Medicine

'Medicine is no place for politics': IMA pushes back against proposed global boycott - interview

On Saturday, renowned medical journal The Lancet published a petition calling for the suspension of the IMA from the World Medical Association (WMA).

An illustrative image of a doctor holding a heart with an Israeli flag.
"There's a regulatory vacuum in regenerative medicine, and patients are the ones paying the price."

Seph Fontane Pennock: The serial entrepreneur who turned patient frustration into regenerated

Israeli doctors perform cardiac catheterizations at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, in Jerusalem, January 20, 2020

The Lancet publishes call to suspend Israeli Medical Association from global medical body

US President Donald Trump, joined by lawmakers and healthcare industry professionals, answers a reporters question during an event on maternal healthcare in the Oval Office of the White House on May 11, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Trump claims unnamed drug can bring people back from death, boasts success of Right To Try Act


Healthcare innovation in Reichman’s MBA program focused on real-world implementation

“The MBA in Healthcare Innovation turns ideas into real healthcare solutions.”

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.

US President Donald Trump speaks to introduce the new TrumpRx website in the South Court Auditorium of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2026.

Sheba opens Israel’s only protected hyperbaric medicine center

The Tel Hashomer center, funded by a NIS 22 million Kadar family donation, can treat up to 24 patients at once and is designed to maintain care during emergencies.

NIS 22 million Kadar donation funds protected hyperbaric center at Sheba.

Dripping acid: My battle with chronic bladder pain after cancer treatment - opinion

Would I have preferred to be knocked out by general anesthesia so I wouldn’t feel a thing? Sure, but total body sedation for such a short procedure would have been both overkill and dangerous.

ADDING EXTRA HA can fill in any missing patches to shield the underlying tissue from irritants and bacteria.

Taking too many medications may harm older adults, study warns

Sometimes doctors aren’t aware of what others have prescribed or have not reassessed the patient’s condition to determine if he or she still needs to take them.

 Illustrative photo shows various medicine pills in their original packaging

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.

Finasteride, known by its commercial name Propecia, a common medication for treating hair loss and enlarged prostate, may also cause this phenomenon

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.

WhatsApp users.

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.

Matan Nitzky with assorted Dream Care patients

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.

SHEBA MEDICAL Center's new Roman Abramovich Theranostics and Nuclear Medicine Center.

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.

PEOPLE WEARING medical scrubs and face masks walk across campus at the University of Kent in Canterbury, south-east England on March 18, 2026, following an outbreak of meningitis.