Doctor

Strength training ‘most effective, healthiest weight-loss strategy for adults,' study finds

A new Tel Aviv University study shows that resistance training, including exercises like squats and pushups, is key to reducing excess fat and promoting weight loss while improving overall health.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
THE RESEARCH team (from left to right): Yair Lahav, Roy Yavetz, and Prof. Yftach Gepner.
Young Israelis arrive to the Israeli army recruitment center at Tel Hashomer, outside of Tel Aviv on March 17, 2020.

IDF overhauls pre-draft medical screening checks during military conscription process with AI

The IDF is overhauling its pre-draft medical screening to streamline the process, remove unnecessary exams, and introduce new tests for better accuracy and efficiency in preparing draft candidates.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke rises during a fire at Janat Abad Market in Tehran, Iran, February 3, 2026.

WATCH: Massive fire breaks out in Tehran shopping center amid protests

Firefighting teams arrived at the scene in Tehran's Jannat Abad neighborhood, attempting to extinguish the fire. It remains unclear if the fire was directly related to anti-regime protest activity.

|ByJAMES GENN
View of humanitarian supplies for Gaza, with the logos of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) and World Health Organization, stored at the Egyptian Red Crescent warehouses storing aid, in the Egyptian border town of El-Arish, Egypt, April 8, 2025.

'New York Times' becomes megaphone for NGO propaganda in Gaza - opinion

Israel faces an enemy that embeds itself in civilian institutions as a matter of doctrine; allowing a hostile NGO to operate is negligence.

|ByGERALD M. STEINBERG

Israeli hospital's 'groundbreaking' studies could lessen treatments, reduce prostate cancer risks

A groundbreaking study at Rabin Medical Center suggests prostate cancer patients may need only two radiation doses, potentially revolutionizing treatment.

JANUARY 21, 2026ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Radiation accelerator at Davidoff Center - Rabin Medical Center.

'This is jihad': Dentist arrested for social media posts praising Hamas, supporting terror

Police began their investigation after the suspect made a post on social media featuring the slogan "This is jihad - victory or martyrdom."

JANUARY 11, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
AN IMAGE supporting terrorism, found to have been published on a dentist's social media page by Israel Police.

Beersheba spirit: Rebuilding lives, labs, and hope after Iranian missile attacks - opinion

The Beersheba spirit turns destruction into resilience, shaping Israel’s doctors and the country's healthcare future.

DECEMBER 24, 2025ByRELI HERSHKOVITZ
SMOKE RISES from Soroka Medical Center on June 19, after an Iranian ballistic missile packed with over 400 kilos of explosives slammed into the Northern Surgical Building, destroying two floors.

England hospitals brace for worst-case flu wave as UK health minister vows to prevent strikes

Streeting has been critical of the action, calling the doctors "self-indulgent, irresponsible and dangerous" in earlier comments as hospitals faced rising admissions due to a surge in flu cases.

DECEMBER 22, 2025ByREUTERS
Resident doctors from the British Medical Association picket outside St Thomas’ Hospital during the union’s 14th strike in a dispute over pay and working conditions that began in March 2023, as hospitals manage a rise in cases of a virulent flu strain, in London, Britain, December 17, 2025.

From Miami to Beit Shemesh: A doctor’s mission to restore Hebrew pronunciation

Dr. Norman Bloom unveils a clear path to reading Hebrew as it was intended to be spoken, after decades of study.

DECEMBER 14, 2025ByESTHER POSNER
Dr. Norman Bloom.

Antisemitic UK doctor Rahmeh Aladwan suspended for 15 months, blames 'Jewish lobby'

A UK tribunal suspended Dr. Rahmeh Aladwan for 15 months after ruling her antisemitic and extremist social media posts fell far below professional standards and posed a high risk of re-offending.

NOVEMBER 30, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Antisemitic UK doctor Rahmeh Aladwan has been suspended for 15 months after a tribunal found her conduct to fall "well below the professional standards of a registered doctor."

Medical council refuses to strike off junior doctor who joked about 'gassing the Jews'

The regulator issued a warning to the pediatrician despite the 'grossly offensive' antisemitic posts.

NOVEMBER 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An illustrative image of a nurse writing a prescription.

The doctors starting over in Israel, where medicine meets belonging

Meuhedet’s mentoring program helps olim physicians bridge languages, systems, and hearts as they rebuild both careers and lives in Israel.

NOVEMBER 4, 2025ByRONNIE ROSENMAN
Dr. Elissa Hellman: "Having someone to say, ‘You’re fine, you’re doing great,’ matters."

Israeli infant becomes eighth measles fatality amid nationwide outbreak

Israel’s measles outbreak has claimed an eighth victim, as cases spread to nine cities and vaccination rates surge.

OCTOBER 26, 2025ByDR. ITAY GAL
Doctors treating a baby incubated suffering from a measles infection; illustrative

What awaits Israel's freed hostages on the long journey to recovery? - opinion

The hostages face a long rehabilitation journey in which nutritional rehabilitation is a vital component.

OCTOBER 25, 2025ByPAULA HIZMI
THE WRITER, head of the Nutrition and Dietetics Unit: ‘We must give the returnees the time and space they need to reintegrate into daily life in the best possible way,’ she says.