Surgery

Zambian children celebrate Christmas in Israel after Save a Child's Heart surgeries

Thirteen pediatric and young heart patients from Zambia are spending Christmas in Israel after receiving free cardiac surgery as part of the Save a Child's Heart program in Holon.

Thirteen pediatric and heart patients from Zambia are spending Christmas in Israel as part of SACH’s humanitarian medical program, which provides free cardiac surgery to children from developing countries.
An ultrasound image of a tumor seen on a fetus (illustrative)

Israeli medical team removes 'largest-ever' facial tumor found on fetus

THE TEAM OF surgeons at Rabin Medical Center during the small intestine transplant surgery on Daniel Haim Biton.

New intestinal transplant procedure will allow patient to truly eat for the first time in 17 years

Irit Bahar Director, Prof. Yona Kosashvili, Prof Noa Eliakim-Raz Director, ex-hostage Alon Ohel, Pinhas Cohen - Chair of the Friends of Rabin Medical Center.

Freed hostage Alon Ohel gives a musical performance at Rabin Medical Center gala


US surgeon in Gaza talks about the scale of wounds in Gaza: 'Something I have never dealt with'

US vascular surgeon Shariq Sayeed describes the dire situation in Gaza, where young patients face amputations due to shrapnel wounds and overwhelmingly low medical resources.

 DISPLACED PALESTINIANS shelter last week in an UNRWA-affiliated school in the central Gaza Strip. Gazan Palestinians are not Israeli citizens and are not Israel’s responsibility. Israel didn’t want this war, didn’t start this war, and doesn’t want it to continue, the writer asserts.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu released from hospital after hernia surgery

In a video released by his office, Netanyahu thanked his doctors for performing "successful hernia surgery."

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem, February 18, 2024.

Like Julia Roberts: change your nose without expensive surgery

Innovative non-surgical nose sculpting from Hollywood to Israel: no anesthesia, no downtime, and more affordable than traditional rhinoplasty.

Plastic Surgery

Children who lose their tonsils are not doomed to obesity in adulthood - study

Tonsil surgery is the primary treatment for OSA, but the medical literature and affected families have been worried that the children would gain weight and be at risk for obesity in adulthood.  

A US Navy doctor checks a patient's tonsils during a Pacific Partnership 2010 medical civic action project.

The Israeli medical organization saving the hearts of children

Lives of 10 more youngsters with serious cardiac disease from poor countries rescued by Israel’s non-profit Save a Child’s Heart organization.

 Two siblings from South Sudan after heart surgeries, visited by Israeli and Sudanese ambassadors

This cosmetic surgery is common in children. Now adults have joined the trend

Increased social media use and Zoom meetings are collectively bringing more and more people to the plastic surgery table for cosmetic ear surgery.

 A doctor performs an examination

‘Eye’ signage placed in operating rooms increases civility among staff

Several unsuccessful interventions have been tried around the world to eliminate poor behavior among surgical teams, including workshops and training sessions; however, the 'eye' signage works.

 From left to right:  Prof. Masad Barhoum, director-general of the Galilee Medical Center ; Avi Buskila, CEO, Sarel;  Yoav Kastel, CEO, Autonomi.

Research revealed: 50% of men will develop breasts - Here's why

A new study unveils common causes for male breast thickening leading to increased demand for reduction surgery. Learn how to prevent it without surgical intervention.

Breast growth in men - Why does it happen?

Surgeon leaves family in Boston to volunteer in Israel's North

Dr. Rona Spector, a thoracic surgeon from Boston, has left her prestigious medical career to volunteer at Galilee Medical Center during the war, expressing her deep connection to Israel.


Surgeons save two-year-old's sight after tip of lulav gets stuck in cornea

The boy woke up with a red eye after he and his twin brother were playing with the festive palm branch.

 ULTRA-ORTHODOX JEWS CHECK BRANCHES OF LULAV FOR BLEMISHES BEFORE BUYING THEM AT A SPECIAL MARKET IN JERUSALEM.