Assuta Health

A real eye opener: Surgeon mistakenly operates on patient's healthy eye

The hospital stated that, as of now, no damage was caused to the mistakenly operated eye, but emphasized that the incident was being taken seriously.

Woman's eyes 370
 Assuta Medical Center in Beersheba

This is what the new hospital that opened in Beersheba looks like from the inside

 Families of four released hostages reunite with the returned hostages, January 25, 2025.

Released hostage Naama Levy spent months alone in a Hamas tunnel, rehab lead reveals

 Aminach Medic

Aminach Medic to supply equipment to hospitals and health funds in Israel


Garlic cloves up your nose? This viral trend can be bad for your health

It turns out far too many people shove garlic cloves up their nose to alleviate congestion. Does it work? Maybe. Is it bad for your health? Yes. Here is why you shouldn't do it.

Garlic cloves

Israel's hospital bed shortage continues, wait times longer than ever

The rate of beds for acute care in Israel is only 2.0 per 1,000 people, a figure significantly lower than the OECD average, which is 3.5.

 Empty beds in the intensive care unit at the Coronavirus ward of Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on October 14, 2021.

What's the best way to stretch when you're working out?

What's the difference between stretching before working out and stretching when you finish?

 Illustrative image of a woman stretching.

Iranian researchers find that cinnamon is good for the brain

Cinnamon is an excellent spice for cooking, baking, and drinks. However, it turns out that it also able to strengthen the brain and improve academic abilities.

 Illustrative image of cinnamon.

Gov't is speaking from both sides of its mouth on smoking

Finance Minister Smotrich lowered the e-cigs tax, while Health Ministry officials stress their toxic effects on health but 'do nothing serious.'

 Religious Zionist leader MK Bezalel Smotrich.

Infants outperform AI in ‘commonsense psychology' before the age of one - study

To develop a foundational understanding of the differences between human and AI abilities, researchers conducted a series of experiments with 11-month-old infants.

Toddler using a laptop (illustrative)

Work stressing you out? Here are some tips to help you balance yourself

There are many (many!) reasons for stress, but no matter what the reason, continuous mental stress is dangerous to your health.

 How can you manage high levels of stress in your day-to-day life? (illustrative)

Man swallows banana wrapped in a condom in a hormonal rage

The patient, a "normal and healthy" man, swallowed a banana wrapped in a condom in a hormonal rage and was unable to defecate for 24 hours.

 Banana sitting comfortably in a condom.

COVID-19 pandemic caused decreased breastfeeding - study

Almost half of all babies did not receive any breast milk at the height of COVID-19.

 A newborn baby lying on her mother moments after birth in a delivery room at the Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem on June 18, 2011.

Kim Kardashian's health drink is under fire – here's why

Kim Kardashian may be the most famous woman in the world and she uploaded her charcoal tea to her Instagram story. Many nutritionists called it "dangerous and ineffective."

 Kim Kardashian attends the Baby2Baby gala at Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California, U.S., November 12, 2022.