Hadassah hospital

Israel performs its first brain pacemaker surgery to stop seizures in epilepsy patient

“If it weren’t for the pacemaker implantation, we would have had to remove the area in the brain responsible for the seizures, with all the medical consequences that accompany such a case.”

After locating the exact epilepsy focus in her brain, a pacemaker was implanted that detects abnormal electrical activity, neutralizing it before it becomes an epileptic seizure.
Small Patients, Big Emergencies

Small patients, big emergencies

Israeli security forces and rescue personnel at the scene of a terror attack at the Gush Etzion Junction, West Bank, November 18, 2025.

Palestinian terrorists kill one, wound three in ramming, stabbing attack at Gush Etzion junction

 Laniado Medical Center

Smaller hospitals beat out larger ones in patient satisfaction, Health Ministry shows - survey


Former police officer self immolates outside Defense Ministry rehab. head's home

The ex-officer, a recognized disabled veteran, is in serious condition with burns all over his body. Paramedics evacuated him to hospital for treatment.

A Magen David Adom ambulance, pictured in March 28, 2024; illustrative.

Below the belt: Prostate matters

From risk factors to lifestyle tips, Dr. Ofer Gofrit breaks down what every man should know about prostate cancer.

Below the Belt: Prostate Matters

What war sounds like: From fear to the music of recovery - opinion

We’ve become attuned to the aural side of the war: the unsettling rings of the phone alarms, the undulating waves of sirens, the knocking of rockets out of the air.

His shouts are the sound of a gate opening, says the writer. (Illustrative)

Three children hospitalized after eating cannabis-laced cookies

According to their parents, the family had traveled to visit Ramallah, where at a candy stall the children asked to buy cookies that "looked like Oreos.”

 Cannabis

Measles outbreak in Israel kills three children in past week alone

Six children in total have died since the outbreak began, with the Health Ministry pushing a vaccination campaign to contain the disease.

Cases of the measles rise in Israel.

Hadassah Hospital treats family of nine for carbon monoxide poisoning

The family was treated with a hyperbaric chamber at Hadassah University Medical Center and was released home with no lasting effects reported.

 The Hadassah Ein Karem hospital in Jerusalem. January 15, 2017.

Builders of Jerusalem award highlights Hadassah’s impact - opinion

All funds from the award ceremony went to help complete the Gandel Rehabilitation Center on Jerusalem’s Mount Scopus, opened in haste in January 2024 to accommodate our newly wounded soldiers.

BUILDER OF Jerusalem: The writer accepts the Bonei Yerushalayim award, surrounded by her family and supportive husband, Gerald Schroeder.

Two Jerusalem terror victims in 'serious but stable' condition, eight others hospitalized

More than 30 people suffering from anxiety sought treatment over the past day at the mental health center opened at Shaare Zedek, which will continue operating in the coming days.

Police and rescue personnel at the scene of a terror attack at Ramot junction, near the entrance to Jerusalem, September 8, 2025.

Grapevine: Sharing is caring

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 STUDENTS study in the Beit Midrash of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem light rail's 'Red Line' to resume full operation this week

Sections of the Red Line have been unoperational since the end of May, due to construction of new light rail lines in the capital city. 

Light Rail in Jerusalem

Grapevine, August 24, 2025: An OK Israeli

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

CULTURE AND Sport Minister Miki Zohar ponders his next move.