Healthcare System
National Insurance to adopt new protections, accommodations for sexual assault survivors
If the person asks for a female doctor to be part of the panel, NII will try to grant the request, depending on whether a female doctor is available in the relevant medical field and location.
'Antisemitism in medicine is a patient care crisis,' says AJMA CEO Eveline Shekhman - interview
Underground hospitals, no school: Israel transitions to restricted activity mode after Iran strikes
Trump claims unnamed drug can bring people back from death, boasts success of Right To Try Act
New report: Heavy burden on health services for people with disabilities
The system is collapsing under the demand since the start of the war, the number of people turning to services has increased by dozens of percent, and caregivers report growing distress.
Israel launches AI-powered medical assistant for children’s hospital doctors
PANDA was developed in response to the everyday challenges faced by pediatricians navigating more than 600 clinical protocols across the hospital’s units.
Mental health pandemic: Israel needs more psychologists for the public - opinion
The state must now prepare a multi-year plan that will ensure the number of psychologists required to treat the public.
‘It’s different in medicine’: Iraq’s fake degree crisis puts patients in peril
Officials and experts say thousands of unqualified practitioners have entered hospitals and clinics, fueling medical errors and preventable deaths as enforcement lags.
Cyberattack on Shamir Medical Center leaks emails, medical record system remains secure
The announcement followed a Thursday report of an attempted hack into the hospital’s servers during Yom Kippur that had been blocked, raising fears of broader damage.
Medical advancements should not wait 17 years before being used - opinion
It can take up to 17 years for discoveries in scientific research to make it to clinical practice, but why wait that long?
Health basket cuts are crippling families - opinion
Behind every child with cancer stands an entire family fighting not only the disease but often the system itself.
No. 38: Joshua Shemer, Shali Mazaki-Tovi: Bringing innovation to healthcare
Assuta's Joshua (Shuki) Shemer and Sheba's Shali Mazaki-Tovi are at the forefront of Israel's medical innovation.
Luigi Mangione wins dismissal of some counts over killing US health insurance executive
While the killing of Thompson was also widely condemned by public officials across the political spectrum, Mangione has become a folk hero to some Americans who decry steep healthcare costs.
Israel at the forefront: Healthcare technological advances on par with top nations
