Organ donation

Family of Israeli killed in Thailand announces organ donations, saving four lives

Cohen was injured in an accident in the city of Chiang Mai, where he was pronounced dead. He was transported back to Israel at his family's request.

Yuval Cohen
THE TEAM OF surgeons at Rabin Medical Center during the small intestine transplant surgery on Daniel Haim Biton.

New intestinal transplant procedure will allow patient to truly eat for the first time in 17 years

Gal Alush, widow of Dani z"l.

Beyond the headlines: Kidney donation record shows we all have something to give - opinion

From right: Dvora Sherer and Tatyana Mazarsky

For the first time in Israel: Bill proposed to mark Organ Donation Day on the calendar


The Israeli who never gets off at Ben-Gurion Airport

Zrihan, 47, has been volunteering for 20 years as an organ courier, mostly transporting bone marrow to patients across the globe

Mishel Zrian

Deadly ageism in Israel – opinion

As of January there were 857 people waiting in Israel for a kidney. I am one of them

Elderly people queue up for free surgical masks from a convenience store, following the outbreak of a new coronavirus, in Hong Kong, China February 7, 2020.

Organ donor families and transplant receivers gather for Hanukkah

Each family brought a hanukkiah and a picture of a deceased family member who donated their organs when they died.

Families of organ donors gather at the National Transplant Center on the second night of Hanukkah.

For the first time in Israel, rabbi donates two organs to two people

Rabbi Elad Gadot made two organ donations in the span of 13 years, becoming the first multi-organ donor in Israel.

The Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Campus in Petah Tikva

The human spirit: #684

Now the numbers themselves are part of the story, changing how Israel is perceived.

(LEFT TO right) Dr. Samir Abu- Gazala; recipient Miles Hartog (in bed); donor Dr. Moshe Halberstam; and Dr Abed Khalaila.

Regenerative medicine firm CollPlant launches Israel R&D center

The facilities will serve CollPlant for development of its products, including BioInks for 3D bioprinting of tissues and organs, and dermal fillers for medical aesthetics.

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Rare double-organ transplant conducted at Israeli children's hospital

In addition to the difficulty involved within a double-organ transplant, doctors also said that they found the donor's internal organs in "reverse order" from normal positioning.

Hilde Amram together with Dr. Orit Visbor

Nechama Rivlin stable after further hospital procedures

Nechama Rivlin has been suffering from pulmonary fibrosis for several years.

President Reuven Rivlin and his wife, Nechama, spend quality time with a puppy

New Jersey rabbi gave kidney to a stranger, now donates liver

The two men met for the first time shortly before they were taken to surgery in adjoining operating rooms.

Rabbi Ephraim Simon

Palestinian baby clings to life after heart transplant from Israeli child

The transplant last week marked the first time that a Palestinian baby has received a heart transplant from a Jewish child.

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