Medicine
Unauthorized weight loss supplement containing banned ingredient leads to hospitalization
Laboratory tests conducted by the ministry found that the product contains the active ingredient sibutramine, a pharmaceutical substance banned in Israel and multiple other countries.
The Israeli drug that will revolutionize treatment for diabetes patients worldwide
Turpaz CEO donates NIS 70 million to three of Israel’s leading hospitals
Man receives human kidney transplant after surviving 271 days with gene-edited pig organ
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.
US, Canadian healthcare failing to address rising antisemitism since Oct. 7, review says
“Antisemitism in healthcare has become a problem that can no longer be ignored," said Dr. Hedy S. Wald and Dr. Steven Roth, the authors of the report.
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 regressive step: Israel's gender segregation law undermines medical education, equality - opinion
Gender segregation has no place in medical training. It risks sidelining women, weakening universities, and damaging the international standing of Israeli medicine.
Sally Reidman came to Israel with a massage table - and built a healthcare empire
Born in Pennsylvania in 1949 to Holocaust survivors, Sally grew up with her mother in California and studied psychology at California State University.
Insurance companies pay policyholders to receive medical care at home instead of ERs
Israeli insurance firms encourage home-based medical services through financial incentives, reducing costs while easing hospital stress, officials say.
Swedish doctor alleges antisemitic abuse, claims his contract was ended after he complained
"I felt that it was discrimination. The manager says they will handle the matter themselves. And then I found out that I was no longer allowed to stay. It was very strange," Wirschubskyhe said.
Israeli surgeon disinvited from remote appearance at Lebanese medical conference after complaints
Under Lebanese law, it is illegal for Lebanese individuals to communicate or have contact with Israelis under the 1955 Anti-Israel Boycott Law and the Lebanese Penal Code.
'Together On Our Own': A relationship conundrum with AI - review
The author, Dr. Eliana Megerman, an emergency room physician, writes with graceful ease and guides us into the inner depths of a medical world which we usually see only from the surface.
Can 'being a b****' really prevent autoimmune disease? Viral meme may hold some truth
Despite doctors affirming that suddenly being mean definitely can’t heal illness, the women of the internet have taken the meme and run with it.
