Transplant
'Noble, extraordinary act': Seven-year-old receives life-saving transplant from fallen IDF soldier
After Shahar Gamla was killed in Lebanon, his family’s decision to donate his organs helped save 7-year-old Bel Finkelstein’s life.
'Unbelievable full circle': Terror attack survivor’s kidney saves rescuer’s brother 24 years later
Dr. Koray Erdoğan: “The Long Hair FUE technique has revolutionized modern hair transplantation”
Turkey's best hair transplant clinics for complex cases in 2026
World's first 'artificial meniscus' implant performed in Israel
The implant is inserted into the knee joint through a small incision and mimics the function of the natural meniscus
President meets siblings of man who donated lung to Nechama Rivlin
"Your brother and our Nechama are now together. And he was with her all the time. He gave her great strength."
Israeli scientists 'print' world's first 3D heart with human tissue
A team of Tel Aviv University researchers revealed the heart, which was made using a patient’s own cells and biological materials.
President’s wife receives lung transplant
Donated by family of youth who drowned.
Police bring Orthodox man to hospital on Shabbat for kidney transplant
"Shabbat Shalom, sir, we are happy to inform you that a kidney is waiting for you to be transplanted in the hospital and you have to arrive in the operating room within an hour," said the officers.
New software to help increase kidney matches for transplants
"Since the transplant, my life has changed in every way,” Tzofit Ben Shau reflected after receiving a transplant with the help of Matnat Chaim.
Uterine transplants could be possible in Israel within two years
Currently, Israeli law allows only heterosexual married couples to create surrogacy arrangements, but this has come under protest from MK and former health minister Yael German.
Palestinian, Israeli-Arab teens saved by organ donation from each other's family
All the operations were successful and the patients are recovering.
Four saved by donated organs from Israeli boy killed in hiking tragedy
Jewish law regards saving one life as saving a whole world and as providing consolation to those who have lost loved ones.
Organs and statistics
With more than 1,100 Israelis waiting for organs, the most important statistic is the number of organ donations.
