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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

Teva advances experimental vitiligo drug after encouraging early results

Israeli drugmaker says TEV-408, an anti-IL-15 antibody designed for quarterly dosing, improved skin pigmentation in an early-stage study and will move into Phase 2b development later this year

ynet Global | 07.07.26

From $3.5 billion to $76 million: what went wrong at one of Israel’s most promising medtech firms?

Israeli digital X-ray developer Nanox was once seen as medical imaging’s next big thing; its latest reports, with a going concern warning and withdrawn revenue forecast, erased nearly all its value, leaving investors facing a bet-or-bail dilemma

Navit Zomer | 07.01.26

China unveils AI system to develop personalized cancer vaccines in 24 hours

Construction has begun in Beijing on China's first AI-powered personalized cancer vaccine production line, aiming to design patient-specific treatments within 24 hours instead of weeks

ynet Global | 06.30.26

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

Don't take these medications on a plane before you read this

Many medications do not behave the same way in the air as they do on the ground; understanding these factors and preparing properly will ensure your medications remain effective and your flight passes safely

Ron Nagar | 06.14.26

Lancet report fuels boycott pressure on Israeli Medical Association over Gaza war

Report says 1,150 healthcare professionals signed petition urging IMA’s suspension from World Medical Association; Israeli doctors warn boycott could harm research, training, drug access and patients

Or Hadar | 06.14.26

ניתוח לתסמונת התעלה הקרפלית, בית החולים AZ Maria Middelares, בלגיה

No stitches, barely a scar: Israel tests breakthrough ultrasound surgery for carpal tunnel

At Sheba Medical Center in Israel, doctors are testing an ultrasound-guided minimally invasive surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome that uses a tiny incision with no sutures and no scar, aiming for faster recovery than open surgery and a new standard

Eitan Gefen | 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

Immunai expands AstraZeneca collaboration in deal worth up to $37.5 million

New York-based AI biotech firm says AstraZeneca will keep using its AMICA-OS platform for oncology drug development under expanded collaboration running through 2027

ynet Global | 05.08.26

Drug boom: Lebanon’s war-weary population turns to sedatives in droves

Pharmacists report requests for sleeping pills and sedatives soaring over 300% as war, displacement and years of crisis deepen anxiety, though officials say orders may partly reflect stockpiling rather than actual use

Lior Ben Ari | 05.07.26

Israeli biotech firm MSICS raises $3.6M to push psychedelic therapy into trials

MSICS Pharma says funds will expand production, speed clinical trials for PTSD, depression and OCD, and prepare its psilocybin product for global markets

ynet Global | 05.05.26

It's not 'all in your head': women’s neurology is reshaping how doctors understand the brain

Medicine is only beginning to grasp how brain diseases differ in women; Dr. Tal Friedman-Koren is training in women’s neurology, an emerging field challenging decades of assumptions about diagnosis, symptoms and treatment

Eitan Gefen | 04.23.26

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

The drugs that almost work: why the biggest breakthroughs still fail

As drug developers grapple with partial efficacy and uneven patient response, Tel Aviv-based biotech company Immunai is building an AI-powered immune atlas to explain how therapies work in the body

ynet Global | 04.09.26