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War’s hidden toll: Mental health treatment in Israel surges 240%

Israel’s largest healthcare provider said it has recruited 290 mental health professionals and expanded dozens of clinics as demand continues to surge.

As trauma surges, Israel is racing to build a mental health system that can meet a nation under prolonged stress.
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A medical operations room provides services in a Jerusalem hotel for those evacuated from their homes in Beit Shemesh following an Iranian missile strike.

Beyond the strikes: How healthcare is holding Israel’s displaced together

Soldiers stand in front a memorial to fallen soldiers in Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl Cemetery a few days ahead of Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Remembrance Day.

Even in ceasefire, Israelis are still living with the war - from the editor


Paramedical workers in hospitals and clinics will strike Sunday

The general strike will include paramedical workers employed by the Health Ministry, Clalit Health Services, Meuhedet Health Services, the Hadassah Medical Organization, and more.

MEDICAL STAFFERS at Jerusalem’s Hadassah-University Hospital in Ein Kerem discuss yesterday’s call to strike.

Legal abortions continue to decline despite rise in population

According to the law, legal abortions are approved for women whose health would be likely to be harmed by a pregnancy.

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

Clalit strike cancelled

Clalit facilities will function normally.

A doctor examines patient medical records. [Illustrative]

Immigrants complain of language barriers at health centers

With one-fifth of the population speaking Arabic natively and scores of immigrants speaking Russian, English or Amharic as their native tongue, the health system is bound to have gaps.

meuhedet building 370

Israeli-American study: Obese bariatric surgery patients live longer

The rate of death in obese individuals in the study who did not have surgery was 2.3% compared to 1.3% for those who had surgery

BMI chart.

Clalit Health Services plans ‘warning strike’ for Sunday

Clalit Health Services’ 14 hospitals and hundreds of the largest health fund’s community clinics around the country will be hit Sunday by an all-day “warning strike.”

Histadrut protest [File]

The bereaved: Sense and sensitivity

Organizing care for a disabled loved one and subsequent bereavement brings with it a great deal of paperwork and visits to government offices.

At a time when one is feeling raw and vulnerable, a kind word and warm smile can make all the difference.

Study finds good mood increases effectiveness of flu vaccine

The earlier one gets vaccinated the better, as it takes a few weeks until the protective antibodies are produced by the body.

Vaccination against the flu