Israeli health care

The case for Israel to subsidize menstrual products - opinion

Israel, despite having a semi-socialist medical system, not only keeps the tax but, in a way, increases it. Shelf prices are massively inflated compared to other countries.

An illustrative image of menstrual care products
Minister of Health Haim Katz arrives to a press conference announcing the health basket.

Health minister’s intervention highlights Israel’s protekzia problem, healthcare gaps - editorial

TODAY, 25% of the country’s working physicians are Arab-Israeli.

Medical coexistence: Arab Israeli doctors show the cost of Israel’s medical school shortage

A medical operations room provides services in a Jerusalem hotel for those evacuated from their homes in Beit Shemesh following an Iranian missile strike.

Israel built a binational healthcare system but never learned how to manage it - opinion


Health Ministry to grant interest-free loans for students to study medicine abroad

Health Minister: "The healthcare system is facing a shortage of medical personnel, and we are investing numerous resources and efforts to cope with the gaps and shortages in professional staff."

Doctors at BGU’s Medical School, Assuta Ashdod (Illustrative).

Virility Medical introduces tech solution to premature ejaculation

Virility Medical, an Israeli startup, is introducing in2 - a medical device developed for the treatment of premature ejaculation, the most common male sexual health concern.

 Are there health benefits to abstaining from sex and masturbation? (Illustrative)

One-third of Israeli women experience sexual abuse by healthcare providers, study finds

A new Health Ministry study exposes alarming rates of sexual abuse in the Israeli healthcare system, low incident report rates, and a lack of awareness of who to report to.

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

Beilinson NEXT: The new initiative to meet increasing demands for remote medical services

Medical experts have become higher in demand and less accessible due to the ongoing war. This new virtual initiative aims to make remote medical assistance more streamlined.

 Prof. Eran Hadar, Director of the Maternal Medicine Unit at the Women's Hospital.

Taub Center demands urgent reforms to elder care financing system

Over the past decade, the number of those eligible for LTC benefits from private insurance plans and the National Insurance Institute (NII) has almost doubled.

An elderly woman walks through a corridor of a retirement home as visits have been restricted due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) concerns, in Grevenbroich

Health Ministry’s amendment for control on potentially deadly opioid prescriptions endorsed

The ministry has recognized the fact that opioids were being dispensed by doctors in the US and more recently by Israeli physicians like candy for for treating severe pain.

 General view of the Ministry of Health building in Jerusalem October 17, 2021.

Coming soon in Israel: Graphic warnings of smoking damage on cigarette packets

A survey conducted by ICA has revealed that 84.4% of Israel's public is in favor of graphic warnings with photographs on boxes. 

 Cigarette boxes with an affixed, self-made cigarette label displaying graphic images (R) and those with the original label are pictured in the shop of tobacconist and kiosk owner Janine Schulzki in Berlin

Agreement signed to establish PTSD treatment centers throughout Israel

These centers will treat individuals in Israel's Defense Force along with their family members, and it is expected that the centers will significantly enhance the country's response to PTSD victims

People crying and hugging with the Israeli flag in the background

Israeli Health Min. issues workplace guide amid whooping cough epidemic

IIOSH issues recommendations to employers in an attempt to boost workplace productivity amid whooping cough epidemic.

 3D simulation of the dispersion of 'corona clouds' - droplet and aerosol spray emitted by coughing in a closed space

The challenges to Israel’s healthcare system, pre- and post-October 7

After recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, Israel's healthcare system is now dealing with the adversity brought upon by the October 7th terror attacks.

 Hundreds flock Ichilov in order to donate blood on Saturday