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New nose before senior year: Teens turn summer into surgery season

Requests for teen plastic surgery in Israel jumped 56% ahead of summer break, mostly for nose, ear and breast procedures, as doctors warn parents to check emotional maturity, realistic expectations and AI-driven images

Tzur Gueta | 07.06.26

John Stamos reveals he had 2 nose jobs, including one by Michael Jackson’s surgeon

The actor, forever Uncle Jesse from ‘Full House,’ said he underwent two rhinoplasties in the 1980s after years of insecurity over his nose; when the first result disappointed him, he turned to the surgeon he described as ‘Michael Jackson’s guy’

Inbal Hananel | 06.15.26

Noa Kirel’s appendicitis scare: when stomach pain becomes an emergency

After the singer’s honeymoon was cut short by hospitalization, surgeons explain how to spot appendicitis, when antibiotics may be enough and when surgery is needed

Eitan Gefen | 06.14.26

‘My daughter suddenly said she had a hump’: what parents need to know about scoliosis

Scoliosis often develops quietly during adolescence, especially among girls; Assuta spine surgeon Dr. Eyal Behrbalk explains how it is detected, when conservative treatment is enough and when newer motion-preserving surgery may be considered

Eitan Gefen | 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

ForSight says it completed first fully robotic cataract surgery

Israeli company says its JASPER platform carried out a first-in-human cataract procedure without general anesthesia, a step toward expanding access to eye surgery worldwide

ynet Global | 04.14.26

Former Hamas hostage Eliya Cohen heads into complex surgery ahead of wedding

Cohen, held in Gaza for 505 days after being abducted wounded on Oct 7, says trauma he experienced in a Gaza hospital delayed treatment; 'With God’s help I will stand under my wedding canopy and be able to step on the glass'

Lihi Gordon | 04.09.26

Prof. Michael Mimouni, head of the Cornea Unit at Rambam Health Care Campus, during a corneal transplant surgery

Between air raid sirens, doctors restore 80-year-old’s eyesight

As sirens repeatedly sent staff and patient to shelter, physicians at Rambam Health Care Campus pressed ahead with a long-awaited corneal transplant, honoring a donor’s gift and completing the delicate procedure under fire

Eitan Glikman | 03.03.26

Billionaire dies during penis enlargement treatment; French court sentences doctors

Years after a billionaire died during a penis enlargement treatment in Paris, a French court ruled medical failures were linked to his death, convicting two doctors; Israeli experts warn against risky procedures and urge patients to verify physicians’ expertise

Tzur Gueta | 02.02.26

פרופ' ליאור לבנשטיין וד"ר סוזנה מוסטפא-מיח'איל במהלך ניתוח במרכז הרפואי לגליל

First in Israel: artificial urinary sphincter implanted in 4 women using robotic surgery

Four women aged 44 to 75 received implants of artificial urinary sphincters through robotic surgery at Galilee Medical Center after other treatments failed; the rare procedure targets severe incontinence, a condition far more common in women

Or Hadar | 12.29.25

Halfway healed: why hospital discharge should not be the finish line

Opinion: Israel’s stroke crisis shows recovery cannot end at discharge; system must shift to patient-based, continuous rehabilitation that treats emotional trauma and daily function, not just physical ability, to truly rebuild lives

Emil Ilionski | 12.08.25

Patient undergoes surgery on the wrong side at Emek Medical Center

The hospital reported the error to the Health Ministry and said the female patient later received the correct treatment; a health official called it a 'serious failure that must not happen'

Or Hadar | 11.25.25

Not just kids: Adults get crossed eyes too, and here’s how to catch it early

Strabismus, or crossed eyes, can start in childhood or develop later after a stroke, tumor or neurological illness; it may cause double vision or lazy eye and hurt confidence; expert says it is a medical issue involving brain processing and needs early treatment

Tzur Gueta | 11.25.25

יואב רוקח פן עבר ניתוח השתלת קוצבים עצביים שמסייעים בהפחתת כאב כרוני על ידי ד"ר רות גור במרכז הרפואי שיבא

Born without hands: Innovative surgery stopped 20 years of pain

Yoav Rokach Penn (47) was born without hands and with short arms; after surgeries in childhood, he suffered for nearly 20 years from unbearable pain. Following dozens of treatments in Canada, where he has lived for over a decade, which didn't help and "insane doses" of morphine, he came to Israel for nerve pacemaker implant surgery. "If the pain was 9 out of 10, today it's 1," he says. Dr. Ruth Gur, director of the Center for Neurosurgical Pain Treatment at Sheba, is behind the success: "We had to reinvent the wheel with this surgery."

Or Hadar | 11.03.25

שניאור קיפגן עבר ניתוח השתלת כבד וניתוח מעקפים בלילה אחד

In Israeli first: Heart bypass and liver transplant on same day save patient’s life

Hadassah Ein Kerem surgeons performed Israel’s first heart bypass and liver transplant on the same night; The rare double surgery, done during the Sukkot holiday, was part of a 24-hour transplant marathon that saved four lives

Or Hadar | 10.24.25

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