IDF Medical Corps

IDF launches medical revolution with AI-PTSD treatment, whole blood drone delivery

The IDF's medical research tech commander updates the Post on post-war developments, as the improvements are settled to help soldiers with PTSD treatment and whole blood delivery in battle field.

IDF helmet developed to get neuro feedback relating to PTSD.
Captain Dr N of 51st Battalion Golani during his service

Saving lives under fire: A Brazilian doctor’s journey from Brazil to the IDF - interview

An Israeli female soldier is seen in an army deployment area near Israel-Gaza border.

Influencing in uniform: IDF's soldier-influencers go viral

 Israeli soldiers and medical staff at the underground hospital at the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, on September 22, 2024

Syrian girl receives life-saving treatment at Rambam Hospital in Haifa


Hebrew U., IDF researchers discover how to triple survival rates after severe blood loss

The Medical Corps previously discovered that giving whole blood is beneficial to soldiers who hemorrhaged significantly and couldn’t be evacuated immediately.

 PREVENTING SEVERE blood hemorrhaging.

Blood transfusions on the battlefield, under an hour to evacuate: A look at the IDF Medical Corps

The military published statistics surrounding the activity of the IDF Medical Corps during the Israel-Hamas War so far.

 IDF evacuates a wounded soldier; illustrative

IDF chief medical officer tells reserve doctors to remove signatures from petition

The IDF claimed that they are not trying to immediately expel the doctors but rather get them to remove their names from the petitions.

 MANEUVERS AT the Bahad 10 Training Base.

Mossad veterans, reserve medical officers sign letters calling for deal to end war, return captives

Both letters have added to the growing list of letters addressed to the government, calling for a swift end to the war and the return of all hostages.

IDF medical officers take part in a drill (Illustrative)

Israel to significantly expand IDF's medical training, number of paramedics

Major General Michel Yanko presented plans to expand medical training, increasing IDF's doctors and paramedics after war insights show their presence boosts survival rates and soldier confidence.

 An Israeli Golani soldier is examined by a military doctor,  August 1, 2021

IDF soldiers now permitted to retrieve medications without physical prescription

Current soldiers and reservists can now use digital prescriptions as well as IDF identification cards to withdraw medications from Super-Pharm.


IDF investigating claims that multiple reservists faked medical credentials

After receiving reports about the incidents, the Military Police opened an investigation into it, with the findings being forwarded to the Military Prosecutor's Office.

 IDF soldier talks with doctor at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza, February 16, 2024.

IDF Medical Corps and airborne rescue continue to excel under fire

The medical teams on the ground and in helicopters are trained to perform complex and life-saving operations under fire and when airborne.

 A MILITARY helicopter evacuates the wounded from Ziv Medical Center, injured by a Hezbollah missile fired earlier that day, to a Safed IDF base, Feb. 14.

Watch- These IDF soldiers are responsible for saving hundreds of wounded in the Gaza Strip

Over the span of 1500 operations, the soldiers of the Operational Mobility School evacuated hundreds of injured soldiers, saving their lives.

 IDF units 669 and 5515 evacuating wounded soldiers from Gaza onto a helicopter to receive treatment.

Amid Gaza war, IDF medics still save lives in the West Bank

Since October 7, the Gaza front now overshadows all other fronts in terms of casualties. But the West Bank has not quieted down at all.

 An IDF helicopter is seen transporting injured people for further care in the West Bank.

IDF Medical Corps deploys 60,000 doses of 'whole blood' units for Israeli soldiers

Traveling with the additional blood supply will enable IDF medical responders to treat the wounded as close to the point of injury right away.

 MANEUVERS AT the Bahad 10 Training Base.