Surgery
From heart surgery to spinal tap: Physician ranks medical procedures by pain
Procedures that most commonly rate high on the pain scale involve bones and nerves, such as spinal fusion, open-heart surgery, and total knee replacement.
January sets record for organ transplants in Israel with 54 procedures
The future is already here: Cancerous tumors removed using 3D technology
Zambian children celebrate Christmas in Israel after Save a Child's Heart surgeries
Israeli medical team removes 'largest-ever' facial tumor found on fetus
Checkups following the surgery showed “normal healing” and the baby will continue to have follow-ups until her teeth come in, the hospital said.
New intestinal transplant procedure will allow patient to truly eat for the first time in 17 years
If the surgery is declared successful, Daniel Haim Biton's stoma will be closed, and he will be able to live normally without medical devices or dietary restrictions.
Freed hostage Alon Ohel gives a musical performance at Rabin Medical Center gala
“Performing in front of an audience is a moment of joy for me and a crucial part of my rehabilitation. I want to thank everyone involved. Taking the stage tonight is my victory.” Ohel said.
Kris Boyd shooting case advances with arrest in New York
The suspect was apprehended in upstate Buffalo one week after the New York Police Department released surveillance images of the incident.
'I choose life:' Ex-hostage Alon Ohel recounts Hamas kidnapping, torture, sexual harassment - N12
Former hostage Alon Ohel describes threats, sexual harassment, starvation, and surgery without anesthesia during months in Hamas captivity.
Israel performs its first brain pacemaker surgery to stop seizures in epilepsy patient
“If it weren’t for the pacemaker implantation, we would have had to remove the area in the brain responsible for the seizures, with all the medical consequences that accompany such a case.”
Reflexology can reduce patients' anxiety before undergoing surgery, Israeli study finds
Also known as “zone therapy,” reflexology is an ancient practice that began in Egypt, China, and India and made its way to the West a century ago.
Surgeon saves three-year-olds penis after botched barber-led circumcision
Experts stress that circumcisions should be treated as a surgery, with trained professionals and proper medical settings.
Israeli hospital performs world's first robotic closed abdominal surgery on pregnant patient
The unique laparoscopic surgery done at Rabin Medical Center allowed the patient to carry her baby to term naturally, with dozens of medical staff members involved in the operation.
Alon Ohel undergoes eye and shoulder surgeries at Beilinson Hospital
Medical teams at Beilinson emphasized that Ohel’s case is one of the most complex they have treated in recent years.