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A health official uses a thermometer to screen people in front of Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, May 16, 2026. (Hajarah Nalwadda/AP)
June 23, 2026, 5:03 pm
Ebola suspicion ruled out, as expert says ‘very low’ chance current strain will reach Israel
However, Health Ministry is taking precautions as there are no vaccines yet for Bundibugyo virus; UN health agency reports 896 confirmed cases and 232 suspected deaths globally
By Diana Bletter
An illustrative photo of a baby. (Ignacio Campo on Unsplash)
June 17, 2026, 5:06 pm
Jerusalem police probe baby food laced with sedatives after 4 infants hospitalized
Health Ministry closes two branches of Zol veGadol stores in the city; public urged to check that all purchased products are sealed and intact
By Diana Bletter
A woman, 24, (left) with Gorham-Stout disease, or vanishing bone disease, which caused her right leg to be noticeably shorter than her left leg, before treatment. Right, with the leg-lengthening implant in her thigh. (Courtesy of Hadassah Medical Center)
May 4, 2026, 8:14 pm
Israeli doctors use 3D printer to lengthen woman’s leg in treatment for vanishing bone disease
In first such procedure in the country, Hadassah surgeons lengthen by 8 centimeters limb of patient suffering from very rare Gorham-Stout disease, replacing disintegrated tissue
By Diana Bletter
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the state Memorial Day ceremony at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, April 21, 2026. (GPO screenshot)
April 24, 2026, 5:35 pm
Netanyahu reveals prostate cancer, recovery; had radiation therapy without informing public
Malignant tumor was treated two and a half months ago, doctor says, and ‘disease has disappeared’; PM, 76, says he withheld release of his medical info to prevent Iran from spreading propaganda mid-war
By ToI Staff
Ariel, 6, who died of the flu on December 3, 2025, and whose last name has been withheld at the request of his family. The day after his death, his small intestine was transplanted into Daniel Haim Biton. (Courtesy)
December 8, 2025, 10:53 am
Flu comes early and hits hard, with five times more cases than last year
Center for Disease Control records 394 new Influenza A cases in 14 hospitals in November, with children accounting for 163 of them; vaccination rates under 15%
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Abd Al-Roof Higazi, director of the Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Division at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem (Courtesy/Hadassah Medical Center)
September 10, 2025, 5:48 am
Israeli plasma filter promises cutting-edge solution to life-threatening bleeds
ClearPlasma device gets rid of anti-clotting proteins in blood that can endanger trauma victims or surgery patients, researcher says, marking rare advance in oft-overlooked field
By Diana Bletter
Itay & Beyond scientists and researchers at a lab at the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem. (Courtesy)
February 23, 2025, 8:18 am
Israeli scientists fuse ‘brain tissue’ and electronic chips to test autism treatment
Biotech startup Itay & Beyond uses AI analysis of a ‘brain-on-a-chip’ made from stem cells to predict drug efficacy for neuropsychiatric disorders, expedite testing and development
By Sharon Wrobel
Master Sgt. (res.) Raz Abulafia, 27, from Rishpon, of the 12th Brigade's 6863rd Battalion. (IDF)
February 19, 2025, 3:27 pm
Researcher names potent lifesaving virus after soldier boyfriend killed in Gaza War
As antibiotic-resistant bacteria pose growing health risk, Hebrew University scientists search for ‘good’ viruses and name them after heroes killed on or after Oct. 7
By Diana Bletter
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is heading to the hospital for surgery, in a video he issued from the Prime Minister's Office on December 29, 2024. (Screenshot)
December 31, 2024, 12:56 am
Netanyahu stays in the hospital Monday night after prostate surgery
Sara Netanyahu reportedly did not return from Miami for husband’s surgery because she has COVID; PM calls ultra-Orthodox leader from hospital promising to advance Haredi draft bill
By ToI Staff and Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is heading to the hospital for surgery, in a video he issued from the Prime Minister's Office on December 29, 2024. (Screenshot)
December 30, 2024, 2:24 am
Netanyahu recovering after successful prostate removal surgery
PM awake and ‘in good condition,’ moved to underground, fortified recovery ward at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem; urology department head says no suspicion of malignancy or cancer
By ToI Staff, Jeremy Sharon and Lazar Berman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enters a courtroom at the Tel Aviv District Court before the start of his testimony, December 23, 2024. (Reuven Kastro/POOL)
December 28, 2024, 11:44 pm
Netanyahu to undergo prostate removal surgery on Sunday
Operation follows the discovery of infection in PM’s urinary tract; cabinet meeting to be held on Sunday as planned, but some days of his testimony at trial could be put off
By Lazar Berman
Prof. Alon Pikarsky explains a new surgical procedure he is about to perform at Jerusalem's Hadassah Medical Center, in a video released by the hospital on October 3, 2019. (Screen capture: Youtube/Hadassah Medical Center, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 15, 2024, 12:27 pm
Eyebrows raised as PM’s surgeon appointed to board of state-owned arms maker
MK warns of ‘political slant’ in selection of Alon Pikarsky, a Netanyahu ally who wrote opinion clearing troops of sodomizing Palestinian inmate, and attested to premier’s health
By ToI Staff
A woman passes a cigarette during a protest calling for the release of the people held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, outside the Defense Headquarters in Tel Aviv, November 3, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
April 12, 2024, 9:10 pm
Stressed out by war, Israelis appear to be smoking more than they have in years
Soldiers, hostages’ families and others seem to be lighting up at increasing levels, reversing years of falling rates, but health experts aren’t pushing them to kick the habit yet
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative photo of newborn babies in an Israeli hospital nursery. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)
March 27, 2024, 6:39 pm
COVID protocols pave new way of detecting common congenital viral infection in newborns
Hebrew University and Hadassah Medical Center researchers prove the efficiency and accuracy of pooled saliva PCR testing for congenital cytomegalovirus
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Dr. Gal Yaniv sits next to his computer at Sheba Medical Center that shows how Aidoc platform used AI to identify potentially lethal tiny aneurysm in brain of Nova festival victim and immediately notified relevant medical staff to take action, December 28, 2023. (Renee Ghert-Zand/Times of Israel)
January 17, 2024, 9:24 am
How cutting-edge Israeli med tech is boosting survival rates of war wounded
AI reviews scans at Sheba Medical Center and sends alerts to doctors’ phones, while at Hadassah, wounded soldiers recover quickly after surgeons remove bullets with robots
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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