Clalit

Health funds launch flu vaccination campaigns as supplies gradually reach clinics

Health officials are urging the public to get vaccinated early, warning of high infection rates among children and the risk of complications.

Flu vaccines at Clalit’s logistics center
The medical teams from Clalit Schneider and Clalit Beilinson, together with Mark.

Israeli surgeons use custom 3D-printed implant to remove tumor deemed inoperable

‘THE FEAR of accidental contact with allergenic foods often leads to persistent anxiety and significantly affects the quality of life of both children and their families.’

Can children have a serious allergic reaction just by touching food? Israeli study says no

Reuven (right) and Yonatan (left) recover at Clalit-Beilinson Hospital following the kidney transplant.

'Unbelievable full circle': Terror attack survivor’s kidney saves rescuer’s brother 24 years later


Clalit Healthcare Services uses data scientists for proactive innovation for members

While Clalit’s relative membership has dropped in the last three decades, management is doing its utmost to become the country’s first innovation-driven HMO.

 PROF. RAN BALICER (left) at the inauguration of the Clalit-Harvard Berkowitz Living Lab in Jerusalem, with Prof. Isaac Kohane, chairman of the Department of Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School.

Beilinson Friends Forum hosts event for cancer innovation in Israel

A generous endowment from Drs. Susan and Henry Samueli is expected to give cancer treatment and research in Israel an extra leg up.

 Prof. Gal Markel Director of the Davidoff Center and the Samueli Institute in Bilinson The couple Dr. Henry and Dr. Susan Samueli Dr. Eitan Wertheim Director of the Bilinson and Sharon Hospitals and Finny (Pinchas) Cohen Yore Association Friends of the Medical Center

Gaza border families invited to the Negev to relieve stress

Meir Tzur, head of the Central Arava Regional Council, said that he hopes that they feel safe and calm away from the hustle and bustle.

Zukim village, a new village based on ecological tourism.

Drinking green tea can have dangerous consequences - Israeli study

Researchers from Israel's Kaplan Medical Center discovered that drinking too much green tea can cause significant damage to the liver.

 Green tea: Can a soothing natural drink have dangerous consequences? (Illustrative)

Israeli Meir Medical Center welcomes four sets of twins in 24 hours

Eight bundles of joy were successfully delivered at a Clalit-affiliated hospital in Kfar Saba.

 Four sets of twins were successfully delivered within the same 24 hour period in Kfar Saba.

Omicron booster vaccine reduces COVID hospitalization, death among elderly

Clalit study is the first in the world to prove new reformulated Omicron vaccine protects the elderly and immunocompromised from hospitalization and death.

 A NURSE prepares a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as the new Omicron variant spreads, in Dutywa, in Eastern Cape province, South Africa this week.

First comprehensive study on monkeypox vaccine efficacy conducted in Israel

Researchers in Israel tested the effectiveness of giving a single dose of the vaccine to prevent cases of symptomatic monkeypox infection.

 An electron microscopic (EM) image shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virus particles as well as crescents and spherical particles of immature virions, obtained from a clinical human skin sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak in this undated image obtained by Reuters on May 18, 2022

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.