacher’s vision improved from 10% to 90% after Hadassah surgery

MRI scan.

Health Ministry report reveals long wait times for MRI, surgeries at hospitals and clinics


Fallen IDF soldier's donated organs save Israeli lives

Shoham Ben Harush wanted his organs to have a life-changing impact on others, his father said. In the end, they did.

 Family and friends attend the funeral of Sgt. Shoam Moshe Ben-Harush who died of his wounds after being severely injured in the Hamas terrorist on October 7, 2023, at the Haspin cemetery in northern Israel, on October 27, 2023

Chronically ill Hadassah patient has coffee date of a lifetime

Due to his illness, Hatem is usually unable to leave the hospital. Due to the efforts of Hadassah medical staff, that changed for a day.

 Hatem enjoys his coffee outing with Hadassah-University Medical Center staff.

Israel makes cancer treatment breakthrough with genomic profiling

Hadassah-University Medical Center and a pharmaceutical company offer personalized cancer care based on genomic profiling.

Cancer (Illustrative)

Israelis find breakthrough treatment for cancer patients' severe itching

The study aimed at eradicating chronic pruritus attracted great international interest after it was presented at the annual conference of the European Association for Clinical Immunology and Allergy.

 Finding ways to stop the progression of cancer (Illustrative).

Hadassah trains Palestinian Authority doctor to treat endometriosis

34-year-old Dr. Abu Khattab from the Palestinian territories chose to specialize in gynecology and study advanced laparoscopic surgery to treat endometriosis.

 Dr. Abu Khattab is seen at Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem's Ein Kerem.

Grapevine August 16, 2023: Cut the talking

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG receives from Michael Oren his visionary book ‘2048: The Rejuvenated State.’

Hospital accidentally injects 5 pregnant women with rabies vaccine

The five pregnant women came to Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem for anti-D vaccination but were mistakenly given the "almost identical" rabies shot.

 A pregnant woman gets vaccinated (illustrative).

Doctors treat hypoglycemic lung cancer patient with breast cancer drug - study

The patient with malignant lung cancer suffered from a rare complication in which the tumor secretes a protein that causes acute hypoglycemia. Israeli doctors used a breast cancer drug to treat it.

 An illustrative image of lung cancer.

Israeli surgeons save newborn baby from rare ovarian torsion

Ovarian torsion is the most common complication of an untreated ovarian cyst. It is an emergency that must be treated as quickly as possible.

 In the photo from left: Dr. Shai Porat; Dr. Dan Arbel; and Noa Ofek-Shloma’i, with the baby in her arms.

What is the pacemaker implanted in PM Netanyahu?

Micra is for patients who suffer from bradycardia – a slow heartbeat (unlike tachycardia, which is a too-rapid heartbeat) and require a single-chamber pacemaker.

Virtual image of human heart