Medicine

Hadassah inaugurates Cyprus medical center, plans hospital near Nicosia

The Limassol facility opened with specialist consultations, diagnostic imaging, and rehabilitation, as Hadassah outlined plans for a hospital near the Cypriot capital.

A CT scanner at Hadassah Medical Center in Limassol, Cyprus.
District Court of Jerusalem

Jerusalem court upholds 5-year suspension for gynecologist Guy Rofe over patient exploitation

Technion's 2016 edition of the Harvey Prize. Both professor would later be awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine.

Two out of three 2026 Nobel Medicine laureates were recognized with Technion's Harvey Prize in 2016

Actor-therapists bring interactive performances into Israeli pediatric hospitals, helping young patients regain a sense of choice, connection, and ordinary childhood.

Gilat Foundation uses theater to bring moments of childhood back to hospitalized Israeli children


Sheba opens Israel’s only protected hyperbaric medicine center

The Tel Hashomer center, funded by a NIS 22 million Kadar family donation, can treat up to 24 patients at once and is designed to maintain care during emergencies.

NIS 22 million Kadar donation funds protected hyperbaric center at Sheba.

Dripping acid: My battle with chronic bladder pain after cancer treatment - opinion

Would I have preferred to be knocked out by general anesthesia so I wouldn’t feel a thing? Sure, but total body sedation for such a short procedure would have been both overkill and dangerous.

ADDING EXTRA HA can fill in any missing patches to shield the underlying tissue from irritants and bacteria.

Taking too many medications may harm older adults, study warns

Sometimes doctors aren’t aware of what others have prescribed or have not reassessed the patient’s condition to determine if he or she still needs to take them.

 Illustrative photo shows various medicine pills in their original packaging

10 common medications that cause men to develop female breasts

Experts warn that common medications for blood pressure, hair loss, anxiety, and heartburn may disrupt hormonal balance in men and lead to unexpected physical changes.

Finasteride, known by its commercial name Propecia, a common medication for treating hair loss and enlarged prostate, may also cause this phenomenon

Majority of Israeli healthcare workers use Whatsapp professionally despite privacy risks - study

The study argues that current guidance largely focuses on prohibitions and warnings, without offering a practical alternative that can compete with WhatsApp’s speed and ease of use.

WhatsApp users.

Dream Care: This haredi male nurse is helping redefine private nursing care in Israel

After seeing patients fall through the cracks, a haredi nurse set out to reinvent care at home.

Matan Nitzky with assorted Dream Care patients

Anonymous family donates $10m to Sheba to advance AI-driven medicine

New York-born donors who moved to Israel say the gift reflects their faith in Israel’s future and in Sheba’s role in shaping the next era of global healthcare.

SHEBA MEDICAL Center's new Roman Abramovich Theranostics and Nuclear Medicine Center.

Iran war could trigger medicine price spike in UK, trade group warns

Chief Executive Mark Samuels said Britain was "one step away" from medicine shortages if instability persisted, with stockpiles providing only a temporary buffer.

PEOPLE WEARING medical scrubs and face masks walk across campus at the University of Kent in Canterbury, south-east England on March 18, 2026, following an outbreak of meningitis.

New research reveals how early environment shapes ADHD risk in children - study

BGU: Identifying infants’ sensitivity to the environment linked to fewer symptoms later on in childhood.

Prof. Andrea Berger, the lead researcher of ADHD study.

Israeli pilots admit using stimulant pills on long Iran missions, doctors warn public against use

Recently, IDF pilots have admitted to using stimulant pills designed to help maintain alertness in situations of extreme fatigue.

An Israel Air Force fighter jet on the way to strike targets in Iran on March 4, 2026.