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
Innovative wound clinic at Shmuel Harofe: "We don’t give up on any case"
Even when options seem limited, an innovative approach achieves results. Ahuva Tzabari, Head Nurse at Shmuel Harofe Hospital: 'We don’t rush to call a wound incurable.'
Autonomous vehicles, AI, and medicine: NVIDIA’s entry into Israel is highly significant
NVIDIA is expanding its operations in Israel with a new employment campus in Kiryat Tivon, offering a glimpse into how a single technology became the foundation of entire industries.
Pharmacies report localized shortages as weight-loss injection Mounjaro arrives in Israel
Since the drug was approved under insurance plans, with a 50% discount, the public increased its search for family doctors, endocrinologists, and obesity clinics.
The path to precision medicine runs through virtual patients - opinion
Virtual cells can teach us cellular biology. Virtual patients will teach us why therapies succeed or fail. Precision medicine will be won at that level.
Beersheba spirit: Rebuilding lives, labs, and hope after Iranian missile attacks - opinion
The Beersheba spirit turns destruction into resilience, shaping Israel’s doctors and the country's healthcare future.
EU Council and Parliament reach agreement to overhaul drug rules, speed patient access
The agreement grants companies launching new medicines eight years of data protection for trial results and one year of market protection.
AI infighting: Patients use bots to fight health insurance claim denials
AI in health insurance has led to an increase in denied claims, with 41% of doctors reporting that more than 10% of their claims are denied.
Experimental Regeneron therapy delivers full responses in aggressive blood cancer
B-cell counts were cleared completely after the first dose of the therapy, the company said in a presentation at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting.
World AIDS Day: HIV diagnoses in Israel drop 22% in 2024, Health Ministry reports
The HIV/AIDS incidence rate dropped from 4.1 to 3.2 new cases per 100,000 people in 2024, the ministry confirmed in data published on World AIDS Day.
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) and Matricelf sign cleanroom manufacturing agreement
Within about a year, a paraplegic patient will be selected to receive the world’s first engineered nerve implant.
