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An underground parking area converted into a treatment ward at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, after many patients were relocated following the outbreak of war, June 8, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 6, 2026, 4:49 pm
1,370 doctors left Israel over past 3 years, research finds, the equivalent of a hospital
Tel Aviv University researchers document extensive brain drain in 2023-2025, with a fivefold increase over previous decade in annual departures of physicians who haven’t returned
By Diana Bletter
The arrivals hall at Ben Gurion International Airport on August 20, 2026, during a shutdown. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
August 24, 2026, 6:17 am
Airport chaos shows Israel’s public sector collapsing under the weight of political cronyism
The bedlam at Ben Gurion was not a sudden failure, but the inevitable result of a system hollowed out by nepotism, sham tenders, and political loyalists. And the rot extends across public service
By Eran Hildesheim
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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) in Cumming, Georgia, on October 15, 2024; US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in Detroit, Michigan, October 15, 2024. (Elijah Nouvelage/Geoff Robins/AFP)
October 22, 2024, 5:45 pm
Harris holds 46%-43% lead over Trump, immigration most urgent issue — poll
Candidates appear on equal footing as new Reuters/Ipsos survey also finds voters prefer Trump on economy and cost of living, Harris on countering extremism, abortion, healthcare
By Reuters
UK Minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls Jess Phillips speaks in Parliament, London, May 14, 2024. (YouTube, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 31, 2024, 2:28 pm
UK minister suggests she got faster medical care because she voted for Gaza ceasefire
Jess Phillips says she sought medical attention at Birmingham hospital for trouble breathing, was seen by Palestinian doctor who apparently prioritized her due to her political views
By ToI Staff
Lebanon's Health Minister Firas Abiad speaks during a press conference on the first case of cholera, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
August 12, 2024, 11:51 pm
Lebanon’s beleaguered healthcare system hunkers down for Israel-Hezbollah war
Healthcare facilities using bare minimum supplies, storing four months’ worth due to fear war could devastate already strained system
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Medical students at Baruch Padeh (Poriya) Medical Center in Tiberias try OtheReality VR sets. (Courtesy)
May 28, 2024, 8:09 am
Virtual reality app lets medical staff get a patient’s-eye view
Israeli start-up OtheReality allows doctors to revisit difficult scenarios and recharge their empathy tanks to reduce patient discomfort and dissatisfaction
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Dr. Tamara Kolitz, an endocrinologist from Tel Aviv-Sourasky Medical Center cares for a Holocaust survivor in his home. (Courtesy of LeMa'anam)
May 5, 2024, 6:58 am
How a cadre of 1,500 MDs began paying house calls to Israel’s Holocaust survivors
Post-October 7, non-profit LeMa’anam faces greater challenges in meeting the medical needs of elderly survivors, many who have been re-traumatized by the war
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Health officials at the announcement of the 2024 health basket recommendations. The center three are (left to right): Health Ministry Director-General Moshe Bar Siman Tov, Health Minister Uriel Busso, and health basket committee chair Prof. Dina Ben-Yehuda, February 22, 2024. (Courtesy of Health Ministry)
February 23, 2024, 5:46 pm
Israel’s 2024 health basket gets 110 new medications and technologies
This year will see an expansion of genetic testing, treatment for adult ADHD, innovative diabetes management, and new drugs for cancer and chronic and rare diseases
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Palestinian ambulance workers and paramedics protest against the Israeli blockade, not allowing them to bring some medical equipment to Gaza hospitals, east of Gaza City, Jan. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
September 18, 2023, 11:44 am
World Bank: Israeli restrictions on West Bank, Gaza hinder Palestinians’ healthcare
International lender decries ‘lengthy, bureaucratic regime of permits,’ saying many Palestinians die before they can obtain treatment
By AFP and ToI Staff
Pitango's health tech venture capital fund team (from left to right): Jonathan Glazer, Ittai Harel, Hila Karah, and Joel Schoppig. (Yoram Reshef/Courtesy)
September 6, 2023, 3:10 pm
Pitango pulls in $175 million to invest in Israeli health tech startups
Herzliya-based venture capital firm launches second fund to back locally founded startups in areas of digital health, medical devices, diagnostics, and life sciences
By Sharon Wrobel
A Clalit clinic in Herzliya. (Laliv g, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)
August 27, 2023, 6:48 pm
Clalit Health Services teams with private security outfit to protect medical staff
With 1,000 violent incidents in its clinics so far this year, Israel’s largest HMO looks for solutions to protect its workers from attacks by patients and their families
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Interior and Health Minister Moshe Arbel arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 7, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 25, 2023, 6:18 pm
Labor court orders doctors back to work after day-long strike to protest overhaul
IMA says it disagrees with decision but will honor it after Health Minister Arbel requests injunction to end wildcat action; more strikes threatened
By Renee Ghert-Zand and ToI Staff
Doctors demonstrate against the judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv on July 18, 2023. (Jack Guez/AFP)
July 24, 2023, 11:36 pm
Medical Association announces 24-hour general strike Tuesday in healthcare system
Hospitals and clinics in Jerusalem will not be affected, and emergency and critical care services will function as scheduled; Health Ministry weighs asking for injunction
By Renee Ghert-Zand
(Left to right) Prof. Yitshak Kreiss, director general of Sheba Medical Center; Mohamed Al Khaja, UAE ambassador to Israel; and Rashid Al Qubaisi, group chief corporate officer at PureHealth, in June 2023. (Courtesy of Sheba Medical Center)
June 20, 2023, 9:47 am
Sheba Medical Center enters partnership with largest UAE healthcare system
Agreement with PureHealth involves joint research, medical training, tech collaboration and medical tourism, as cooperation between fresh allies deepens
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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