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Premature birth may cause lifelong kidney damage, Israeli researchers find

A joint Australian-Israeli study identifies how premature birth disrupts kidney development, potentially leaving babies with a lifelong shortage of vital filtration units.

Doctors at Rambam Hospital use a new method for providing respiratory assistance to premature babies.
Har HaMenuchot cemetery, Jerusalem

Grapevine: Remembering Enid Wurtman

DRAWING: MICHAEL sunk in the sand of the battlefield.

'I had not truly come home': Israeli psychologist turns Gaza, Lebanon battlefield trauma into art

Jerusalem's new light rail line

Two people injured after being hit by Jerusalem's new light rail next to Malha Mall


Hadassah rehab facility uses anti-gravity device to heal wounded medic

One wounded combat medic is able to receive life-saving treatment thanks to groundbreaking rehabilitation technology.

 Wounded medic Dvir walking with the anti-gravity device

Another fallen IDF soldier's donated organs save Israeli lives

Staff Sergeant Yehonatan Yitzhak Semo volunteered to have his organs donated in the event of his death. Due to the young man's sacrifice, six others are able to live.

 Staff Sergeant Yehonatan Yitzhak Semo.

Hadassah doctors save Sderot resident's eyesight

Shimon and his family relocate to a Dead Sea hotel after a rocket strike in Sderot. Hadassah doctors perform crucial eye tests, saving his eyes.


Sheba administered anti-rabies vaccine to women after birth by mistake

A similar incident was recently reported at the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. Everyone involved is doing well and closely monitored.


Sderot man treated for pulmonary embolism from long stay in safe room

Hadassah cardiologists saved a man from Sderot after the first documented case of pulmonary embolism from sitting in a safe room for too long, moving in cramped spaces recommended

 Prof. Eyal Herzog, F. recuperating in cardiac intensive care unit, and Dr. Gabbi Elbaz.

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.