Medicine
Medical coexistence: As Israel faces a physician crisis, Arab Israeli doctors fill the gap
As Israel faces a growing doctor shortage, Arab Israelis now make up 25% of physicians and play an essential role in a health system that also offers a model of coexistence.
Revolution Medicines gets FDA approval for targeted pancreatic cancer drug
Dozens of cardiologists may have skipped internal medicine training, falsified records - report
Jerusalem hospital performs first-ever alpha radiation treatment for recurring brain tumors
'Together On Our Own': A relationship conundrum with AI - review
The author, Dr. Eliana Megerman, an emergency room physician, writes with graceful ease and guides us into the inner depths of a medical world which we usually see only from the surface.
Can 'being a b****' really prevent autoimmune disease? Viral meme may hold some truth
Despite doctors affirming that suddenly being mean definitely can’t heal illness, the women of the internet have taken the meme and run with it.
Innovative saliva test launches in Israel to screen for dozens of hereditary diseases
The once-in-a-lifetime test screens 173 genes linked to hereditary cancers, cardiovascular conditions, metabolic diseases and other serious disorders.
Medical journal retracts paper on Amgen’s Tavneos drug trial after FDA findings
An Amgen spokesperson said it "takes scientific integrity seriously and respects the role of journals in upholding the peer review process."
Taking Acamol or Nurofen without thinking? This is the mistake that could put you at risk
Acamol and ibuprofen are considered safe when used correctly, but incorrect dosage can turn an everyday treatment into a real medical risk.
Kafr Kassem girl's organ saves Jerusalem boy in life-saving heart transplant
“Organ donation gives life, literally. Whoever saves one life, saves an entire world,” said the doctor in charge of the transplant.
Clalit Health Services to join European AI research project predicting, managing pandemics
Clalit Health Services will join an international consortium of health authorities to create an AI research platform to predict and manage pandemics in advance.
Artificial intelligence enters medicine – and doctors receive new boundaries
The Israeli Medical Association has published a position paper that sets boundaries for the growing use of artificial intelligence systems in medicine.
UK healthcare worker tried to sell Princess Kate's medical information for profit, probe finds
The ICO said it concluded a criminal investigation and found that a former healthcare worker had deliberately misused sensitive information and offered to disclose it for financial gain.
German nun awarded order of merit after decades of caring for leprosy patients in Pakistan
Sister Annette Dimigen, a member of the Protestant Sisterhood of the Christ Bearers, has played a key role in humanitarian outreach through the Aid to Leprosy Patients Association.
