Medical

Tel Aviv University, German Institute Expand Brain Research Collaboration

The partnership will focus on electrophysiology, neuroimaging and training for early-career researchers, with joint summer schools planned in Germany and Israel.

(L to R) Dr Arseny Finkelstein, Dr Amit Vinograd, Prof. Dr Inna Slutsky, Prof. Dr Stefan Remy, Dr Alessio Attardo, Prof. Dr Kristine Krug and Prof. Dr Janelle Pakan.
Ali Nawaz, a resident of Bannu, receives medical treatment at the Lady Reading Hospital after being injured in a cross-border attack, amid fighting between Pakistani and Afghan forces, in Peshawar, Pakistan, March 3, 2026.

Pakistan orders Afghan medical students home, bars new Afghan admissions

Nahum with Adv. Michal Herzog, First Lady of the State of Israel.

The Israel Public Health Association’s bet on what comes next

Yael Eckstein with food packages delivered to the Christian community in Syria.

Going where the need is greatest


Making Aliyah? Your healthcare plan should begin before the flight

Medical records, medication continuity and a plan for children’s care can make the move to Israel safer and far less stressful.

Dr. Efraim Rosenbaum.

Israel must fight harder to keep its doctors in the country - editorial

Israel needs doctors. There are Jewish doctors around the world who may want to make Israel their home. Connecting the two is vital for a country that prides itself on solving difficult problems.

Israeli doctors perform cardiac catheterizations at Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital, in Jerusalem, on January 20, 2020.

Brain drain: Israel’s medical exodus grows as nearly 1,400 doctors leave inside three years

In 2023, 416 doctors left Israel for at least one year, compared with 530 in 2024 and a preliminary estimate of 419 in 2025.

Doctors at Shaare Zedek in Jerusalem; illustrative.

When health systems fail, experience matters: Dr. Haregewoyn's 30-year leadership argument

After three decades leading public health programs, Dr. Moses Haregewoyn argues that experience, accountability and operational expertise are essential to building resilient health systems.

In public health, policy is only as strong as the systems - and the experience - behind its delivery.

Restore fuller hair with a hair transplant

Turkey offers world-class hair restoration - the key to natural results is choosing the right doctor, not just the lowest price.

Medical coexistence: Arab Israeli doctors show the cost of Israel’s medical school shortage

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.

TODAY, 25% of the country’s working physicians are Arab-Israeli.

'Noble, extraordinary act': Seven-year-old receives life-saving transplant from fallen IDF soldier

After Shahar Gamla was killed in Lebanon, his family’s decision to donate his organs helped save 7-year-old Bel Finkelstein’s life.

Bel Finkelstein with the medical team.

Assuta, Microsoft develop AI medical assistant to reduce relieve doctors' documentation tasks

The AI assistant is intended to read the medical record and present key information before a patient meeting, and listen to and transcribe the conversation during the meeting.

View of the Assuta medical center in Ramat haHayal, Tel Aviv. June 17, 2025.

New tool designed to detect biases hidden in medical AI data sets, identifies flaws in training

"We train models to be the most predictive, but we have zero control over what the model uses to make the prediction," AI-assisted medicine expert Unberath added. 

A conceptual illustration of global data networks, proxy servers and artificial intelligence technologies powering modern web data collection.

Three teenage boys rescued by United Hatzalah in Sea of Galilee after drifting to deep waters

Three boys suffering from mild dehydration were rescued overnight after their rubber boat drifted into the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias, leaving them unable to return to shore.

United Hatzalah ambulance boat in the Sea of Galilee.