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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 428

Soroka University Medical Center

Illustrative: Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, December 23, 2013. (Flash90)
April 14, 2024, 1:47 pm
Young girl seriously hurt in Iran attack remains in life-threatening condition
7-year-old girl from Bedouin community in south sustained head injury when shrapnel from intercepted ballistic missile fell directly on her home
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Wounded Israelis arrive at the Soroka Medical center in Beersheba, southern Israel, October 7, 2023. (Dudu Greenspan/Flash90)
February 16, 2024, 12:12 pm
Preventative medicine: After Oct. 7 mass casualty event, Israeli MDs share tough lessons
While dealing with the ongoing medical challenges of the war, physicians are already in touch with others over what they learned about honing lifesaving preparedness protocols
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Arnon Segal donated a kidney on July 10, 2023, on the condition it would go only to a Jew. (Courtesy of Beilinson Hospital and Soroka Medical Center)
July 12, 2023, 8:11 pm
Right-wing journalist causes stir by announcing his kidney would go only to a Jew
Though such stipulations are not officially possible, individuals can bypass this through organizations that pair a donor with a recipient that matches their criteria
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Package of the statin Litorva, also commonly known by the brand name Lipitor. (Renee Ghert-Zand/TOI)
July 11, 2023, 2:04 pm
In bid to cure rare disease, scientists discover treatment for statin side effect
Ben Gurion University and Soroka Medical Center genetic researchers focus on commonalities between a type of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy and the cholesterol synthesis pathway
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative image of a mother with postnatal depression (iStock by Getty Images)
June 2, 2022, 10:43 am
Women who give birth with epidural bond better with baby, Israeli study suggests
Researchers from Soroka Medical Center tracked over 230 mothers, found those who did not used pain-relieving procedure were more likely to have postpartum concerns, depression
By ToI Staff
A view of the Bedouin town of Ar'arat an-Naqab (CC Wilson44691/Wikipedia)
October 8, 2021, 1:34 pm
3-year-old boy dies of electrocution in southern Bedouin town
Child brought to health clinic in Ar’arat an-Naqab, then taken to Beersheba hospital in critical condition where medics declare his death
By ToI Staff
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
A family walks in the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem on December 27, 2020. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP)
January 9, 2021, 10:33 am
As UK virus variant spreads, the kids will be all right, but you might not be
Schools closing as highly contagious strain more likely to spread among children, who will then pass it to adults — but there’s no evidence it will make kids any sicker
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative: A doctor holds a swab and a test tube (Malkovstock; iStock by Getty Images)
August 28, 2020, 10:38 pm
Israeli researchers: Spit test could allow 10-minute detection of heart attacks
Study examines alternative to current blood-testing methods, with doctors saying results in minutes, instead of an hour, can be life-saving when time is critical
By ToI Staff
Children wear protective face masks in Tel Aviv, March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
April 28, 2020, 7:37 pm
Next week’s school restart will make elderly more vulnerable, experts warn
Top pediatrician says to keep in mind the increased risk kids will pose to their grandparents
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative image of a pregnant woman (Wavebreakmedia; iStock by Getty Images)
June 19, 2018, 1:48 pm
Mothers who have episiotomy in first delivery more likely to need one in next
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University say alternative should be found for women who require the procedure
By Shoshanna Solomon
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