Surgery

Living in limbo land: Navigating health scares, medical uncertainty - opinion

Life in limbo contradicts our Western “hurry up” culture, where waiting is greeted more with impatience than equanimity. 

Elderly woman reacts to devastating medical test results during consultation (illustration)
MRI scan.

Health Ministry report reveals long wait times for MRI, surgeries at hospitals and clinics

Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit waves as she, along with Crown Prince Haakon and Prince Sverre Magnus, greet the children's procession as part of Norway's National Day, Asker, Norway, May 17, 2026.

Norway's crown princess undergoes successful lung transplant, palace says

 A pregnant woman is seen alongside the Israeli flag in this illustrative image.

Groundbreaking in utero surgery performed for first time by Israeli doctors in Petah Tikva


Israel performs its first brain pacemaker surgery to stop seizures in epilepsy patient

“If it weren’t for the pacemaker implantation, we would have had to remove the area in the brain responsible for the seizures, with all the medical consequences that accompany such a case.”

After locating the exact epilepsy focus in her brain, a pacemaker was implanted that detects abnormal electrical activity, neutralizing it before it becomes an epileptic seizure.

Reflexology can reduce patients' anxiety before undergoing surgery, Israeli study finds

Also known as “zone therapy,” reflexology is an ancient practice that began in Egypt, China, and India and made its way to the West a century ago.

DR. SHMUEL ATTIAS treats a patient with reflexology.

Surgeon saves three-year-olds penis after botched barber-led circumcision

Experts stress that circumcisions should be treated as a surgery, with trained professionals and proper medical settings.

Surgeon preforming circumcision undee local anaesthesia on muslim children in Malaysia.

Israeli hospital performs world's first robotic closed abdominal surgery on pregnant patient

The unique laparoscopic surgery done at Rabin Medical Center allowed the patient to carry her baby to term naturally, with dozens of medical staff members involved in the operation.

Dr White, Tsofiya and the baby.

Alon Ohel undergoes eye and shoulder surgeries at Beilinson Hospital

Medical teams at Beilinson emphasized that Ohel’s case is one of the most complex they have treated in recent years.

Freed hostage Alon Ohel arrives to his home in Moshav Lavon, northern Israel, October 24, 2025.

Technion scientists create MOLLUSC-inspired adhesive that seals wounds in seconds

Molluscs are the largest group of marine animals, comprising about 23% of all creatures living in saltwater environments.

DR. SHADY FARAH and PhD student Qi Wu.

Treating skin deep wounds: Vital work of plastic surgeons coping with Gaza war victims

The government has said that 20,000 Israelis have been wounded and injured at the hands of enemy terrorists since the heinous incursion of Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist groups on October 7.

‘WE WORK together as a team and must treat not only the patients but also their family members with warmth.’

In Israeli first, Galilee Medical Center performs deep brain surgery under hypnosis

At the end of the operation, the neurosurgeon declared that he had never before encountered a patient so calm and at ease during an awake brain surgery.

DR. UDI BONSHTEIN practices hypnosis on a patient

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Scientists succesfully transplant pig lung into human body for first time

Scientists in China transplanted a genetically modified pig lung into a human body for the first time, with the organ surviving nine days, marking a milestone in tackling global organ shortages.

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