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‘Mediocre doctors won’t be needed’: Prof. Ido Wolf on AI’s future role in medicine

Prof. Ido Wolf warns that AI will replace mediocre doctors within a decade, urges Israel to retain its top physicians amid growing emigration concerns and says medical education must adapt to a rapidly changing healthcare landscape

Or Hadar | 07.31.26

Rabies outbreak expands across Israel, with cases more than tripling in three years

Health officials say dogs now account for most infected animals, vaccine distribution was disrupted by the war and rising encounters with wildlife are sending record numbers of people to clinics for preventive treatment

Or Hadar | 07.29.26

AI system at Rambam spots critical ER cases within seconds

The hospital-developed system analyzes medical histories, laboratory results and imaging needs in real time, cutting admission delays and flagging hidden emergencies including a severe infection, suspected child abuse and a life-threatening potassium deficiency

Or Hadar | 07.24.26

יצחק (איזי) בנדהן, אשתו יעל והבת התינוקת ליאורה

Israeli paramedic delivers his own baby in the back of an ambulance

Yitzhak “Izzy” Bendahan had handled about 150 births as a Magen David Adom volunteer. When he realized his wife would not reach the hospital in time, he stopped the ambulance on the way to Hadassah Ein Kerem and helped deliver their seventh child

Or Hadar | 07.24.26

Helipads, metro and parks: Israel’s largest hospital plans to nearly double its bed capacity

National planners advance a 2045 development plan that would raise capacity at Israel’s largest hospital to 3,303 beds, add two rooftop helipads, integrate metro and light rail access and open the campus to surrounding neighborhoods

Or Hadar | 07.20.26

ניתוח אורתופדי שעבר עודאי שנטי נפגע אלימות בבית החולים איכילוב

From one week to four months: New data expose Israel’s biggest healthcare waiting time gaps

New Health Ministry data reveal major gaps in surgery and MRI waiting times between hospitals and health funds, but show Israel performs well globally, with shorter waits than most OECD countries and high MRI efficiency despite fewer machines

Or Hadar | 07.15.26

Israel’s nurses threaten strike over severe staff shortages

Nurses’ union says some 60,000 nurses in hospitals, HMOs and public health could walk out in two weeks, citing ‘unbearable’ workloads and government inaction

Or Hadar | 07.09.26

One million Israelis waited over a month for specialist care, survey shows

Central Bureau of Statistics data for 2025 shows more than 300,000 adults waited over three months for a specialist, 61% of ER visitors complained about waiting times and 1.2 million Israelis turned to private medicine, mainly to get earlier appointments

Or Hadar | 07.06.26

Israel’s most wanted hospital for interns revealed

Sourasky is the top choice for medical internship placements among graduates of accredited foreign medical schools in Israel, followed by Beilinson and Sheba, while Soroka leads among non-accredited schools in a 422-intern allocation under a new reform

Or Hadar | 07.04.26

'We thought it was a stroke': The rare disease that 'eats the brain'

A year after Yaarit Bitton was diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, her daughter Chanel watched her lose speech, recognition and the person she had been; doctors say the incurable brain disorder is rare, but Israel sees a higher rate than many countries

Or Hadar | 07.02.26

Israel’s HIV fight falters as at least 1 in 10 carriers may not know they are infected

A new Knesset Research and Information Center report initiated by MK Tatiana Mazarsky finds the Health Ministry lacks data on HIV testing and two of three UNAIDS targets, while Israel still has no comprehensive national plan

Or Hadar | 06.30.26

Israel blocks hospital AI tools, but doctors warn the risks are only shifting

Physicians and AI experts say the Health Ministry's restrictions have not curbed AI use, but shifted it to personal devices, creating new privacy concerns while doing little to reduce cyber risks

Or Hadar | 06.29.26

Israel blocks public AI tools on government hospital computers over data leak fears

Health Ministry tightens restrictions over cyber risks and concerns that sensitive patient information could be exposed through public platforms

Or Hadar | 06.26.26

Your child’s squishy toy may not be as harmless as it looks

Soft, stretchy and wildly popular, squishy toys are drawing warnings after parents reported toys bursting at home, with one saying, 'Every time I bought one, it burst the same day'

Or Hadar | 06.24.26

מומחי רמב"ם גמלו מכור לתרופות באמצעות גלי קול בטכנולוגיה של "אינסייטק"

Israeli breakthrough: man addicted to painkillers detoxes in 20 minutes with sound waves

Rambam doctors used noninvasive Israeli technology to target the brain’s reward center, cutting opioid craving to zero within days

Or Hadar | 06.23.26