Israeli health care
'Ecology of healing': Israel's October 7 trauma victims say the system is failing them
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Experts say Israel’s war-trauma system must evolve from disability ratings to rehabilitation. Will the next Knesset prioritize reform?
‘Direct danger to Israel’s health’: Medical schools deans fight bill pushing for gender segregation
Israel rules out Ebola cases after suspected patients test negative
Israeli treatment that spared burn surgeries now aims to save limbs
Israeli Health Ministry professional chosen for WHO Executive Committee
The Head of the Health Ministry’s International Relations Division has been elected to the World Health Organization’s prestigious Executive Committee.
Taub Center says hospitals and staff have performed beyond expectations since war began
Although the system seems stretched to its limit even in normal times, the complex system has surpassed expectations to provide care for the thousands of wounded since the war broke out.
A breath of fresh air, but new government plan to curb smoking doen't go far enough - editorial
Smoking among teenagers is on the rise, having increased to 23.6% in 2021. The rest of the world is traveling in the opposite direction.
Israel's Health Ministry updates tactics to fight smoking
After decades of a poor record of fighting smoking, the Health Ministry issues an "action plan" and requests public comments.
Prestigious UK medical journal writes against Israel's judicial reform
A leading medical journal in Britain has published two unprecedented articles on Israeli doctors’ anxiety over judicial overhaul.
Gynecologist sexually assaults patients, gets released after less than a year
The decision to release Shechter early means that he will be released from prison after less than a year.
Health Min. reforms to allow public to receive treatment at hospital of choice
At present, the public do not have control over which hospital they are sent to when in need of treatment.
Keren Shechter appointed chairperson of eHealth Ventures Investment Fund
The fund manages $70 million US dollars and is investing in new healthcare techologies.
Report: Israelis live long, work hard, but still behind in certain areas
While productivity in Israel – buoyed by the hi-tech sector – has led to a boom in the country, Israel remains behind in healthcare and income inequality.
'Israel must increase investments in health care systems' - Meuhedet CEO
Regev Rosenberg, who is stepping down in December, said that on the one hand, the state of the health system is good, but on the other, it is worrying.
