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Hospital infusion plan welcomed, but some ask where more doctors will come from
Experts say bringing in thousands more medical staff to deal with pandemic is a good idea, but finding fully trained professionals will be a challenge and scheme will take time
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Cabinet okays new restrictions on shops and venues, as cases spike further
Starting Monday, stores must once again limit customer numbers; from Wednesday, nearly all non-commerce businesses must require Green Pass proof-of-vaccine for visitors
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Did Maimonides ignite the cannabis craze? Book probes roles of Jews in medicine
A new book chronicles the remedies prescribed by the first Jewish doctors and their Levantine counterparts all the way through to today's cutting-edge innovations
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Government okays NIS 55 million in bonuses for frontline medical staff
Grant to express thanks for COVID battle is equal to monthly amount of state funds striking public hospitals claim government promised them without delivering
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UK Muslim doctor delights in helping separate Jewish Israeli conjoined twins
Kashmir-born Dr. Noor Ul Owase Jeelani, a world authority on conjoined twins, says he worked for months with Israeli team: 'All children are the same, whatever color or religion'
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Top doctor held on suspicion of sexual assault of women, girl during treatments
Physician, reportedly a professor of gastroenterology, suspected of multiple offenses over several years, including rape of at least one minor under his care
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Prof. Arie Levine named as top doctor suspected of sexual assault of women, girl
Pediatric gastroenterology head at Wolfson hospital accused of multiple offenses over several years, including rape of a minor under his care; is remanded for 4 days
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Medical interns threaten to quit if 26-hour shifts not shortened
Doctors-in-training sign letters of resignation that'll go into effect if deal to improve work conditions not reached by Thursday; 10 arrested at protest outside minister's home
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Rejecting labor deal, protesting medical interns vow to quit en masse Thursday
Group decries proposal to gradually drop hours that will only help 10% of doctors-in-training at first; minister says system not prepared if thousands resign as threatened
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More women step forward with allegations of sexual assault by top doctor
Arie Levine, pediatric gastroenterology head at Wolfson hospital, accused of multiple offenses over several years, including rape of a minor under his care
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Where there is no doctor, Uganda’s 1st Jewish physician returns home to be one
Dr. Samson Wamani was head of the COVID-19 ward at a hospital in the capital Kampala before moving back to his hometown in the country's east to help serve the area's 2,500 Jews
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Senior gynecologist arrested after 15 women accuse him of rape, harassment
3 victims in their 20s have filed complaints against Guy Rofe, known for viral Instagram posts; in separate case, veteran gynecologist Elias Khoury convicted of raping 2 patients
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Israeli doctors and medical organizations rally to help Ukrainian refugees
Ukrainian-born Israeli doctor's attempt to get food and medicine to grandfather trapped in Kharkiv morphs into project to supply medical equipment to hospitals
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A brave voice from Russia: Dr. A on the national mood, his work, the loss of...
Speaking to ToI despite the threat of prison time for criticizing Russia, a Jewish physician discusses life, medicine, and the future, in a country yet to internalize its isolation
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2 doctors at Israeli field hospital in Ukraine sent home after being caught...
The physicians, part of Israel's medical mission, accused of 'professional misconduct' for consuming alcohol after working hours
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