Improvement in Sharon's condition

Sharon was transferred from the intensive care unit to the breathing recovery department, and the hospital said a recognizable improvement in the condition of his lungs and kidney function has been noted.

The current improvement comes weeks after an additional deterioration in the condition of the former prime minister. The former deterioration was found after a CT scan of his chest found that he is suffering from an infection in both lungs, and an image scan found a deterioration in his brain condition.

Sharon's doctors held a consultation regarding his condition and decided to boost antibiotic treatment coupled with steroids aimed at combating his lung infection.

Sharon suffered a massive stroke on Jan. 4 and has been unconscious ever since. The former PM suffered a stroke with what was described as "significant" bleeding in his brain a day before he was to check into Hadassah Hospital for a procedure to correct a tiny defect in his heart that was said to have contributed to a mild stroke he suffered two weeks earlier.

Doctors have come under fire from critics who questioned whether Sharon should have been treated with massive doses of anticoagulants after his first stroke, which was caused by a small blood clot in a cranial artery. Doctors admitted that the anticoagulants made it more difficult for them to stop the bleeding from the later hemorrhagic stroke.