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Strike on Darfur, Sudan health care center kills at least 64, including 13 children, WHO states

The total number of fatalities linked to attacks on health facilities during Sudan's civil war surpassed 2,000 following this strike, World Health Organization chief Ghebreyesus noted.

The aftermath of a strike on Al Deain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur, Sudan, March 20, 2026.
Doctors at the gynecological oncology unit of Petah Tikva’s Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Branch.

Dozens of medical personnel reinforcements en route to Israel from Cyprus on a ship

A person takes a photo of a memorial sign showing the image of Shira Banki, an Israeli teenager who was stabbed during the 2015 Jerusalem Pride Parade, during the 21st annual Jerusalem Pride Parade in Jerusalem on June 1, 2023.

Grapevine: Shira Banki's Way

THE RESEARCH team (from left to right): Yair Lahav, Roy Yavetz, and Prof. Yftach Gepner.

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


Israeli doctors threaten to leave country if haredi draft exemption is approved

The inequality caused by haredim not serving in the IDF and proposed lengthening of reservist service is causing doctors to begin leaving Israel.

 Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest against plans for conscription discussed by Israel's High Court in Jerusalem, June 2, 2024

Health Ministry to grant interest-free loans for students to study medicine abroad

Health Minister: "The healthcare system is facing a shortage of medical personnel, and we are investing numerous resources and efforts to cope with the gaps and shortages in professional staff."

Doctors at BGU’s Medical School, Assuta Ashdod (Illustrative).

 Success for Sanolla's smartscope

Sanolla demonstrated 2x sensitivity in diagnosing a cardiac problem in patients with no relevant medical history compared to an acoustic stethoscope.

 Sanolla's founder and CEO, Dr. Doron Adler

Coming to terms with parenting a child with a rare condition - comment

I look for the superpowers that my son and I will get as a result of this journey.

 Prof. Eran Hadar, Director of the Maternal Medicine Unit at the Women's Hospital.

US working to get American doctors out of Gaza, White House says

Israeli troops battled terrorists across Gaza on Wednesday, including in Rafah, which had been a refuge for civilians, in an upsurge of the more than 7-month-old war.

 IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip.

Costly mistake: Alleged medical misdiagnosis leads to patient getting leg unnecessarily amputated

A 51-year-old patient sued Wolfson Medical Center after an alleged misdiagnosis led to leg amputation; the negligence was said to have caused prolonged suffering and psychological trauma.

Doctors and nurses take two-year-old Zahran Khamis Haji to the emergency room for recovery after the infant underwent open-heart surgery at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, Israel, on August 13, 2018. Uploaded on 6/5/2024

Holocaust survivors: When the abused become healers - opinion

It’s easily noticeable that so many of the doctors and nurses I work with at Hadassah Medical Organization are the sons and daughters of Holocaust survivors.

 HENRIETTA SZOLD, founder of Hadassah Women’s Zionist Organization of America, speaks at the graduation of Hadassah Nursing School class of 1941. Judith Steiner-Freud is seated 4th from R, first row.

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.

Treatment by women doctors leads to lower death rates and fewer hospital readmissions, study shows

The researchers found that the mortality rate for female patients was 8.15% when treated by female physicians compared to 8.38% when the physician was male – a clinically significant difference.

Close up of female doctor holding syringe with injection (iilustrative)

From the front lines to the exam room: Doctors face hurdles caused by IDF reserves duty

This failure not only hurts doctors, but also public health as it worsens Israel's doctors shortage by keeping doctors from advancing in their certifications, said Mirsham.

 Doctors attend an emergency conference organized by the Histadrut, on the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, at the ICC in Jerusalem. July 23, 2023.