Surgery

Pope Leo announces upcoming surgery for small growth on lung

Leo told pilgrims in St. Peter's Square for his weekly Sunday prayer that the growth was "well-contained" and caught at an early stage.

Pope Leo celebrates Mass marking the start of the academic year at the Pontifical Universities in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, October 8, 2026.
Forehead reduction surgery can reshape the hairline and facial proportions.

Forehead reduction surgery in Turkey: What patients should know

THE FAMILY enjoys a dip.

Israel medical school grad inspired to return after Oct. 7, this time with a husband and kids

WINDING ROAD on Abano Pass, Georgia.

Ten years later: How an Israeli surgeon saved three lives in on Yom Kippur - opinion


Israel's Health Ministry warns about risks of medical procedures abroad

The Health Ministry warned the Israeli public about high risks associated with seeking medical and cosmetic surgeries overseas.

Plastic surgery procedure being performed in an operating room.

Iranians sell organs abroad due to regime ‘corruption' - report

Iran expert Beni Sabti said that high prices and inflation are forcing Iranians to sell their organs and sometimes even their children.

Surgeon selecting sterilized tool for operation.

Brain surgery performed on a fetus in the womb for first time - study

The baby ended up being born in March and she did not need any medications or treatments since she was discharged.

 A gynecologist performs an ultrasound scan at Robert Karoly Private Hospital in Budapest, Hungary, July 4, 2019. Picture taken July 4, 2019.

Dee family listen to heartbeat of Lucy Dee in transplant patient

British-Israeli terror victim Lucy Dee’s organs were transplanted before burial, saving the lives of five people.

Rabbi Leo Dee and family members meet with patients who received organ donations from Lucy Dee who were killed with her two daughters in a terror attack a few days ago, at the Rabin Medical Center (Beilinson) in Petah Tikva , May 2, 2023.

TAU scientists discover new treatment for ovarian cancer

RNA-based nanodrugs show an 80% survival rate of the female reproductive system impacting cancer.

Cancer (Illustrative)

Israeli doctor has surgery after nearly becoming paralyzed while skiing

Dr. Ariel Lipschuetz is an anesthesiologist at Hadassah-University Hospital on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem.

 Illustrative image of a man skiing

Ukraine needs more prosthetics clinicians as war toll mounts

Russia's unrelenting artillery fire and missiles mean that shrapnel wounds are maiming people in Ukraine on a scale just beginning to emerge.

 A patient of a prosthetics clinic, who lost his leg in the war, prepares to try on his prosthesis after fitting it in the clinic in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 9, 2023.

Purim cap pistol ammunition endangers young children

If children up to the age of three swallow cap pistol ammunition, it can require surgery to save the child's life.

 Illustrative image of a cap pistol.

Man swallows banana wrapped in a condom in a hormonal rage

The patient, a "normal and healthy" man, swallowed a banana wrapped in a condom in a hormonal rage and was unable to defecate for 24 hours.

 Banana sitting comfortably in a condom.

First-in-Israel robotic surgery helps woman walk after spine fracture

The groundbreaking technology with a minimally invasive surgical approach was applied for the first time at the Jerusalem hospital to repair a spinal fracture through the abdominal cavity.

 Surgeons at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem perform groundbreaking spinal surgery.