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The Lotus Center - acute care room at Kaplan medical center

What happens after sexual assault? A guide to immediate care in Israel

Doctor holds a stethoscope in front of a hospital background (illustrative)

Israel’s healthcare workforce lags behind OECD averages despite growth in doctors and nurses

By Avihai Chiim

The Professor, Mervyn S. Gotsman, at home in front of his extensive library.

'Affairs of the Heart': Memoirs of renowned Israeli cardiologist Mervyn S. Gotsman

By STUART S. GHERMAN

People visit the burial site of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, on the outskirts of Beirut

Brown U. assistant prof. deported, had photos 'sympathetic' to Hezbollah on phone, US says

By REUTERS

A graph comparing waiting times to see a consultant with Israel's various HMOs.

Four-fifths of Israelis attributed their mental distress to Israel-Hamas War

By DR. ITAY GAL

Hacker, cyber attack

Israeli medical computer system hit by suspected Iranian cyber incident

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , DR. ITAY GAL

Doctor holds a stethoscope in front of a hospital background (illustrative)

Intl. Federation of Medical Students Associations revokes Israel suspension

By Mathilda Heller

AN AMBULANCE is on the scene near where a rocket fired from Lebanon hit an open area near Kibbutz Ayelet Hashahar, last August. In addition to overwhelming workloads, many professionals are now grappling with feelings of betrayal from international support networks, says the writer.

Loneliness and burnout: Helping our healthcare heroes

By RENEE GARFINKEL

An illustrative image of surgeons conducting surgery.

Tel Aviv health clinic shut down after performing illegal liposuction

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

DOCTORS ON their way into an emergency room: A growing shortage of doctors threatens to become a major problem in the Jewish state.

Grapevine February 14, 2025: More doctors in the house

By GREER FAY CASHMAN

An Israeli Golani soldier is examined by a military doctor, August 1, 2021

Israel to significantly expand IDF's medical training, number of paramedics

Doctor holds a stethoscope in front of a hospital background (illustrative)

Are American Jewish doctors being targeted by post-Oct. 7 antisemitism?

By BARBARA SOFER

ISRAEL HOUSE in Katowice, Poland.

Israel House: A safe harbor for Israeli medical students in Europe

By Mathilda Heller

Hadas Malada-Matsree with her family.

Hadas Malada-Matsree: The first Ethiopian woman to be an IDF doctor

By LISA SAMIN

The Hadassah Ein Karem hospital in Jerusalem. January 15, 2017.

Mentoring the ‘elite of the elite’ hospital residents at Hadassah

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

AS A GLOBAL society, nations must not only understand the increasing complexities of their own healthcare systems but also those in other regions of the world without universal access to healthcare (Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post/TNS) PROF. ALON HERSHKO, head of the internal medicine C department at H

Pooling the Middle East's medical resources, physicians compare notes

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

A doctor wears a protective mask as he walks outside Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., April 1, 2020.

Nearly half of US Jewish medical professionals experience antisemitism in workplace

Participants (from right to left) Dr Efrat Aflalo, Zev Gershinsky, and Ronen Fuxman meet at MedEx LA on December 8, 2024.

MedEx event in Los Angeles aims to recruit 2,000 Jewish doctors to Israel

By Raquel Guertzenstein Frohlich