Clalit
Medicine’s preemptive strike
How AI quietly changes healthcare in Israel
Six months of a successful pilot at Clalit: X-Ray service at the patient’s home
Emergency teams on alert as Storm Byron brings flooding risks across Israel
President Herzog Commends Sylvan Adams for $100 Million Gift to Rebuild Soroka Medical Center
Paramedical workers in hospitals and clinics will strike Sunday
The general strike will include paramedical workers employed by the Health Ministry, Clalit Health Services, Meuhedet Health Services, the Hadassah Medical Organization, and more.
Legal abortions continue to decline despite rise in population
According to the law, legal abortions are approved for women whose health would be likely to be harmed by a pregnancy.
Clalit strike cancelled
Clalit facilities will function normally.
Immigrants complain of language barriers at health centers
With one-fifth of the population speaking Arabic natively and scores of immigrants speaking Russian, English or Amharic as their native tongue, the health system is bound to have gaps.
Israeli-American study: Obese bariatric surgery patients live longer
The rate of death in obese individuals in the study who did not have surgery was 2.3% compared to 1.3% for those who had surgery
Clalit Health Services plans ‘warning strike’ for Sunday
Clalit Health Services’ 14 hospitals and hundreds of the largest health fund’s community clinics around the country will be hit Sunday by an all-day “warning strike.”
The bereaved: Sense and sensitivity
Organizing care for a disabled loved one and subsequent bereavement brings with it a great deal of paperwork and visits to government offices.
Study finds good mood increases effectiveness of flu vaccine
The earlier one gets vaccinated the better, as it takes a few weeks until the protective antibodies are produced by the body.