Health Ministry
Sheba head withdraws candidacy for Health Ministry director-general role over conflict of interest
The decision came after a review of the legal and administrative implications of the appointment found that the necessary conflict-of-interest arrangements could not be finalized.
Health Ministry committee submits recommendations for womens' health system overhaul
Sheba hospital director Yitshak Kreiss to temporarily serve as Health Ministry director-general
Police, Health Ministry uncover operation selling methamphetamine labeled as 'khat drops'
Three detained amid investigation into unlawful blood sample collections at Kaplan Medical Center
Prof. Kobi George, head of the hospital's cardiology department, was suspended following the launch of the hospital's internal investigation about two weeks ago.
Suspected patients test negative for Ebola after returning to Israel from DRC, Health Ministry says
Both patients were tested in accordance with accepted international guidelines for dealing with high-risk infectious diseases.
Two suspected Ebola patients placed in isolation after returning from DRC, Health Ministry says
The ministry emphasized that there have been no confirmed cases of Ebola in Israel, and the two individuals in isolation are only suspected to have possibly contracted the virus.
Health Ministry director-general to step down after nine years, set to join Columbia University
During his tenure, Bar Siman Tov led Israel's healthcare system through the COVID-19 pandemic, the October 7 massacre, and the ensuing Israel-Hamas war.
Iran’s energy and environmental crises: The promise of a free Iran - opinion
Making Iran’s skies breathable, its energy reliable, and its industries competitive would be powerful measures of a free Iran’s renewal.
Israeli patients' blood samples allegedly taken without consent for research, hospital says
Kaplan Medical Center filed a police complaint over suspicions that blood samples were taken from patients without their consent as part of research in the hospital’s cardiology department.
One killed, children among 24 injured after unexploded Hezbollah cluster bomb detonates in North
Northern District police officers and bomb disposal experts responded to the incident, which was declared a mass-casualty event by the IDF.
Private hospital in Tel Aviv shut down over severe safety violations following surprise inspection
The district physician issued the order Monday evening after the inspection found deficiencies that the ministry said posed a serious and immediate danger to patients' health and safety.
Nine-year-old dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba after swimming in Kinneret
According to the ministry, an investigation found that the boy had been swimming at Kursi Beach in the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) about a week before his hospitalization.
Health minister’s intervention highlights Israel’s protekzia problem, healthcare gaps - editorial
The question raised by this story is not whether Katz helped a sick Israeli. He did. The question is what happens to the sick Israeli who does not have access to the health minister.
