Stroke

Israeli musician Yonatan Razel hospitalized, stable after suffering brain hemorrhage

He began his musical career as a teenager in a family band with his siblings. After enlisting in the IDF as an outstanding musician, he served as an arranger in a military ensemble.

Israeli musician Jonathan Razel, October 23, 2024.
Illustration: Arm test for stroke identification

This is how you will identify a stroke before it is too late

A doctor looks at a brain X-ray

BRAIN.Q launches home-based AI brain recovery service in Israel

A Magen David Adom mobile intensive care unit and paramedic, June 2, 2025; illustrative.

Red traffic light saves stroke victim's life in Rishon Lezion


Feeling younger speeds up medical recovery - study

Researchers from Bar-Ilan find that even in old age, feeling young can lower the risks of developing physical disability and suffering from chronic disease.

 A 3D image of a human spinal cord.

Changing the field of stroke rehabilitation

Meet the robotic system that can shorten stroke rehabilitation by up to 50%

 BioXtreme

Courts grant woman a Get after husband loses ability to speak

He originally refused to grant her a divorce before suffering a stroke and going mute, making it nearly impossible for him to grant one in the future.

 PROTESTERS OUTSIDE the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court demand a woman’s right to receive a divorce from an abusive husband.

Nearly 13% of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 had neurologic symptoms - study

Of the more than 16,000 patients examined, 13% developed serious neurological conditions including, most commonly, encephalopathy at admission.

 Study results show elevated blood flow and improved oxygenation in the brain of patients suffering from cognitive impairment

Hadassah doctor helps woman have baby after she was told she couldn't

Jennifer Lopez was told having another baby would kill her after suffering a stroke at the age of 29.

 Jennifer Lopez holds her baby alongside Prof. Jose Cohen.

Israel's CVAid raises $4m. for brain stroke detection platform

By utilizing AI technology, the start-up allows for quick and accurate diagnosis and treatment of brain strokes.

 The CVAid platform.

Stroke risk among older adults highest in first 3 days after COVID-19 diagnosis

A new analysis determined that the risk of stroke within the first 3 days of diagnosis was 10 times higher than throughout the rest of the control window.

Stroke.

On This Day: Then-prime minister Ariel Sharon suffers severe stroke

Ariel Sharon was prime minister of Israel from 2001 until 2006.

PRIME MINISTER Ariel Sharon in 2006.

Can getting angry cause a stroke? Doctors explain

One in 11 strokes occurs about one hour after an emotional upheaval or intense physical exercise.

 Stroke (illustrative)

‘Interview with the Vampire’s Anne Rice dies at 80

Born in New Orleans in 1941, Rice became renowned the world over as a writer of gothic fiction, with her books selling more than 150 million copies globally.

 ANNE RICE