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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 590

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Dr. Loren Schechter (center), one of the United States' foremost experts on transgender surgery, with teams from Galilee Medical Center and Sheba Medical Center, July 2023. (Roni Albert)
July 11, 2023, 2:48 pm
Gender-affirming surgery performed at Galilee Medical Center for first time
Until now, all such operations were done at Sheba Medical Center; expert from Chicago guides teams from both hospitals in three male-to-female procedures
By Renee Ghert-Zand
These undated photos provided courtesy of the FBI Los Angeles shows Linda Morrow (right) and David Morrow (left). (FBI Los Angeles via AP)
February 5, 2022, 5:24 pm
After fleeing to Israel, suspect in cosmetic surgery insurance fraud pleads guilty
American Linda Morrow had billed insurance companies for ‘medically necessary’ procedures that were merely cosmetic; her plastic surgeon husband is already jailed over scheme
By brian melley
Shoruk Shaheen, a Palestinian woman who has undergone dimple creation surgery, smiles at a clinic in Gaza City on November 30, 2021 (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)
December 11, 2021, 9:32 am
Gazan women seek dimple surgery to brighten smiles
Procedure is cheap and relatively safe in enclave with weak healthcare system; won’t invite unwanted attention in Islamist-ruled society
By Claire Gounon
Conjoined twins, newly separated at Soroka University Medical Center in Beersheba, look at each other for the first time, on September 5, 2021. (courtesy of Soroka University Medical Center in Beersheba)
September 6, 2021, 12:51 am
‘Unbelievable joy’: In Israeli 1st, doctors separate heads of conjoined twins
Physician tells Times of Israel of ‘beautiful’ moment when formerly connected twins first looked at each other and cooed after ‘massively complex, life or death’ 12-hour procedure
By Nathan Jeffay
Israel’s Dr Josef Haik teaching Haitian surgeon Dr. Jerry Bernard how to use the laser machine, Milot, Haiti, January 2020. (Courtesy of Burn Advocates Network)
February 20, 2020, 10:59 pm
Bringing latest laser tech, Israeli surgeons help young burn victims in Haiti
Team from Sheba Medical Center partners with NJ-based Burn Advocates Network to train healthcare professionals in Hispaniola to alleviate pain, lack of mobility caused by scarring
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba. (Courtesy Soroka Medical Center)
July 4, 2018, 3:14 pm
Senior plastic surgeon kills himself in Soroka operating room
Dr. Alex Barazovsky leaves note blaming Israel Medical Association for his decision to take his own life, citing a feud over intern training
By ToI Staff
A contestant at the 2018 King Abdulaziz Camel Festival (YouTube screenshot)
January 26, 2018, 5:47 am
Botox scandal wrinkles camel beauty contest
A dozen animals are disqualified from annual Saudi pageant after it is discovered they’ve had work done
By ToI Staff
Dr. Omri Emody with a patient and his mother in Ghana (Courtesy).
August 26, 2017, 4:26 am
Israeli doctors return smiles to African children’s faces
Rambam Medical Center surgeons join US mission to correct facial deformities of Ghanaese children
By ToI Staff
Jenny Stuart with Dr. Franklin Rose, who performed surgeries on her to look like Ivanka Trump. (Screenshot from YouTube)
November 3, 2016, 10:29 pm
Ivanka Trump fans go under the knife to look like her
Plastic surgeon says GOP nominee’s daughter’s most popular features among patients are her breasts, nose and face shape
By Josefin Dolsten
British American porn star Candy Charms (screen capture/YouTube)
August 2, 2016, 8:13 pm
Porn star visits Iran… for nose job
Islamic Republic confirms trip by British-American actress ‘Candy Charms,’ albeit under a different name
By AP
Dr. L. Scott Levin in a post-op visit with 8-year-old Zion Harvey, who underwent a bilateral hand transplant in July 2015 at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. (courtesy CHOP)
September 29, 2015, 10:21 am
The surgeon who gave Zion a pair of hands
In a world first, Dr. L. Scott Levin led 40-strong team in a historic double-hand transplant on 8-year-old Philly boy
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Born male, seven-year-old Eli lives as a girl and attends a Jewish day school in California. (courtesy)
April 24, 2015, 11:48 am
Why Jewish communities welcome 7-year-old transgender kids
As society grows more accepting of trans community, doctors seek to save teens’ lives by helping them transition at increasingly early ages
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Illustrative photo of overweight people hiking at the Wingate institute in Israel. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
From the WebJanuary 11, 2015, 7:31 pm
Syneron’s fat-busting machines are selling now
BusinessWeek: It took a few months, but the UltraShape, which uses ultrasound to reduce weight, is beginning to sell
A woman in Qom, Iran (illustrative photo: CC BY Hamed Saber, Flickr)
March 4, 2013, 10:15 am
Persia leads in plastic surgery
Iranians have nose jobs at seven times the rate in the US
By Gabe Fisher
Breast enlargement surgery in Tel Aviv (photo credit: Chen Leopold/Flash 90)
June 25, 2012, 2:46 pm
Cosmetic surgery in Israel up by 30 percent
While women still account for more than two thirds of patients, number of men undergoing procedures is increasing
By Aaron Kalman
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