Pediatrics
Medical ties linked Israel and Somaliland years before formal recognition
For more than two decades, the Israeli NGO Save a Child’s Heart has provided cardiac care to children from Somaliland, bringing patients to Israel for surgery at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon.
Small patients, big emergencies
Israel needs doctors: New immigrants step in where the system falls short
Coping with cancer in war time is another battle for children - opinion
Wolfson Medical Center opens Helmsley Pediatric Heart Institute
The hospital said that the new department will expand the capabilities of its existing pediatric cardiology unit.
Does bedwetting indicate a child’s emotional suffering?
When should parents start worrying about nighttime bedwetting? When should they think it's due to an emotional problem? Dr. Hadassah Troan answers the questions.
Conjoined twins, separated in Israel last month, leave hospital
The operation the children underwent is extremely rare – having been performed only about 20 times – and now, for the first time in Israel.
Technion and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital bring pediatrics to the future
The Technion and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center are working on combining advanced technology with medical expertise in order to revolutionize children's healthcare.
New hospital protocol reduces invasive medical procedures in children
The procedure has seen a 90% efficiency rate in detecting foreign items in the airways of children, and the number of bronchoscopies performed in 2020 significantly decreased from previous years.
Medical cannabis may be effective for young epilepsy patients
Hebrew University team completed the first-ever meta-analysis of pediatric patients treated with medical cannabis
ALYN Hospital prevails through pandemic challenges to save disabled youth
Friends of ALYN Hospital adapted to this year's challenge by establishing the #MyALYNRide cycling campaign to encourage riders globally to help raise funds for the hospital.
Saved by surgery: Assuta doc removes pencil stuck in child’s leg
“This is the opportunity to ask the parents, especially now when children are not in formal frameworks: Make sure their activities are supervised."
Pediatric coronavirus cases see significant spike in the US, study finds
"While children generally don’t get as sick with the coronavirus as adults, they are not immune and there is much to learn about how easily they can transmit it to others."
Superstar pediatrician hopes to advance his research in Israel
Dr. Harvey Karp lands in Tel Aviv with event to teach 1,000 parents to sooth their babies in sixty seconds or less.
