Israeli health care

One woman's fight for genetic testing led to an Israeli national policy shift - opinion

The Israeli Basket of Health Services now includes preimplantation genetic testing and in vitro fertilization (PGT-IVF) for individuals carrying three specific genetic markers.

Illustrative image of Invitro therapy.
 An ambulance is seen at the entrance to the emergency room of Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer in Ramat Gan, Israel, July 15, 2023.

Israel's Sheba Hospital ranks seventh in list of world's best hospitals for Newsweek and Statista

Cutting the ribbon at the new Ra'am Center.

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

A woman picking out produce at a market.

Not a status, but series of moments: What it truly means to become Israeli - opinion


Israeli Orthodox rabbi who said children should get vaccinated receives threats

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky gave his support for the vaccine drive and said all children ages 5 and up should receive the coronavirus vaccine.

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky seen at his home in the city of Bnei Brak, on March 17, 2021.

Israel’s health minister wants to make it easier to get abortions

“It should be a given — the rights to a woman’s body are the woman’s alone,” Israel's Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said.

 Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz pictured on August 13, 2021.

Three Israeli hospitals make Newsweek’s list of top cardiology centers

Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer, Hadassah University Medical Center and Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center were featured in Newsweek's list of the world’s top cardiology centers.

Main entrance to the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer

COVID-19 and beyond: Health minister Horowitz’s top five challenges

MK Nitzan Horowitz is inheriting a ministry that suffered through a nearly year-and-a-half battle against a global pandemic.

Meretz Party chairman Nitzan Horowitz in Knesset preparations on April 5th.

Celebrities join the Israel Health Ministry to campaign for wearing masks

Appearing in advertisements for the Health Ministry, these videos have quickly gone viral in a mere number of days.

A health worker, wearing a protective suit and a face mask, administers a nasal swab to a patient in a temporary testing site for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Zenith Arena in Lille, France, October 26, 2020

Israeli pharmacist suspected of replacing medicine with baking soda

Once it was discovered that the pharmacist had been emptying capsules and replacing their contents, the health fund decided to report the pharmacist to the Health Ministry.

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Israel’s City of Health Inspires the World – Sheba Medical Center, Tel HaShomer


Hillel's Tech Corner: Bringing blood diagnostics home

COVID-19 has served as an accelerator for the adoption of healthcare improvements left on the sidelines for years.

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Coronavirus response: Better safe than sorry or strikingly strict?

While "better safe than sorry" has been the guiding principle for public health authorities, some have questioned the restrictions which are almost unparalleled in severity.

A paramedic wearing a protective suit stands near a special polling station set up by Israel's election committee so Israelis under home-quarantine, such as those who have recently travelled back to Israel from coronavirus hot spots, can vote in Israel's national election, in Ashkelon, Israel March

Health Ministry: essential services should plan for coronavirus disruption

The Ministry released new guidelines on Friday morning, including advising employers to limit the travel of their employees

Israeli Health Minister Yaakov Litzman arrives for a situation assessment meeting regarding the novel coronavirus, at the Health Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel February 23, 2020