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Soviet doctors helped save Israel's health system. Now that lifeline is running out

Waves of physicians from the Soviet Union in the 1970s and former Soviet Union in the 1990s reinforced hospitals and clinics for decades; now many are reaching retirement as Israel struggles to train enough replacements and shortages deepen in key specialties

Or Hadar | 09.18.26

No more injections? New weight-loss pill to launch in Israel next week

Eli Lilly’s POUNDAIO arrives Sept. 15, with monthly costs of up to 1,146 shekels; studies showed average weight loss of 12.4%, while Novo Nordisk’s oral Wegovy is expected in Israel later this year

Or Hadar | 09.10.26

ד"ר רועי וד"ר מוריאל שר-אל עזבו את ישראל לבוסטון. בתמונה, עם ילדיהם. מימין לשמאל: רועי, נריה, מוריאל, קמה ושילה

‘We intended to be away for 2 years, it’s been 4’: why Israeli doctors are staying abroad

Nearly 1,400 physicians left Israel between 2023 and 2025; doctors abroad cite war, politics, education and career prospects, while senior specialists warn the loss of experienced physicians could weaken Israeli medicine for years

Or Hadar | 09.07.26

Israel loses nearly 1,400 doctors over past 3 years as medical brain drain accelerates

New Tel Aviv University study finds physician departures up 94% from a decade earlier, with more senior doctors leaving and fewer returning, raising fears of lasting damage to Israel’s health system

Or Hadar | 09.06.26

פרופ' פהד חכים, מנהל בית החולים האנגלי בנצרת

Inside Nazareth English Hospital’s drive to become Israel’s Mayo Clinic

Nazareth English Hospital is aiming to become a world-class medical center despite funding and infrastructure gaps, betting on medical excellence, ambitious doctors and a deep commitment to the region it serves

Or Hadar | 09.04.26

Israelis can start getting flu shots next week

Update to the strains included in the vaccine has delayed global production, and the vaccines will gradually reach clinics by through October; flu can increase the risk of a heart attack sixfold in the week following infection

Or Hadar | 09.04.26

Israel urges no screens before age 2, no social media before 15

Health Ministry says nearly 30% of students in grades 7-12 spend at least six hours a day on screens outside school and recommends delaying smartphones until age 13

Or Hadar | 09.03.26

Who are Israel’s best-paid doctors? New report reveals the highest-earning specialties

Finance Ministry data reveal sixfold pay gaps among specialist physicians, major differences between hospital and community care, higher salaries in the periphery, a persistent gender pay gap and wide disparities in on-call workloads

Or Hadar | 09.03.26

Flu vaccines delayed in Israel as virus spreads and RSV season starts early

WHO strain-selection delay pushes full flu vaccine deliveries to mid-November as three die in Kfar Saba outbreak and doctors report unusually early RSV hospitalizations

Or Hadar | 09.02.26

Flu outbreak hits central Israel nursing home, 3 patients die

Forty-seven patients and staff test positive at Kfar Saba facility as flu arrives early; officials say virus may not be main cause of deaths

Or Hadar | 09.01.26

Pregnant woman dies at Soroka Medical Center after rare complication and stillbirth

The woman, in her 40s and 34 weeks into her seventh pregnancy, arrived with abdominal pain before suffering massive bleeding; doctors performed emergency surgery, but the fetus was stillborn and she died the following day

Or Hadar | 08.20.26

At least 30 children born from Cyprus IVF treatment had the wrong sperm donors

The children, mostly British, were born from insemination with wrong sperm and egg donors at fertility clinics in Northern Cyprus, BBC found; parents chose donors based on specific traits, but DNA tests revealed Turkish genetic origin instead of the expected one

Or Hadar, Tzur Gueta | 08.19.26

'An elegant way to kill routine vaccination': Israeli experts warn of Trump vaccine overhaul

Trump's executive order seeks to split the MMR vaccine into three shots and scale back the US childhood vaccination schedule; Israeli health experts warn it could lower vaccination rates, revive diseases like measles and influence policy in Israel

Or Hadar | 08.17.26

Two children hospitalized after eating chocolate with hallucinogenic mushrooms

Two children, ages 5 and 6, are in pediatric intensive care at Galilee Medical Center with hallucinations and dilated pupils after eating chocolate containing hallucinogenic mushrooms during a vacation in Achziv

Or Hadar | 08.16.26

טיפול בחולה אבולה באוהל ייעודי שהוקם באזור איטורי ברפובליקה הדמוקרטית של קונגו

Suspected Ebola case in Israel: Young man who returned from DR Congo hospitalized in Soroka

The 24-year-old man, who returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo suffering from a fever was hospitalized in an isolation room in Soroka with suspected Ebola; 'Required tests are now being conducted'

Or Hadar | 08.11.26