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Israel sees rise in opioid use, study finds

Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research study point to a significant increase in painkiller use throughout the country due to lack of supervision or treatment of addiction

Adir Yanko | 05.10.24

אנשי זק"א. מימין: מנדי חביב, נחמן פראנק, רועי סלומון

'Heaps of burnt bodies stuck together': volunteers revisit 'Ambulance of Death'

3 veteran ZAKA volunteers describe finding badly charred, unidentifiable remains inside ambulance struck by Hamas anti-tank missile on October 7; 'Some bodies had melted'

Adir Yanko | 05.08.24

Israeli doctors warn hostages in danger of sexual assault, in Lancet article

Three medical experts write in medical journal, imploring action to release all captives from the clutches of Hamas, citing violence and sexual assault: 'Do not sit idly by'

Adir Yanko | 04.25.24

הלווייתו של רס״ן דור זימל ז"ל בבית העלמין באבן יהודה

During Major Dor Zimel's funeral, wounded soldier receives lungs and will breathe again

Kfir Zer requests his family to attend Dor Zimel's funeral moments before the doctors performed the lung transplant surgery; Kfir's father said that his condition was deteriorating and Dor's organs saved lives, including Kfir's life

Adir Yanko | 04.22.24

Number of soldiers needing psychological care to rise to 10,000, report shows

Defense Ministry prepares to admit some 20,000 new wounded soldiers by end of 2024, as 8,000 of them are expected to grapple with various psychological responses such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other symptoms

Adir Yanko, Nina Fox | 04.19.24

Ozempic will no longer be prescribed for weight loss, Health Ministry orders

Now that the drug Wegovy has been introduced for treating obesity, Ozempic should only be prescribed for the treatment of diabetes; Neither drug is covered for treating obesity, however, and Wegovy is 2-3 times more expensive

Adir Yanko | 04.12.24

1 in 5 wounded soldiers suffers from psychological injury

Defense and Health ministries announce new joint committee to improve connectivity between the wounded and mental health officials to facilitate access to care; More than 6,400 wounded personnel have been treated by the rehabilitation division since October 7

Adir Yanko | 04.02.24

Netanyahu has successful hernia surgery

Hernia discovered Saturday after the prime minister felt uncomfortable, and the surgery took place overnight between Sunday and Monday; while he was under anesthesia Justice Minister Yariv Levin stepped in

Adir Yanko, Roni Green Shaulov | 04.01.24

Netanyahu to undergo surgery, Prime Minister's Office says

PM to undergo hernia surgery after reporting abdominal discomfort; Justice Minister Yariv Levin to temporarily assume duties; Netanyahu maintains his usual schedule

Itamar Eichner, Adir Yanko | 03.31.24

Shooting attack on school bus, cars in the Jordan Valley

At least three people injured, one seriously, in the attack on Route 90 near the West Bank town of Al-Auja in the Jordan Valley

Elisha Ben Kimon, Adir Yanko | 03.28.24

עזתים שנמצאים בתל השומר עם ילדיהם חולי סרטן

Fathers of Gazan children getting medical care in Israel fear return to ravaged enclave

They were overjoyed that their children could be treated in Israel due to an agreement with the Palestinian Authority, and most do not want to return; 'We don't want to go back to hell'

Adir Yanko, Adam Kutub | 03.27.24

Many IDF wounded experience concussions, study finds

Neurological researchers say 60% of war casualties in rehabilitation experience various degrees of brain injuries, as some never even make it to hospitals, faced with a range of symptoms for months

Adir Yanko | 03.27.24

Israeli IVF clinic imported embryos with a genetic disease, probe finds

Health Ministry estimated three women receive faulty eggs from a donor with a genetic defect; court released, under restrictive conditions, the senior doctor who owns fertility clinic and the laboratory manager involved in the case

Adir Yanko, Adam Kutub | 03.18.24

רותי אורלביץ, ד"ר יעקב סגל הצילו נוסע שלקה באלרגיה בטיסה

A doctor and a nurse save life of a passenger on a flight from Israel to London

Shortly after takeoff, a British passenger began showing signs of an allergic reaction, and luckily Dr. Jacob Segal and Nurse Ruti Orlevitz were on board and provided him with medical treatment; 'It was a very stressful situation, he could have died within seconds' Nurse Orlevitz says

Adir Yanko | 03.15.24

סער רם ד"ר פליקס בנינגר בית החולים בילינסון פרכוסים התקף אפילפסיה

Gaza war wounded suffer from epileptic seizures

Hospitals are seeing an increase in cases of soldiers with head injuries who develop epileptic symptoms. Dr. Felix Benninger from Beillinson Hospital: 'In the future, the difficulty may be more about the seizures and less about the injury'

Adir Yanko | 03.10.24