Medicine
Trump to expand prescription drug site with 600 cheaper generic medicines in push to lower costs
More than 600 generics will be available through the website, Trump said, part of an effort by the administration to expand access to lower-cost medicines.
Sheba opens Israel’s only protected hyperbaric medicine center
Dripping acid: My battle with chronic bladder pain after cancer treatment - opinion
Taking too many medications may harm older adults, study warns
10 common medications that cause men to develop female breasts
Experts warn that common medications for blood pressure, hair loss, anxiety, and heartburn may disrupt hormonal balance in men and lead to unexpected physical changes.
Majority of Israeli healthcare workers use Whatsapp professionally despite privacy risks - study
The study argues that current guidance largely focuses on prohibitions and warnings, without offering a practical alternative that can compete with WhatsApp’s speed and ease of use.
Dream Care: This haredi male nurse is helping redefine private nursing care in Israel
After seeing patients fall through the cracks, a haredi nurse set out to reinvent care at home.
Anonymous family donates $10m to Sheba to advance AI-driven medicine
New York-born donors who moved to Israel say the gift reflects their faith in Israel’s future and in Sheba’s role in shaping the next era of global healthcare.
Iran war could trigger medicine price spike in UK, trade group warns
Chief Executive Mark Samuels said Britain was "one step away" from medicine shortages if instability persisted, with stockpiles providing only a temporary buffer.
New research reveals how early environment shapes ADHD risk in children - study
BGU: Identifying infants’ sensitivity to the environment linked to fewer symptoms later on in childhood.
Israeli pilots admit using stimulant pills on long Iran missions, doctors warn public against use
Recently, IDF pilots have admitted to using stimulant pills designed to help maintain alertness in situations of extreme fatigue.
After 144 years, Israel's Health Ministry to move from Jerusalem’s Ottoman-era health building
Its history spans the late Ottoman Empire, in which the Turks ruled Jerusalem from 1516 until 1917, to the British Mandate, to the State of Israel.
Good news for patients taking attention and concentration medications and their parents
A new amendment will ease heavy burdens in pharmacies and spare patients the exhausting race against the clock to renew their prescription every 30 days.
From medicine to coding: The Israeli initiative connecting sound, AI, and social impact
MusicTech is a new field where sound serves not just music but also medical, communication, mechanical, and environmental purposes – from health to fire prevention – with Israel leading.