Medicine
High rate of AI errors in Israeli study
A new study, led by Rambam and Technion, reveals significant gaps in periodontitis diagnosis and treatment planning carried out by various artificial intelligence systems.
Unauthorized weight loss supplement containing banned ingredient leads to hospitalization
The Israeli drug that will revolutionize treatment for diabetes patients worldwide
Turpaz CEO donates NIS 70 million to three of Israel’s leading hospitals
SIL204 treatment may help immune system attack KRAS-driven tumors, research finds - exclusive
This comes just after SIL204 advanced into Phase 2/3 clinical evaluation at the end of July, beginning its first clinical trial at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.
Assuta, Microsoft develop AI medical assistant to reduce relieve doctors' documentation tasks
The AI assistant is intended to read the medical record and present key information before a patient meeting, and listen to and transcribe the conversation during the meeting.
US, Canadian healthcare failing to address rising antisemitism since Oct. 7, review says
“Antisemitism in healthcare has become a problem that can no longer be ignored," said Dr. Hedy S. Wald and Dr. Steven Roth, the authors of the report.
New tool designed to detect biases hidden in medical AI data sets, identifies flaws in training
"We train models to be the most predictive, but we have zero control over what the model uses to make the prediction," AI-assisted medicine expert Unberath added.
A regressive step: Israel's gender segregation law undermines medical education, equality - opinion
Gender segregation has no place in medical training. It risks sidelining women, weakening universities, and damaging the international standing of Israeli medicine.
Sally Reidman came to Israel with a massage table - and built a healthcare empire
Born in Pennsylvania in 1949 to Holocaust survivors, Sally grew up with her mother in California and studied psychology at California State University.
Insurance companies pay policyholders to receive medical care at home instead of ERs
Israeli insurance firms encourage home-based medical services through financial incentives, reducing costs while easing hospital stress, officials say.
Swedish doctor alleges antisemitic abuse, claims his contract was ended after he complained
"I felt that it was discrimination. The manager says they will handle the matter themselves. And then I found out that I was no longer allowed to stay. It was very strange," Wirschubskyhe said.
Israeli surgeon disinvited from remote appearance at Lebanese medical conference after complaints
Under Lebanese law, it is illegal for Lebanese individuals to communicate or have contact with Israelis under the 1955 Anti-Israel Boycott Law and the Lebanese Penal Code.
'Together On Our Own': A relationship conundrum with AI - review
The author, Dr. Eliana Megerman, an emergency room physician, writes with graceful ease and guides us into the inner depths of a medical world which we usually see only from the surface.