Israeli health news

Israel experiences 150% more investments in mental health, $352 million in startup funding in 2025

Since October 7, Israel's mental health startup sector has been growing non-stop, showing the need for a nationwide plan to address the mental health crisis in the country.

Mental health [illustrative]
HealthTech Valley is on the grounds of Bar-Ilan University, a joint effort by Bar-Ilan and Sheba

Where research becomes impact: Bar-Ilan University’s healthtech vision

 Illustrative photo of a premature birth

MDA evacuates premature infants ahead of expected Iranian retaliation

 Tzeela Gez, the pregnant woman wounded in a terror attack and succumbed to her wounds, May 15, 2025.

Organ donation by Tzeela Gez, murdered in West Bank shooting, brings hope amid tragedy


Drinking baking soda could be safe way to combat autoimmune disease

“There is something to baking soda."

Baking soda and a glass of water

NEW WORLDS: Photosynthesis fuel and space viruses

This week in health news.

Some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus

Exercise your way to better health

People at risk for disease or who have already been ill should get their heart pounding, their lungs working and their muscles moving at Jerusalem’s new sports medicine center.

Health database

How to avoid Independence Day hazards

Have a happy and safe Independence Day weekend!

PEOPLE WATCH the Israel Air Force Aerobatic team fly over the Mediterranean Sea during Independence Day celebrations in Tel Aviv, 2017

Medicine with an eye on the future

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center is blooming with renewed energy.

THE SOURASKY Medical Center in Tel Aviv 370

HEALTH SCAN: Researchers learn how to increase brain’s dopamine production

Fathers care more for babies that look like them, Mentally ill get information center.

Lab technician using microscope

Health funds have surpluses from optional policies

Health fund members used their supplementary policies for dental care, medications, vaccinations and for getting a second opinion from another specialist.

A team of doctors discuss mental health (Illustrative)

Biological approach to precision medicine targets many diseases

The researchers are currently interested in advancing a proof-of-concept in humans.

Medicine (illustrative)

Reaching for life’s milestones

The authorities have come to realize that it’s time to adapt assistance to Down Syndrome patients and their needs and not try to adapt patients to the preferences of the establishment.

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Pictures (of the country) by numbers

For 70 years, the Central Bureau of Statistics has been following the country’s growth and development. Its quality-of-life indicators now look at the individual and family.

Family (illustrative).