Medical

Strength training ‘most effective, healthiest weight-loss strategy for adults,' study finds

A new Tel Aviv University study shows that resistance training, including exercises like squats and pushups, is key to reducing excess fat and promoting weight loss while improving overall health.

THE RESEARCH team (from left to right): Yair Lahav, Roy Yavetz, and Prof. Yftach Gepner.
Young Israelis arrive to the Israeli army recruitment center at Tel Hashomer, outside of Tel Aviv on March 17, 2020.

IDF overhauls pre-draft medical screening checks during military conscription process with AI

Former hostage Alon Ohel performs with Israeli artists during a concert in Tel Aviv, on February 9, 2026.

From national PTSD to national post-traumatic growth: Israel must turn pain to power – opinion

 People gather during protest on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Iran used military weapons, targeted 'vital body parts' in protest crackdowns, X-rays show - report


Dozens rescued in severe flooding as Storm Byron wreaks havoc on Israel

14 Israelis rescued from vehicles across Yavne • Two students injured as tree collapses in Rishon Lezion • Netanya man found dead with severe hypothermia • 19-year-old from Bnei Brak still missing

View of floods in the central city of Yavne, as storm Byron hits Israel, December 11, 2025

Hospital discharge should not be the finish line: Doctors must help patients reintegrate - opinion

A critical, defined part of a medical team's job must be managing the patient's transition to the community.

 An illustrative image of a nurse writing a prescription.

Closer to our 90 second goal: How United Hatzalah's ambuscooter can save more lives - opinion

An ambuscooter can ride through the narrow streets, right into the lobby of a high-rise apartment or office building long before an ambulance team arrives.

United Hatzalah launched a new unit of emergency response vehicles, December 9, 2025.

From private clinics to network clinics: Senior doctors strengthen Maccabi Aesthetics

Maccabi Aesthetics launches the "Doctors’ Team Collaboration" – top plastic surgery and medical aesthetics specialists offer treatments at network branches and private clinics for Maccabi members.

Prof. Yoav Barnea, Tony Cohen, CEO of Maccabi Aesthetics, and Eli Pesach, Director of Maccabi Aesthetics.

Hair transplant in Turkey: why so many people choose Dr. Terziler

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German bid for Zim with Saudi, Qatari backing raises Israel security concerns

Zim has said it will release no further information until a decision is made. 

Zim containers are stacked just outside Israel's port of Ashdod February 23, 2012

Why Collaboration, Not Competition, Will Cure Rare Cancers

International Neuroblastoma Awareness Day is marked each year on December 5 in more than 50 countries and the day’s theme, “Together We Can,” is more than a slogan

Shir with his mother

Complications arise from stopping weight-loss injections before pregnancy, study finds

Women who stop GLP-1 weight loss injections near pregnancy experience more complications, including rapid weight gain and gestational diabetes.

 Weight-loss injections 41% more effective than surgery in reducing obesity-related cancer risk.

Millions await transplants: The Israeli solution that will change everything

The Israeli EndoArt implant treats corneal edema without donor tissue. Over 800 patients saw major vision gains and pain relief. The technology could transform the global corneal medicine market.

A blind man walks down the street.

GenAI revolution at Leumit: New system automates medical oversight

Leumit Health Services.