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


Raising teenagers is like living with chimps, and it's scientifically proven

In a current study, researchers found that adolescent chimpanzees are very similar to human teenagers, and even manage to be nicer than them.

An adult male chimpanzee rests in the dry and open woodland vegetation which dominates the Issa Valley savanna - mosaic habitat.

Calves need human contact for a happier life - study

In a new study, five minutes spent with humans reduced the duration of calves’ "abnormal behaviors" and increased their amount of rest after meals.

Calf (Illustrative)

Laughing in serious or sad situations may be a sign of dementia

Frontotemporal dementia is one of the least common forms of dementia, while Alzheimer's disease is the most common form.


Israeli scientists find groundbreaking approach for treating Alzheimer’s - study

An Alzheimer's treatment proposed by Israeli scientists targets mitochondrial gatekeeper, controlling deterioration of cells.

 Alzheimer's disease (illustrative).

People get more dream sleep in the winter, study finds

These studies – measuring the quality, type and length of sleep – are regularly carried out on patients who experience sleep-related difficulties.

 Sleep (Illustrative).

Israeli midwives stretched too thin, assist multiple births at once

A close and supportive midwifery team can reduce the need for interventions in childbirth and reduce the necessity of cesarean section and instrumental deliveries.

Midwifery continuity care was found to give women better pregnancy experiences than those who didn't have it.

The 5 secrets to a happy life, according to an 80-year-long Harvard study

Researchers followed the lives of 724 men from Boston and their offspring for 80 years, starting in 1938, to understand what really makes people happy.

 Three happy women.

This rare earth metal can infiltrate your kidney cells - study

The earth metal, gandolinium, can cause nephrogenic systemic fibrosis - a painful, often fatal, disease that affects the skin and organs.

 In the United States, diabetes and high blood pressure are the leading cause of kidney failure, representing about 3 out of 4 new cases.

Why you need an earlier bedtime in the winter - study

A new peer-reviewed study says that humans need to schedule an additional hour of sleep during the winter months.

 THE SIMPLE but inspirational act of donating a high-riser bed stood out (illustrative).

9 tips to make a plan to prepare your family for emergencies

To help you generate your own FIER, you’ll want to ask questions in anticipation of any hypothetical emergency.

 CREATING A comprehensive family individual emergency response plan can reduce everyone’s anxiety.