Blood
MDA deploys an ambulance every 22 seconds through 2025, with more than 1 million calls
According to their 2025 statistics report, MDA emergency vehicles were dispatched 1,383,026 times.
Adding Light Through Giving Blood
Children born with deadly immune flaw get powerful new gene therapy option
IDF rolls out innovative blood test to spot heart attack risk years in advance
Health minister removes blood donation restrictions for gay men
Men donating blood will no longer be asked if they have had sex with men in the past year.
Vietnam to mix doses of Pfizer, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines
A Spanish study found the Pfizer-AstraZeneca combination was highly safe and effective, according to preliminary results.
Israeli scientists aim to ‘see’ cancer in our blood
A new collaboration between an Israeli biotech company, Sight Diagnostics, and Shaare Zedek aims to provide early detection of blood cancers by analyzing images of blood cells.
271,305 blood donations given in Israel in past year – MDA
Hundreds of thousands of blood donations helped save the lives of about 800,000 patients.
Health minister to remove blood donation restrictions from gay men
Incoming Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, who is Israel's first LGBTQ+ Health Minister, plans on removing a form question that asks "have you engaged in sexual relations between men?"
Facebook Israel launches blood donation locator feature
Facebook users will now be able to sign up for real-time alerts at blood donation centers in their area and set up routine reminders to donate blood.
Pluristem’s placenta cells induce body to create new blood cells - study
Pluristem's PLX-R18 aims to stimulate the regenerative potential of the bone marrow to enhance the production of all three blood cell lineages: hemoglobin, neutrophil and platelet counts.
Mount Meron disaster: Thousands donate blood for victims
The public was asked to donate blood at special MDA stations set up across the country following the disaster. Within a few hours, crowds gathered and Israelis donated thousands of units.
Blood drive campaign gives boy with rare blood disease a fighting chance
10-year-old Omar is sick with a rare blood disease, and also has a rare blood type. His parents organized a blood drive that significantly increased his chances.
MDA calls for people to donate blood due to decrease in blood supply
The main type of blood needed is type O • MDA official: We need at least 1,000 blood donors every day
