Tag: Health Care
Bipartisan House bill supports stronger US-Israel healthcare ties
A new House bill, which goes by the “MIRACLE” Medical Technology Act—for “maximizing Israel-U.S. research advancement and collaborative leadership in emerging” medical tech—aims to strengthen U.S. and Israeli healthcare ties.
“Similar to the United States, Israel...
Court blocks Defense Ministry order to deport Gazan patients
Israel’s Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice, issued a temporary injunction on Wednesday blocking a Defense Ministry decision to return to the Gaza Strip some 20 Palestinian Arab patients who had...
As cases mount, Israeli hospitals to test patients for COVID
Israel’s Health Ministry instructed hospitals to test new admissions for COVID-19 as figures showed a rise in the number of people testing positive for a new variant of the virus.
“In order to more accurately...
In world first, Jerusalem surgeon uses augmented reality, robot tech in spinal procedure
In a world first, doctors at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center successfully combined cutting-edge augmented reality and robotic technology in a complex spinal operation.
Dr. Cezar J. Mizrahi, a spine neurosurgeon, led the surgical team...
New pediatric playroom opens at medical center in Ashdod, south of Tel Aviv
Assuta Ashdod Medical Center, south of Tel Aviv, held a ribbon-cutting for a pediatric playroom, an oasis of video games, books and toys for patients and their families on Tuesday.
In this kid-friendly space, patients...
Israel approves grants for immigrant health-care professionals living in periphery
Israel’s Aliyah and Integration Ministry announced on Monday that it will provide a grant package for immigrants working in the health-care and engineering sectors, and who reside in the country’s periphery.
The grants will be...
Ukrainian refugees to receive free medical services in Israel
Israel’s Terem Medical Clinics will be providing free treatment to Ukrainian refugees who do not qualify to join a health fund.
Earlier this week, Knesset member Idit Silman (Yamina), who chairs the Knesset’s Health Committee,...
Adelson family donates $40 million to Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
On the one-year anniversary of his death, the family of businessman and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson has announced a $40 million donation to the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. The donation, for the establishment of...
Israel sends COVID-19 assistance to hard-hit Romania
The fourth wave of COVID-19 has hit Romania hard. The country is confronting its worst wave of infections since the pandemic started nearly two years ago, with 500 deaths a day and over 10,000...
Sheba Medical Center inaugurates ARC Innovation Center in city of Kfar Qasem
Israel’s largest medical center launched a new branch of Sheba Medical Center’s ARC Innovation Center at a ceremony on Tuesday at the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center in the hilltop city of Kfar Qasem, which was attended...