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


LGBTQ+ school support groups could improve students' mental health -study

Depression disparities between LGBTQ+ students and heterosexual students were smaller at the end of the school year for students in schools whose GSAs had engaged in more advocacy over the year.

LGBTQ flag

Maladaptive daydreaming: What is it and are you suffering from it?

This pathological form of daydreaming leads sufferers to spend a large part of their waking hours daydreaming to an extent that impairs their daily functioning.

 The brain (illustrative).

26 Israeli women were hospitalized for visiting a hair salon

Many women have been straightening their hair in recent years, but they may not be aware of the serious potentially life-threatening health risks.

 IN AKKADIAN, ‘pe-ra wasarat’ means hair that is unloosened rather than uncovered.

This baby was born weighing 7 kilograms

This 7-kilogram baby was born in Brazil via C-section after doctors realized the mother couldn't carry it to term. Now he's too big for typical newborn clothes and diapers.

 Baby foot (Illustrative)

Move like Miley Cyrus: How to do the workout from the 'Flowers' video

Flowers, Miley Cyrus' new hit, is a self-love anthem that, surprisingly, can inspire you to do this fitness workout alone and anywhere.

 Miley Cyrus performs between games of the national semifinals of the Final Four of the 2021 NCAA Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium. April 3, 2021, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

TAU researchers successfully reduce brain metastases in mice for first time

The incidence of brain metastases has been increasing in recent years, probably as a result of improvements in diagnostic methods.

 A mouse.

Could the judicial reform be Israel's next public health crisis? -analysis

Health and law experts published a position paper based on studies showing strong correlations between levels of democracy and public health.

Doctors and other health professionals protest judicial reform on Monday in Jerusalem.

If you already do this in the shower, be sure to do it right

A lot of people do facial cleansing in the shower – what could go wrong? A lot, if you don't do it right. For the sake of your pores, here's what you need to know.

 Shower

5th patient cured of HIV through risky stem cell transplant - study

The patient from Dusseldorf was confirmed to have been cured of HIV after being given a stem cell transplant, but this procedure is risky and is not a universal cure.

 HIV (illustrative).

Prenatal alcohol consumption can change your baby's face shape - study

Changes in face shape were seen even in cases where the amount of alcohol consumed was less than a small glass of wine or a bottle of beer. 

 Pregnant woman suffers from depression (Illustrative)