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.

 The program is part of a national effort to alleviate the Israeli doctor shortage. (Illustrative).
Eveline Shekhman, AJMA CEO.

'Antisemitism in medicine is a patient care crisis,' says AJMA CEO Eveline Shekhman - interview

Hospitals move patients underground following Iranian missile barrage, June 8, 2026.

Underground hospitals, no school: Israel transitions to restricted activity mode after Iran strikes

US President Donald Trump, joined by lawmakers and healthcare industry professionals, answers a reporters question during an event on maternal healthcare in the Oval Office of the White House on May 11, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Trump claims unnamed drug can bring people back from death, boasts success of Right To Try Act


Report highlights challenges in Israel's healthcare system post-Oct. 7

A year after the start of the conflict, over 70,000 individuals have been recognized as victims of hostile actions, and nearly 13,000 have filed for permanent disability benefits.

 PROF. NADAV DAVIDOVITCH.

2025 will be pivotal for health industry start ups - opinion

As public and private sectors come together to address these challenges, 2025 will likely be remembered as the year health start-ups redefined the way care is delivered.

 Blood veins and artificial intelligence (illustrative)

'It is forbidden to get sick': Italian mayor's new edict highlights local healthcare shortcomings

Belcastro, a small municipality with just over 1,300 inhabitants located in the Presila Catanzarese area, grappled with severe healthcare deficiencies.

 Castello di Belcastro, 2023.

New Medical Center in Be'er Sheva Revolutionizes Local Healthcare

The new center features advanced medical equipment, low-radiation CT, and a variety of additional services.

 The Mor Institute.

Suspect in UnitedHealth CEO's killing, Luigi Mangione, pleads not guilty to murder, terrorism

If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

 Luigi Mangione, 26, a suspect in the New York City killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, is escorted after an extradition hearing at Blair County Court House in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 10, 2024.

Study: 40% of US Jewish medical professionals experienced antisemitism in workplace

Nearly 40% of US medical professionals indicate that they have personally experienced or witnessed antisemitism in their places of work.

 A doctor wears a protective mask as he walks outside Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., April 1, 2020.

Luigi Mangione sought to 'sow terror' in UnitedHealth executive killing, prosecutor says

Mangione, 26, would face a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted on all counts.

 Luigi Mangione, 26, a suspect in the New York City killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, is escorted after an extradition hearing at Blair County Court House in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 10, 2024.

Investigators questioning man about UnitedHealth exec killing, reports say

The suspect, who has been identified by police as Luigi Mangione, ran from the scene and then rode a bike into Central Park.

 An undated New York City Police Department (NYPD) handout image obtained by Reuters on December 5, 2024, shows an individual wanted for questioning in connection with the killing of UnitedHeatlhcare CEO Brian Thompson, in an unknown location.

Teaching Israel’s socioeconomically disadvantaged to avoid diabetes

As a leading scientific body, SPHERE brings to this joint venture a groundbreaking model for reducing disparities in obesity and morbidity in diabetes in the most complex local councils in Israel. 

 THE SPHERE leadership (from left): Deputy Director Dr. Sivan Spitzer, Director Prof. Naim Shehadeh, Chief Operating Officer Martin Duifhuizen.

Grapevine: Nov. 22, 2024: Thanks for the memory

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 BOARD DIRECTOR executives (from left): Nurit Kenner Yahav, Inbal Ben Artzi, and Yuval Katzav.