Healthcare System

Knesset advances bill granting October 7 victims unlimited mental health treatment

The bill was sponsored by MK Merav Michaeli and Moshe Gafni and passed unanimously, with 19 Knesset members voting in favor and none opposed.

Bereaved families and opposition MKs formed a separate committee meeting in the Knesset in protest of the first debate advancing the government bill that aims to establish a politically appointed committee to investigate the failures surrounding the October 7 attacks.
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Why AI alone won’t cut it in healthcare

Amb. Gilad Erdan ,Magen David Adom Global President Israel’s former Ambassador to the UN

Magen David Adom stands ready to respond to any threat from Iran

Yael Yativ ,CEO of Friends of Assuta Ashdod Public Hospital Associations  Director of Development – Assuta Ashdod Public University Hospital

It wasn’t a miracle. We were prepared: Assuta Ashdod Hospital on Innovation and Humanity in Israel


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.

Simple blood test detecting Alzheimer's disease now available in Israel

The new test, considered revolutionary in the field of health sciences, will allow doctors to make faster diagnoses to help patients seek treatments that could slow the development of the disease.

New blood test for detecting Alzheimer's made available in Israel.

In the healthcare industry, diversity is crucial to serve patients better, says Teva VP

Amalia Adler-Waxman, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Sustainability and Head of Corporate Affairs of International Markets at Teva, spoke at the Jerusalem Post's Women Leaders Summit.

 Amalia Adler-Waxman, SVP, Global Head of Sustainability and Head of Corporate Affairs of International Markets, Teva.

TAU Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences receives $12.67 million grant from Helmsley Trust

Grant will be used to create medical simulation training center

 Helmsley Medical Simulation Center team at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University

Magen David Adom does not appear in Israel’s state budget - Eli Bin

MDA’s resources are acquired through many donations, which also come from philanthropists in Israel but mainly from abroad.

 Eli Bin, Director General of Magen David Adom at the Maariv Conference in Tel Aviv

Conference bridges AI and medicine to revolutionize healthcare

A highlight of the conference will be a session dedicated to redefining health services through the lens of AI, offering a live demonstration of AI applications in medical fields.

 A doctor using the Chameleon system (illustrative)

Pro-Palestinian nurses eject Jewish boy from hospital bed, UK trust to probe - report

Nurses wearing pro-Palestinian stickers allegedly ejected a visibly 9-year-old Jewish boy from his bed, while he was receiving treatment for his rare blood disease.

NHS Blood and Transplant embroidery seen on the uniform of a member of staff, following the announcement of the re-balloting voted in the long-running dispute over pay and staffing, in London, Britain, February 18, 2023.

Beacon of Resilience: Medical Center Rises as Symbol of Hope for Israel’s North

Amidst evacuations and Hezbollah threats, construction of Kiryat Shmona’s new medical center, supported by JNF-USA, continues unabated — providing hope and future healthcare services in the north.

 Kiryat Shmona medical center rendering

Embryo exchange scandal: The biological parents of a baby have been located

Another medical scandal has unfolded at Assuta Medical Center in Rishon Lezion, as the biological parents of a baby have been located following a series of DNA tests and court hearings.

 The entrance to Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital, in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, on January 26, 2022.

High step counts can help women avoid complications in childbirth, Israeli study reveals

The study showed that women who walked more than 3,000 steps a day needed an epidural less than women who walked less during their pregnancies.

 Two pregnant women walk and exercise.