Assuta Health

A real eye opener: Surgeon mistakenly operates on patient's healthy eye

The hospital stated that, as of now, no damage was caused to the mistakenly operated eye, but emphasized that the incident was being taken seriously.

Woman's eyes 370
 Assuta Medical Center in Beersheba

This is what the new hospital that opened in Beersheba looks like from the inside

 Families of four released hostages reunite with the returned hostages, January 25, 2025.

Released hostage Naama Levy spent months alone in a Hamas tunnel, rehab lead reveals

 Aminach Medic

Aminach Medic to supply equipment to hospitals and health funds in Israel


Are strangers more attractive, interesting to us than people we know? - study

The anticipation of a social encounter encourages us to attribute more positive physical features to strangers.

 Red figurine of a man in a crowd of people (illustrative)

Can police officers tell when you've smoked marijuana before driving? - study

In addition to their field sobriety tests, the participants took part in a driving simulation.

 A driver has been pulled over by a cop.

Can't sleep at night? These are the five mistakes you might be making

Alcohol, caffeine, and even water shortly before planning to fall asleep can be problematic.

 Sleep (Illustrative).

Health Ministry orders Assuta reduce activity after IVF scandals

Assuta private hospital's IVF unit in Tel Aviv will be limited and supervised after fetus mix-up that followed another one at its Rishon Lezion hospital

Illustrative image of Invitro therapy.

What are the biggest myths on fertility?

"Put your legs up after sex," "don't wear boxers," "don't put your phone in your pocket" and more. Two experts in Israel determine what is true and what is myth on the likelihood of fertility.

 An embryo week 9-10

Fathers have important role in infant sleep and breastfeeding - study

Fathers were more likely to report breastfeeding at eight weeks if they wanted the child's mother to breastfeed, as opposed to those who didn't want the mother to breastfeed or had no opinion.

 Infant holding their parent's hand (illustrative)

Who were the first people to catch COVID-19? - report

The report also claims that WIV researchers were developing COVID-like diseases in November 2019.

 SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 (illustrative).

Moderna cancer vaccine with Merck's Keytruda delays return of deadly skin cancer

The results add data details to partial findings released by the companies in December.

 Cancer Immunotherapy by  NIH Image Gallery.

This is what you really see when you close your eyes

We think that when we close our eyes we only see black, but the truth is more complex and interesting than that.

 Young woman sleeping.

Overeating while pregnant predicts lifetime of obesity for children - study

New research found that overnutrition during pregnancy and nursing appears to rewire the brains of developing children and, potentially, future generations.

 Fruit, vegetables, milk and yoghurt.