Medicine

World AIDS Day: HIV diagnoses in Israel drop 22% in 2024, Health Ministry reports

The HIV/AIDS incidence rate dropped from 4.1 to 3.2 new cases per 100,000 people in 2024, the ministry confirmed in data published on World AIDS Day.

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Matricelf and Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) teams at the signing of the cleanroom manufacturing agreement.

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) and Matricelf sign cleanroom manufacturing agreement

Britain's Prince William speaks during the Tusk Conservation Awards at The Savoy Hotel in central London, Britain, November 26, 2025.

Britain's Prince William offers 'moment of comfort' to sick Gazan children treated in UK

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Oral cancer cases rise in Israel as HPV, smoking, alcohol consumption take effect


New drug combo nearly doubles survival for BRAF-mutated lung cancer patients, trial shows

First-line use of encorafenib and binimetinib in BRAF V600E NSCLC recorded a median overall survival of 47.6 months, according to data presented at the ESMO congress.

A woman works on a lung cancer vaccine on October 1, 2023 at the Ose Immunotherapeutics laboratory in Nantes.

New, promising oral HIV medication receives promising results in late-stage trial

Merck's drug is an antiretroviral treatment, a combination of medicines used to stop the reproduction of the virus.

 FDA approves Yeztugo: Gilead's new twice-yearly HIV prevention injection.

Reflexology can reduce patients' anxiety before undergoing surgery, Israeli study finds

Also known as “zone therapy,” reflexology is an ancient practice that began in Egypt, China, and India and made its way to the West a century ago.

DR. SHMUEL ATTIAS treats a patient with reflexology.

A global stage for Israeli innovation: 30 years of the ICI conference

On Monday, Israel’s leading cardiology innovation conference returned after two hybrid years, hosting global experts and awarding the $200,000 De-Haan Prize to a breakthrough med-tech firm.

Gal Gadot, Prof. Rafi Beyar and Prof. Chaim Lotan.

Taliban policing hospital entrances, denying entry to women without complete burqa covering - MSF

The report comes after women were left laying in rubble for hours, waiting for female rescuers following an earthquake.

Afghan women and children wait for their turn to see a doctor at Yaka Dokan health clinic run by nonprofit organization World Vision, in Yaka Dokan village, Herat, Afghanistan

Convicted German nurse killed 10 patients in an effort to reduce his workload, prosecutors claim

Prosecutors had argued that the nurse injected his mostly elderly patients with painkillers or sedatives to ease his workload at night. 

Soldiers of the German armed forces "Bundeswehr" run quick COVID-19 tests on employees at an elderly nursing home of Germany's Red Cross as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues during an extended lockdown in Offenbach, Germany, February 2, 2021. (illustrative)

Israeli hospital performs world's first robotic closed abdominal surgery on pregnant patient

The unique laparoscopic surgery done at Rabin Medical Center allowed the patient to carry her baby to term naturally, with dozens of medical staff members involved in the operation.

Dr White, Tsofiya and the baby.

Epstein-Barr virus linked directly to lupus in landmark Stanford medicine study

“We think it applies to 100% of lupus cases,” said William Robinson, professor of immunology and rheumatology at Stanford University.

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Israeli NGO marks Stillbirth Awareness Month with conference highlighting support gaps

The NGO, which focuses on expanding public awareness of stillbirth, hosted the event to convene bereaved families, medical professionals, and community leaders in a space for healing and support.

A woman holds her child near the memorial set up in memory of preventable stillbirths during a protest lead by Stand Up for Science at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Roybal campus in Atlanta, Georgia, US, May 30, 2025.

AI-assisted system could revolutionize early cancer detection

In earlier times, cells would have to be hand-checked, in a process that took time and effort and offered little reward. MAGIC allows for scientists to check over 100,000 cells in a single day.

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Medical council refuses to strike off junior doctor who joked about 'gassing the Jews'

The regulator issued a warning to the pediatrician despite the 'grossly offensive' antisemitic posts.

 An illustrative image of a nurse writing a prescription.