Surgery

January sets record for organ transplants in Israel with 54 procedures

During January, 54 transplants were performed on 47 patients, significantly higher than the previous record set in 2024, when about 36 transplants were performed in one month.

 An illustrative image of surgeons conducting surgery.
Virtual reality headsets and dedicated haptic gloves, In3D.

The future is already here: Cancerous tumors removed using 3D technology

Thirteen pediatric and heart patients from Zambia are spending Christmas in Israel as part of SACH’s humanitarian medical program, which provides free cardiac surgery to children from developing countries.

Zambian children celebrate Christmas in Israel after Save a Child's Heart surgeries

An ultrasound image of a tumor seen on a fetus (illustrative)

Israeli medical team removes 'largest-ever' facial tumor found on fetus


Saudi hospital performs first fully robotic heart transplant in groundbreaking 2.5 hour operation

The innovation is hoped to shift heart transplant surgery away from traditional chest-opening procedures, which have long recovery periods lasting weeks or months.

Dr. Feras Khaliel, head of Cardiac Surgery and Director of the Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery Program at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, September 12, 2024.

Women on hospital teams result in better surgery outcomes for patients, study shows

They found that care in hospitals with higher surgery team sex diversity was linked with better post-operative outcomes for patients.

 A surgery is performed (illustrative)

US surgeon in Gaza talks about the scale of wounds in Gaza: 'Something I have never dealt with'

US vascular surgeon Shariq Sayeed describes the dire situation in Gaza, where young patients face amputations due to shrapnel wounds and overwhelmingly low medical resources.

 DISPLACED PALESTINIANS shelter last week in an UNRWA-affiliated school in the central Gaza Strip. Gazan Palestinians are not Israeli citizens and are not Israel’s responsibility. Israel didn’t want this war, didn’t start this war, and doesn’t want it to continue, the writer asserts.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu released from hospital after hernia surgery

In a video released by his office, Netanyahu thanked his doctors for performing "successful hernia surgery."

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem, February 18, 2024.

Like Julia Roberts: change your nose without expensive surgery

Innovative non-surgical nose sculpting from Hollywood to Israel: no anesthesia, no downtime, and more affordable than traditional rhinoplasty.

Plastic Surgery

Children who lose their tonsils are not doomed to obesity in adulthood - study

Tonsil surgery is the primary treatment for OSA, but the medical literature and affected families have been worried that the children would gain weight and be at risk for obesity in adulthood.  

A US Navy doctor checks a patient's tonsils during a Pacific Partnership 2010 medical civic action project.

The Israeli medical organization saving the hearts of children

Lives of 10 more youngsters with serious cardiac disease from poor countries rescued by Israel’s non-profit Save a Child’s Heart organization.

 Two siblings from South Sudan after heart surgeries, visited by Israeli and Sudanese ambassadors

This cosmetic surgery is common in children. Now adults have joined the trend

Increased social media use and Zoom meetings are collectively bringing more and more people to the plastic surgery table for cosmetic ear surgery.

 A doctor performs an examination

‘Eye’ signage placed in operating rooms increases civility among staff

Several unsuccessful interventions have been tried around the world to eliminate poor behavior among surgical teams, including workshops and training sessions; however, the 'eye' signage works.

 From left to right:  Prof. Masad Barhoum, director-general of the Galilee Medical Center ; Avi Buskila, CEO, Sarel;  Yoav Kastel, CEO, Autonomi.

Research revealed: 50% of men will develop breasts - Here's why

A new study unveils common causes for male breast thickening leading to increased demand for reduction surgery. Learn how to prevent it without surgical intervention.

Breast growth in men - Why does it happen?