Surgery

Groundbreaking in utero surgery performed for first time by Israeli doctors in Petah Tikva

The operation was led by Dr. Yuval Gielchinsky, Director of the Fetal Medicine Center at Clalit-Beilinson, alongside Dr. Kinneret Tenenbaum, Head of the Twin Pregnancy Clinic.

 A pregnant woman is seen alongside the Israeli flag in this illustrative image.
Medical team performing surgery

IDF soldier killed in Lebanon's organ donation saves six patients simultaneously

Anesthesia before surgery

From heart surgery to spinal tap: Physician ranks medical procedures by pain

 An illustrative image of surgeons conducting surgery.

January sets record for organ transplants in Israel with 54 procedures


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.

Israel opens first 'smart operating room' that manages inventory

The new operating room tracks and manages inventory, reduces waste, conducts patient-safety recalls and issues expiration warnings.

 From left to right:  Prof. Masad Barhoum, director-general of the Galilee Medical Center ; Avi Buskila, CEO, Sarel;  Yoav Kastel, CEO, Autonomi.

The quality of lung cancer treatment varies across US - study

Despite rapidly evolving treatment and diagnostic tools, lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths and is the second most common cancer in the US.

Lung cancer maliciously inserted into image in Ben-Gurion University of the Negev study

The enigmatic drawings of surgeon-cum-artist David Amir

Amir's work as an orthopedic surgeon at the Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital and his doctorate in electrophonic research clearly influence his art.

 Artist David Amir

Injured Ukrainian soldier returns home after treatment in Israel

He is one of 20 Ukrainian soldiers who have post-limb-amputation care in Israel since September 2022.

 People carry placards and flags during a ceremony for Ukraine independence day and a protest against the Russian invasion to the Ukraine in Tel Aviv on August 24, 2022.

US instructs surgeons to ask patients about cannabis use in new guidelines

regular cannabis use may worsen pain and nausea after surgery and increase the need for opioids, which often become addictive and can kill.

A man prepares a cigarette mixed with marijuana during Cannatech 2017, an annual global cannabis industry event, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 20, 2017.

More and more Orthodox women get nose jobs before arranged marriage dating

Plastic surgery has become a growing trend amongst Orthodox and Modern Orthodox young women before they start dating.

Plastic surgeon speaking to a patient

Gross! Doctors remove 382 gallstones from woman's gallbladder

A woman was suffering from pain throughout her body when she discovered the shocking reason for her suffering.

 Woman clutching stomach in pain (Illustrative)