Healthcare System
Israeli Holocaust survivors foregoing medical treatment due to inaccessibility of care, study finds
Increased waiting times, long travel distances, and a lack of nearby physicians are contributing to the lack of medical treatment received by Holocaust survivors in Israel.
Knesset advances bill granting October 7 victims unlimited mental health treatment
Why AI alone won’t cut it in healthcare
Magen David Adom stands ready to respond to any threat from Iran
Luigi Mangione in court for hearings over US healthcare executive's killing
Mangione could face life in prison if convicted of murder in the second degree, which is defined as an intentional killing.
Your Taxes: The National Insurance obligations for Israelis overseas - opinion
Relocating abroad? Israel’s National Insurance rules can follow you, with monthly payments and tax rules depending on your job and residency.
Taliban policing hospital entrances, denying entry to women without complete burqa covering - MSF
The report comes after women were left laying in rubble for hours, waiting for female rescuers following an earthquake.
Hidden epidemic: Israel's battle with eating disorders must become part of trauma care - opinion
If Israel is serious about mental health reform, it must bring eating disorders out of the shadows – into data, into policy, and into the core of trauma care.
Key insights from a day inside the general medicine unit at Sheba Medical Center - opinion
One day of field observation could turn a good idea into a great one, an idea that transforms lives and gives innovators a real competitive edge in shaping the future of healthcare.
New report: Heavy burden on health services for people with disabilities
The system is collapsing under the demand since the start of the war, the number of people turning to services has increased by dozens of percent, and caregivers report growing distress.
Israel launches AI-powered medical assistant for children’s hospital doctors
PANDA was developed in response to the everyday challenges faced by pediatricians navigating more than 600 clinical protocols across the hospital’s units.
Mental health pandemic: Israel needs more psychologists for the public - opinion
The state must now prepare a multi-year plan that will ensure the number of psychologists required to treat the public.
‘It’s different in medicine’: Iraq’s fake degree crisis puts patients in peril
Officials and experts say thousands of unqualified practitioners have entered hospitals and clinics, fueling medical errors and preventable deaths as enforcement lags.
Cyberattack on Shamir Medical Center leaks emails, medical record system remains secure
The announcement followed a Thursday report of an attempted hack into the hospital’s servers during Yom Kippur that had been blocked, raising fears of broader damage.
