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 View of the Hadassah hospital in Mount Scopus in Jerusalem on March 15, 2017.

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

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

 TABLETS OF opioid-based Hydrocodone: The Israeli medical community must stand up against over-prescribing of opioids, as many healthcare workers around the globe have done, say the writers.

How to save a fentanyl victim: Key facts about naloxone

By REUTERS
 Hand using mobile smartphone with icon social media and social network.

What effects does first exposure to social media have on former haredi Jews?

 The E. coli bacteria. Blood destruction and kidney damage

Health Ministry reports rare outbreak of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, linked to E. coli

 THE SHEBA Emergency Room is one of six trauma centers in Israel.

A hospital that goes beyond

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Study shows user language distorts ChatGPT information

 A COVID-19 TESTING center in France in 2022.

Israeli breakthrough: Freeze-dried COVID vaccine needs no refrigeration

 Hibuki doll: Since the Hezbollah attacks on Israel’s north, the Hibuki doll has been used to treat children in these communities.

Developer of “Hibuki” therapy doll for treatment of emotional distress seeks to expand availability

 Gal Shtekelmacher: Today's Gal is cancer free, he's returned to the life of a typical child, but neuroblastoma has left its mark.

Every Child Deserves to Dream: International Neuroblastoma Awareness Day Is Here

By Einat Dado Baralia
Injecting syringe for vaccination (illustrative)

Decrease of reported cases of AIDS in Israel

Doa Al Aubra, the deputy head of United Hatzalah's Rahat branch.

First Muslim woman appointed deputy head of United Hatzalah branch

 THE SAGOL CENTER for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at the Shamir Medical Center.

Israel’s world leading hyperbaric chamber performing medical 'miracles'

 THE SPHERE leadership (from left): Deputy Director Dr. Sivan Spitzer, Director Prof. Naim Shehadeh, Chief Operating Officer Martin Duifhuizen.

Teaching Israel’s socioeconomically disadvantaged to avoid diabetes

 PERFORMING AN ultrasound on a pregnant woman.

Disastrous week in maternity wards: Three mothers die within 24 hours

iWorld: Reviews, features, and conditions of the childbirth in Argentina program

By Tami Demsky
Israelis take part in a demonstration in support of the 16 year old victim of a gang rape in Eilat a few days ago, in Tel Aviv. August 22, 2020

One year later, Israelis, especially women, traumatized by Oct. 7 sexual violence

 Pressure, stress, anxiety

Rejection Sensitivity: How often it occurs and how it affects our feelings and behaviors

By DR MIKE GROPPER
 A NEW STUDY by psychologists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem highlights the link between inflammation and depression.

An immune system imbalance can be a trigger for depression

 DR. AMIHAI LEVKOVIZ and colleagues at Haifa’s Bnai Zion Medical Center.

Wounded Israeli soldiers rehabbed remotely with tablets

Brain scans

Dietary choices could slash brain aging: new study explains how

By Veronica Neifakh / The Media Line
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