Soroka Medical Center

Bank of Jerusalem to donate hundreds of thousands of shekels to Soroka

One year after direct hit crippled large parts of hospital, partnership signed to double Southern rehabilitation response and provide first pediatric rehab inpatient care in region.

|ByAVICHAY CHAIM
Prof. Shlomi Kodesh, Director General of Soroka Medical Center, alongside Yair Kaplan, CEO of Jerusalem Bank
TOBACCO SMOKING and second- and third-hand smoking (exposure to other’s smoke or toxins on rugs, curtains, and furniture) accounts for over 70% of COPD cases in high-income countries, with symptoms including coughing, sometimes with phlegm, difficulty breathing, wheezing, and tiredness.

Does smoking outside protect your children from cigarette smoke? Israeli study says no

'Many parents believe that smoking outdoors protects their children,” said Prof. Ariel Tarasiuk. 'Our findings suggest that this is not always the case.'

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Prof. Lena Novack at Soroka Medical Center

Breathing Data: How environmental data is rewriting public health in Israel

Ben-Gurion University’s Prof. Lena Novack turns pollution, climate, and even drinking water into large-scale health data that is shaping national policy.

|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH BGU
Police patrol on Road 1 near Jerusalem, on February 8, 2026.

Five wounded by gunfire as Israel Police, Bedouin clans clash in Negev towns

Police said shots were fired from a moving vehicle at another nearby car earlier Monday. Officers from the Yoav Unit operating in the area identified the suspected vehicle and began searching for it.

|ByRAMI SHANI

Beersheba hospital fire that killed patient likely started by cigarette

One patient was found dead and about 25 others were rescued by the fire crews.

DECEMBER 28, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel's Fire and Rescue Services southern command hold assessment after a fire at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba left one patient dead, December 28, 2022.

Gun dealer kills Arab customer after refusing sale based on race

Investigators discovered that the seller had refused to sell the air rifle to the young man because he was Arab.

DECEMBER 22, 2022ByKARIN SAGI/WALLA
Medics wheel into the emergency room wounded Israeli men from the shooting attack in the West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba, at the Hadassa Ein Karem Hospital in Jerusalem, on October 29, 2022.

Meet the trailblazer Bedouin doctor fighting to change Israeli society

Among Negev residents, life expectancy among Bedouin residents is three or four years lower than for Jewish residents. 

OCTOBER 8, 2022ByTALIA LEVIN
BEDOUIN WOMEN seek employment via Rahat’s Rayan center, focusing on the integration of previously unemployed women from Bedouin society in the Negev into the workforce (Illustrative).

Who are Israel's best doctors in each field?

The list contains a total of 378 doctors and, for the first time, includes gynecologists and fertility specialists.

AUGUST 28, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Female doctor looking at x ray film of patient head injury while working with another doctor at the hospital. Medical healthcare staff and doctor service.

Heat waves are most dangerous in cold countries -Soroka Med

Much of Europe has been sweltering under temperatures near 40 degrees centigrade, sending residents of England, France, Italy and elsewhere to historical fountains in cities to jump in and cool off.

JULY 21, 2022ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
A man dives into River Thames, during a heatwave in Oxford, Britain, July 19, 2022.

What causes ADHD? New Israeli study may have found out

ADHD is one of the most common mental disorders that usually first show up during childhood. This disorder in particular is characterized by hyperactivity and difficulty focusing.

DECEMBER 2, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Brain of a child with ADHD with overall reduced volume and a proportional reduction in the left-sided prefrontal cortex.

3 in serious condition after violent funeral brawl in Rahat

The individuals involved in the brawl are thought to be of the Talalka and Alexasi families, who engaged in a mass brawl at Soroka with guns and knives earlier this month.

NOVEMBER 25, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)

19 arrested in large brawl at Soroka hospital in Beersheba

19 people have been arrested over a massive brawl which broke out at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba on Sunday.

NOVEMBER 14, 2021ByYANIR YAGNA/WALLA!
Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba

Conjoined twins, separated in Israel last month, leave hospital

The operation the children underwent is extremely rare – having been performed only about 20 times – and now, for the first time in Israel.

OCTOBER 23, 2021ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Dr. Mickey Gideon Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Soroka University Medical Center and one of the lead surgeons of the operation, with the twins.

Israeli first: Doctors separate heads of one-year-old conjoined twins

"This is a very rare operation, performed so far in the world only about 20 times and for the first time in Israel, on one-year-old babies."

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
THE FIRST face-to-face meeting of newly separated conjoined twins. The operation to separate them was completed at Soroka-University Medical Center in Beersheba last month.