Clalit

Lion Shield: Clalit opens a new protected hospital for hundreds of patients

The protected hospital in Rishon Lezion, set up in days, opens today with 250 staff. Clalit CEO Eytan Wirtheim: "Protecting hospitalized patients is our top priority."

Clalit’s protected hospital “Harry Shield”.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a welcome ceremony upon Modi's arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel February 25, 2026.

Modi arrives in Israel, Iranian affiliates claim to hack medical files

 An illustration of a cyber hacker and the Iranian flag.

Iran-linked hacker group claims to hack servers of Israel's largest healthcare provider

 Meuhedet Health Fund

Israel's health services prepare for war amid Iran tensions


Clalit gives mascot a baseball cap as Deri takes over Health Ministry

The mascot's creator, Daniela London-Dekel, responded: "If it were up to me, Hamoodi would receive the new health minister with two hands outstretched forward with prison uniforms."

 Hamoodi's portrayal for haredi audiences.

Healthcare 2040: Could doctors predict your medical future?

Effectively collaborating with computers could help reduce errors and allow healthcare to shift from supplying patient-level, reactive therapeutics to predictive, proactive and preventative care.

 Gil Shwed (right) discusses rise in cyber attacks in the healthcare arena.

Paxlovid reduces risk of COVID-19 death by 81%, Clalit study shows

So far, over 30,000 COVID-19 patients in Israel have been treated with the anti-viral Paxlovid drug.

 Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment pill Paxlovid is seen in boxes, at Misericordia hospital in Grosseto, Italy, February 8, 2022.

Fourth coronavirus vaccine dose lowers mortality risk fourfold - study

Patients who received the fourth dose were 76% less likely to die compared to those who received just the third dose.

  Israelis receiving their fourth coronavirus vaccine, January 3, 2022.

Essence Group - Providing innovative personal protection technologies globally

Essence Group, is a leading technology company, which develops cloud-based, end-to-end security and healthcare solutions that protect people while they’re at work and at home.

 CEO DR. HAIM AMIR (M) with the Essence Group team at the CES trade show in Las Vegas.

Essence SmartCare, Sharan Medical Care launch medical monitoring project

The pilot project is a collaboration between Essence SmartCare, Clalit Health Services and Sharan Medical Care and can reduce hospital occupancy during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

 VitalOn technology is used for remote monitoring of Essence SmartCare patients.

Technion students developed digital tools to improve patients' knowledge

Two Technion PhD students have created animated explanatory videos to educate patients on genetic counseling, giving patients access to the knowledge needed to make informed decisions.

Clinical Professor Stavit Shalev, Technion.

'Plausible connection' between COVID-19 vaccine and period changes

Doctors say that even if the vaccine does have an impact on menstruation, it is short-term and the vaccine does not affect fertility.

 A woman suffers stomach pains or cramps (Illustrative)

COVID: Mild cases at risk of deterioration to be given antibody drug

Regeneron was authorized in November for emergency use by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

 The Regeneron Pharmaceuticals company logo is seen on a building at the company's Westchester campus in Tarrytown, New York, US September 17, 2020.

COVID: 3rd vaccine in immunosuppressed patients works – Israeli hospital

Some 73% of organ transplant patients who received a third coronavirus vaccine developed antibodies compared to only 35% after the second vaccine, according to new research.

Belinson hospital team members wearing protective clothes as they work at the Coronavirus ward of Belinson  hospital in Petah Tikva on October 04, 2020