Blood

MDA deploys an ambulance every 22 seconds through 2025, with more than 1 million calls

According to their 2025 statistics report, MDA emergency vehicles were dispatched 1,383,026 times.

Magen David Adom vehicles.
Yair Lifshitz

Adding Light Through Giving Blood

 Gene therapy restores hearing in children and adults with congenital deafness. Illustration.

Children born with deadly immune flaw get powerful new gene therapy option

Illustration of a blood test.

IDF rolls out innovative blood test to spot heart attack risk years in advance


New study explores what motivates blood donations in Israel ahead of World Blood Donor Day

World Blood Donor Day will be observed on Saturday.

 A man donates blood with Magen David Adom.

Orlando Bloom undergoes £10,000 microplastic-removal blood treatment amid expert skepticism

Edzard Ernst: 'I am not aware of reliable evidence that demonstrates that the procedure has any of the declared effects on human health.'

 Orlando Bloom undergoes £10,000 microplastic-removal blood treatment amid expert skepticism.

Beet juice emerges as a natural ally for cardiovascular health

Beetroot is rich in fiber, folate, iron, potassium, vitamin C, antioxidants, and betalains - compounds that help detoxify the body, purify blood, and support healthy liver function.

 Beet juice emerges as a natural ally for cardiovascular health.

Magen David Adom warns of blood shortage in Israel, calls for public donors

Donation stations will be deployed across Israel for the next two weeks for public donors.

 Magen David Adom Motorcycles

Blood incompatibility with Homo sapiens may have led to Neanderthal extinction

If Neanderthal women mated with Homo sapiens or Denisovan men, there was a high risk of newborns having neonatal hemolytic disease.

 Blood incompatibility with Homo sapiens may have led to Neanderthal extinction.

Retinal "vascular fingerprint" predicts stroke risk as accurately as traditional methods

A study shows routine eye exams can predict stroke risk using a retinal "vascular fingerprint" of 29 health indicators.

 Retinal 'vascular fingerprint' can predict stroke risk as accurately as traditional methods, research shows. Illustration.

Yeshiva students return to Kiryat Shmona, begin blood donations during severe shortage

Many of the yeshiva students have also volunteered to help in the rebuilding efforts and care for residents who were unable to evacuate.

 Kiryat Shmona Hesder Yeshiva students donating blood during a severe shortage, January 8, 2024.

Loneliness linked to harmful changes in blood proteins associated with disease, study finds

The researchers found that loneliness directly influences the levels of five specific proteins. Four of these proteins are associated with brain regions that perform emotional and social tasks.

 Do you feel lonely?

Locals shocked to see Sydney harbor water turned blood red

Authorities suspect the red hue is caused by hydraulic dye used by plumbers to detect leaks.

 The water turned blood red.

Researchers create ‘biocooperative’ material showing bone-healing potential of blood

Nottingham scientists create a 'biocooperative' material from patients' blood to repair bones and boost healing, published in Advanced Materials. Led by Prof. Alvaro Mata.

 Can our own blood be used to heal broken bones?