Medicine

Why AI alone won’t cut it in healthcare

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A “Young Investors & Technology” panel at The Jerusalem Post Miami Conference featured two startup founders pitching products at the edge of medicine, defense, and regulated finance, with moderator Dr. Efraim Chalamish.

Mission driven: founders explain how startups compete with big-tech salaries

Fires are lit as protesters rally on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Doctors in Tehran report hundreds of eye injuries from gunshots during Iranian protests

Cases of the measles rise in Israel.

Eleven-month-old baby becomes 13th victim of Israel's measles outbreak


Shamir Medical Center CEO joins bereaved Israeli mothers on healing journey in Uganda

Prof. Osnat Levtzion-Korach joins Journey 4Hope’s mission to support mothers who lost sons in the Iron Swords War.

Prof. Osnat Levtzion-Korach with bereaved mothers on the Uganda journey

The doctors starting over in Israel, where medicine meets belonging

Meuhedet’s mentoring program helps olim physicians bridge languages, systems, and hearts as they rebuild both careers and lives in Israel.

Dr. Elissa Hellman: "Having someone to say, ‘You’re fine, you’re doing great,’ matters."

Aging is not fate - it’s how you live

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Preparing for emergency: Tel Aviv hospital undergoing massive renovation for underground unit

Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley’s trust made the donation to support the construction of an advanced underground emergency hospital within the new Alrov Rehabilitation Tower.

Design and renderings of the emergency hospital: Arad Sharon, Sharon Gur Ze’ev.

US President Donald Trump confirms recent MRI, but declines to give reason why

The US president said his doctors had offered reporters a “very conclusive” report of the exam, but the White House has not disclosed why Trump made a second visit to Walter Reed.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he departs Walter Reed National Military Medical Center following his annual physical exam, in Bethesda, Maryland, US, October 10, 2025

Israeli infant becomes eighth measles fatality amid nationwide outbreak

Israel’s measles outbreak has claimed an eighth victim, as cases spread to nine cities and vaccination rates surge.

 Doctors treating a baby incubated suffering from a measles infection; illustrative

Technion scientists create MOLLUSC-inspired adhesive that seals wounds in seconds

Molluscs are the largest group of marine animals, comprising about 23% of all creatures living in saltwater environments.

DR. SHADY FARAH and PhD student Qi Wu.

Tel Aviv University scientists discover key to protect nerves

Researchers identified a protein that limits myelin formation, a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s, and other neurological disorders.

Israel’s First Lady, Michal Herzog, TAU President, Prof. Ariel Porat, Prof. Amal Jamal & Prof. Yair Bar-Haim

BIRD Foundation approves $5.5 million in Israeli-US projects, gathers $14 million in total

The investments, gathered from both public and private sectors, will be used in five projects centered on hardware, medical devices, mental health, and rehabilitation innovations. 

Illustrative photo of a cyberattack.

Breakthrough Israeli AI slashes head-CT wait times, flags missed brain bleeds - exclusive

An Israeli-developed system installed on CT scanners at Assuta Medical Centers sharply shortened reporting times for suspected stroke and identified life-threatening intracranial hemorrhages.

Brain scans