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The Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, March 30, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
August 11, 2026, 11:03 am
Health officials suspect Ebola in man who returned from DR Congo
Health Ministry says patient sought treatment after developing fever, now in isolation at Beersheba hospital; test results expected within 24 hours
By ToI Staff
Prof. Ariel Tarasiuk, left, of the Sleep-Wake Disorders Unit, Soroka University Medical Center, and the Department of Physiology at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and Prof. Aviv D. Goldbart of the Saban Pediatric Medical Center at Soroka University Medical Center. (Courtesy)
July 13, 2026, 2:00 pm
Secondhand smoke harms children’s sleep by acting on central nervous system, Israeli researchers say
Scientists find 67% spike in sleep disruptions in kids aged 1-12 even without respiratory issues; eliminating tobacco smoke from child’s environment can immediately improve sleep efficiency, brain recovery, overall health
By Diana Bletter
Israeli rescue teams evacuate a wounded person by helicopter near the southern city of Sderot on October 7, 2023 (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
June 30, 2026, 4:01 pm
Comptroller flags key failures in evacuation, rehabilitation, of October 7 wounded
Lengthy report finds lack of policy, coordination, data, and funding, as well as poor effort to synchronize between government, volunteers, and donors
By Sue Surkes
An underground ward at Haifa's Rambam Health Care Campus, which serves as a parking lot in peacetime, used during Operation Roaring Lion in March 2026. (Courtesy/Spokesperson's office)
March 26, 2026, 8:39 pm
As Iranian missiles rain down, hospitals scramble to raise funds for underground shelters
With the Health Ministry’s budget recently slashed, medical centers around the country are using storage spaces and parking lots while seeking donations for more protected buildings
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: Patients and medical staff are seen in an underground parking area converted into a treatment ward at Shaarei Tzedk hospital in Jerusalem after many patients were relocated amid the Iran war, March 4, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 7, 2026, 7:24 am
From fortified ORs to popup clinics, Israel’s medical centers streamline wartime operations
Using knowledge gleaned the hard way during the Oct. 7 Hamas invasion and June war with Iran, hospitals go underground amid incoming missile fire – and staff know the drill
By Diana Bletter
On Zikim Beach, southern Israel, in November 2020. From left: Barbara Wachspress, Doris Gurin, Janice Prawer, and Mary Anne Velasquez de Vera. (Courtesy)
March 2, 2026, 8:50 pm
Filipina caretaker killed by Iranian missile remembered by employers as ‘angel on Earth’
Mary Anne Velasquez de Vera was ‘injured while selflessly assisting her patient to safety,’ died on the way to the hospital
By Sue Surkes
The site of an Iranian ballistic missile impact in a residential area of Beersheba, March 2, 2026. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
March 2, 2026, 4:52 pm
19 injured, one moderately, as Iranian missile hits Beersheba amid multiple barrages
PM’s office denies Revolutionary Guard’s ‘fake’ claim it came under attack; salvos send millions to shelters, including MKs at Knesset and mourners at funeral
By Emanuel Fabian, Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
The scene of a traffic accident on February 26, 2026, in which a bus carrying IDF soldiers crashed, injuring 17 people. (Magen David Adom)
February 26, 2026, 11:21 am
At least 29, mostly IDF soldiers, injured in 2 separate bus accidents in Negev
Collision at Nevatim Junction and bus rollover near Mitzpe Ramon around the same time cause highway closures across the south
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli security forces at the scene of a shooting in which one man was killed, in Tel Aviv, November 8, 2025. (Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)
February 15, 2026, 1:13 am
Two men shot and killed hours apart amid scourge of violent crime in Arab community
18-year-old killed in Nazareth, while man killed and another wounded in Negev highway shooting, bringing number of victims this year to 47 in just 45 days
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a pregnant woman undergoing an ultrasound test. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)
December 18, 2025, 10:20 am
Israeli study: Untreated chronic thyroid condition in pregnancy ups autism risk in children
In peer-reviewed research of 51,000 pregnant women, Ben-Gurion University scientists find that if hormone imbalance is ‘adequately treated,’ kids don’t exhibit higher occurrence of ASD
By Diana Bletter
MD-PhD candidate Alon Zemer, left, and Dr. Alexandra Tsitrina of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. (Courtesy)
November 28, 2025, 8:06 pm
Dieting in middle age may harm the brain, Israeli researchers warn
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev scientists find middle-aged mice who lost weight in peer-reviewed study were prone to inflammation linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s
By Diana Bletter
Dr. Ira Savetsky, volunteering at Soroka University Medical Center, takes a break outside an operating room on October 22, 2024. (Courtesy)
November 14, 2025, 4:52 pm
Soroka hospital gala honors NY plastic surgeon for pro bono work during Israel-Hamas war
The Gaza-adjacent medical center, which has treated thousands since Oct. 7, will recognize Dr. Ira Savetsky on Monday as it seeks an additional $50 million to rebuild after Iranian missile strike
By Diana Bletter
Soroka Medical Center damaged by an Iranian ballistic missile attack on June 19, 2025. (Courtesy, Soroka Medical Center Spokesperson's Office)
November 2, 2025, 10:08 pm
Soroka to receive over $300 million to rebuild after Iran missile strike in June
Sum includes $100 million contribution from Israeli-Canadian businessman Sylvan Adams, in largest donation ever to southern Israel’s premier medical center
By Diana Bletter and ToI Staff
Prof. Shlomi Codish, director of Soroka Medical Center, surveys the damage from an Iranian ballistic missile strike on June 19, 2025. (Courtesy/Soroka Medical Center Spokesperson's Office)
September 15, 2025, 6:40 am
In Beersheba, missile-battered Soroka hospital still seeking cash to rebuild and fortify
The Negev’s main medical center is continuing to operate at limited capacity, working on fundraising as the government has yet to fully commit to covering the NIS 1.2 billion cost
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Ehud Ohana surveys his lab in the Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, destroyed by the June 19, 2025, Iranian ballistic missile strike, on June 24, 2025. (Courtesy/Dani Machlis)
July 3, 2025, 4:41 pm
Ben-Gurion University president: Iran strike has ‘far-reaching effects on Israeli science’
Anatomy lab and 14 others damaged or destroyed, with cost to university of $200m, in missile attack on Beersheba’s Soroka Hospital. But it’s impossible to put a price on researchers’ life’s work
By Diana Bletter
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