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Thousands of Arab doctors left out in the cold even as Israel’s residency crisis worsens

Israel is facing a severe shortage of doctors, yet some 5,000 Arab doctors who studied abroad and have passed the Health Ministry licensing exam can't find a residency position or employment in Israel; Some are thinking about leaving the country, and some believe it’s not by accident

Yahya Amal Jabareen and Nabil Armali/Wasla in conjunction with Shomrim | 06.01.26

2,000 Haredi doctors in five years? New plan aims to ease Israel’s physician shortage

Israel ranks below the OECD average in doctors per capita, and a new reform could worsen shortages, especially in the periphery; a national plan aims to guide Haredi students from prep courses to medical careers without lowering standards

Shilo Freid, Or Hadar | 05.24.26

יציקת הגבס של אדם שנהרג בהתפרצות הר הגעש וזוב בשנת 79 לספירה, הכילה שרידי תיק קטן עם ציוד רפואי ומספר מטבעות, אותם נשא בעת מותו

Pompeii victim identified as doctor nearly 2,000 years after eruption

Scans of a pouch found with one of 13 people who died in a vineyard revealed surgical tools, a medicine-preparation tablet and coins, offering a new glimpse into Roman medicine and the flight from Mount Vesuvius

Yogev Israeli | 05.20.26

Chatbots posing as doctors: Pennsylvania sues AI firm over health misinformation

Lawsuit claims chatbots illegally hold themselves out as doctors and deceive the system’s users into thinking they're getting medical advice from a licensed professional

Associated Press | 05.05.26

Uzbek-born doctor leaves quiet life behind to serve as IDF combat medic

After building a medical career in Tashkent, Lt. S. immigrated to Israel with his family in 2023, retrained in Hebrew and enlisted during the war — a journey he says turned service to wounded soldiers into a calling and Israel into home

Eitan Gefen | 04.22.26

ד"ר דריה קוזלובה, רופאה פתולוגית מבית החולים בילינסון

She hates patients, saves children: Meet Israel’s most unusual doctor

Dr. Daria Kozlova, a leading pediatric cancer pathologist at Beilinson and Schneider, is a conservative Orthodox Christian and strict mother of three who performs stand-up by night — 'My patients are neatly arranged in boxes. It radiates calm'

Ariela Ayalon | 04.02.26

ד"ר רחמה אל-עדוואן, רופאה בריטית שהואשמה בתמיכה בחמאס

British doctor charged with supporting Hamas: 'Israelis worse than Nazis'

Dr. Rahma Aladwan, an orthopedic surgeon in the British National Health Service, was arrested at her home after violating restrictive conditions; she is charged with supporting terror and inciting racial hatred

ynet | 03.26.26

Surgeon who treated hundreds of terror victims to receive Israel Prize for lifetime achievement

Prof. Avraham Rivkind, a pioneer of trauma care who treated victims of terror attacks and IDF soldiers, will be honored on Independence Day for decades of life-saving work and shaping Israel’s emergency medicine system

Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad, Or Hadar | 03.24.26

רס"ן במיל' ד"ר א', רופאת ילדים בבית החולים איכילוב ורופאה בחיל האוויר. בתמונה: עם ילדיה בבית החולים

Doctor, Israeli Air Force major and a single mother: 'The challenge is coming home to a different front'

Dr. A., 42, a physician at Sourasky Medical Center, has served about 300 days in the reserves since Oct. 7 as an Israeli Air Force major, while raising 7-year-old twins on the autism spectrum and leaving a new NICU fellowship within days to deploy

Or Hadar | 03.22.26

ד"ר ילנה קישינבסקי, מנהלת טיפול נמרץ כללי במרכז הרפואי קפלן, ובתה חזרו לארץ באוניית צים במהלך מבצע שאגת הארי

'We didn’t hesitate for a moment': 180 Israeli medical workers to return on rescue flight

A rescue flight from Athens carrying Israeli doctors and nurses is expected to land Thursday as the Health Ministry works to bring home more than 1,000 medical workers stranded abroad

Or Hadar | 03.04.26

אדר רסין שתרם כליה לאביו ד"ר טובי רסין, לשמאלם: פרופ' ניר לובצקי, מנהל מחלקת ניתוחי כבד לבלב והשתלות באיכילוב

He quit smoking and lost 22 pounds to donate a kidney to his father

Adar Rasin, a medical intern, went under the knife for his father, cardiologist Dr. Tobi Rasin; the road to the kidney transplant was full of ups and downs: a surgery canceled at the last minute, a new donor found in time, and a race against time before his father had to start dialysis

Or Hadar | 02.19.26

Do penile enlargement injections work? Doctors divided as procedure gains popularity

The trial of doctors in the high-profile death of a billionaire cast a spotlight on penile enlargement injections, performed hundreds of times a year in Israel, yet little understood — who seeks them, how fat differs from hyaluronic acid and why some experts object

Ariela Ayalon, Sharon Kidon | 02.16.26

Israeli neurologist on staying in the US: ‘You can’t live angry all the time’

What began as a short adventure became a life abroad: More than 40 years later, Prof. Avi Almozlino remains in the US, despite deep Zionist roots, family ties to Israel’s leadership and ongoing advocacy for Israel, with no plans to return

Itamar Eichner | 01.30.26

Senior Arab Israeli doctors accuse Israeli Medical Association of racism

12 senior physicians, most of them hospital department heads, wrote to Israeli Medical Association Chairman Prof. Zion Hagay alleging the election system is not changed to prevent an Arab doctor from being elected, a claim the association strongly denied

Or Hadar | 01.22.26

Doctors explain what really causes a cold (Hint: it's not wet hair)

Colds are one of the most common winter ailments, but countless myths have developed around them over the years; how can you tell the difference between a cold and the flu; when are you likely to infect others, are vitamins really helpful and how should you protect yourself in winter

Eitan Gefen | 01.21.26

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