Healthcare System

US CDC vaccine advisory panel sets March meeting after delay

The committee, which makes recommendations on who should receive which vaccines, has historically guided US health insurance coverage and state policies on school-required vaccines.

The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) global headquarters is seen during a meeting of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on December 4, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Cutting the ribbon at the new Ra'am Center.

President Herzog inaugurates Meuhedet’s Ra’am Medical Center in Rehovot

Reuven Taub, Co-founder and CEO of “Alenu – the Founding Grandchildren"

Why the world wants to learn from Israel’s healthcare, but not our schools - opinion

PROF. MAYER BREZIS: The greatest barriers to patients’ safety are cultural.

Many medical institutions automatically refuse to admit, correct errors, researcher finds


US prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione, Bondi says

The US attorney-general said that the United Healthcare killer carried out "a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination."

 Luigi Mangione, 26, a suspect in the New York City killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, is escorted after an extradition hearing at Blair County Court House in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 10, 2024.

Our bodies are failing because our lifestyles are broken - opinion

A week at a Galilee health center revealed what modern medicine won’t: healing begins by rejecting the norms we’ve come to accept.

 SUNRISE AND A cookery class at the De-Mayo Health Center in Kibbutz Tuval in the Lower Galilee.

Israel signs MoU for health cooperation with Albania

As part of the agreement, both sides also committed to advancing cooperation in medical research and the development of medical devices and technologies.

 Israeli Health Minister Uriel Busso (Shas) and Albanian Health Minister Albana Koçiu signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).

Global achievement: AISAP named a top innovative start-up for 2025

AISAP, an Israeli medical start-up, was named a top 2025 innovator by Fast Company, ranking 4th in healthcare for its AI tech in heart disease diagnosis.

 Sheba Medical Center

Returned hostages to receive full disability rights, extra lifestyle benefits

This recognition is permanent and includes all rights in the mental, medical, employment, education, housing, car, full tax exemption, and other areas.

 LUIS HAR (far left) and Fernando Marman (center), two hostages rescued in a special forces operation in Rafah, Gaza, in February 2024, reunite with loved ones later in the day at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer.

A lesson in optimism: SASA-Setton transforms hospital stays for children in Israel

Inside the groundbreaking work that brings education, resilience, and hope to hospitalized children.

 At the new learning space initiated by SASA-Setton at the Dana Children's Hospital.

Four-fifths of Israelis attributed their mental distress to Israel-Hamas War - poll

The Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute sampled 2,558 adults between June and December 2024, investigating satisfaction with HMO's and the Israeli healthcare system as a whole.

 A graph comparing waiting times to see a consultant with Israel's various HMOs.

My first fentanyl: What it was like being sedated by the infamous narcotic - opinion

Fentanyl has long been used for pain reduction and sedation in medical settings.

 FENTANYL LOLLIPOP.

Loneliness and burnout: Helping our healthcare heroes - opinion

By acknowledging the hidden struggles of our medical community, we can help ensure that our healthcare heroes receive the care and understanding they so deeply deserve.

 AN AMBULANCE is on the scene near where a rocket fired from Lebanon hit an open area near Kibbutz Ayelet Hashahar, last August. In addition to overwhelming workloads, many professionals are now grappling with feelings of betrayal from international support networks, says the writer.

New program helps address mental health stigma in Israel’s haredi community

A new program is bringing mental health support to Israel’s haredi community, tackling deep-rooted stigma.

 A haredi man and an IDF soldier pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, November 14, 2024