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Israeli hospital's 'groundbreaking' studies could lessen treatments, reduce prostate cancer risks

A groundbreaking study at Rabin Medical Center suggests prostate cancer patients may need only two radiation doses, potentially revolutionizing treatment.

Radiation accelerator at Davidoff Center - Rabin Medical Center.
AN IMAGE supporting terrorism, found to have been published on a dentist's social media page by Israel Police.

'This is jihad': Dentist arrested for social media posts praising Hamas, supporting terror

SMOKE RISES from Soroka Medical Center on June 19, after an Iranian ballistic missile packed with over 400 kilos of explosives slammed into the Northern Surgical Building, destroying two floors.

Beersheba spirit: Rebuilding lives, labs, and hope after Iranian missile attacks - opinion

Resident doctors from the British Medical Association picket outside St Thomas’ Hospital during the union’s 14th strike in a dispute over pay and working conditions that began in March 2023, as hospitals manage a rise in cases of a virulent flu strain, in London, Britain, December 17, 2025.

England hospitals brace for worst-case flu wave as UK health minister vows to prevent strikes


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.

Treatment by women doctors leads to lower death rates and fewer hospital readmissions, study shows

The researchers found that the mortality rate for female patients was 8.15% when treated by female physicians compared to 8.38% when the physician was male – a clinically significant difference.

Close up of female doctor holding syringe with injection (iilustrative)

From the front lines to the exam room: Doctors face hurdles caused by IDF reserves duty

This failure not only hurts doctors, but also public health as it worsens Israel's doctors shortage by keeping doctors from advancing in their certifications, said Mirsham.

 Doctors attend an emergency conference organized by the Histadrut, on the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, at the ICC in Jerusalem. July 23, 2023.

Can immigration solve Israel's doctor shortage?

Regulation change and anticipated retirement of doctors who immigrated from the Soviet Union are contributing factors to Israel's doctor shortage. A new program seeks to alleviate it.

 The program is part of a national effort to alleviate the Israeli doctor shortage. (Illustrative).

Belgian breakthrough: Stool transplant shows promise for improving symptoms of Parkinson's disease

Stool transplant shows promise for improving symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.

 From left to right: Dr. Arnout Bruggeman, Prof. Debby Laukens, Prof. Roosmarijn

Hundreds of French doctors attend first medical aliyah expo in Europe

Attendees interested in making aliyah and continuing in the medical field received information, advice, and assistance in jump-starting their lives in Israel.

 French doctors visit the booths at the Paris Medex conference.

Medical hotline to assist patients and professionals reopens in Israel

The hotline, which had previously functioned only for emergencies, will reopen for expanded assistance starting this week.

Man talking on mobile phone.

When Jews are antisemitic: Jonathan Glazer goes beyond self-hatred - opinion

Accepting an Oscar for his Holocaust film The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer used the opportunity to demonstrate just how vile Jewish self-loathing can be.

 BRITISH-JEWISH FILMMAKER Jonathan Glazer (R) reads his Oscar acceptance speech in Hollywood, Mar. 10.

‘Bummer’: An entertaining guide to anal health - review

To say that Bummer is an unusual book is to say no more than the truth, but it is also immensely readable, very interesting and, above all, extremely informative.


Nefesh B’Nefesh inaugurates int. medical Aliyah program to solve Israel’s shortage of physicians

This will include expediting medical license processing and license conversions and documentation. Additionally, the program will connect doctors with Israeli medical professionals.

 Nefesh B'Nefesh Co-Founders Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart; Ofir Sofer, Minister of Aliya and Integration; Avichai Kahana, Director General of the Aliyah Ministry and Integration; and MK Yonatan Mashriki, Knesset Health Committee Chairman with medical professionals at the event.