Surgery

Jerusalem teacher’s vision improved from 10% to 90% after Hadassah surgery

Surgeons implanted donor corneal tissue to treat severe keratoconus, allowing the 38-year-old teacher to resume driving and working

Doctor examines patient at Hadassah Medical Center.
First from left- Dr. Israel Weiss, Head of Orthopedic Oncology at Clalit-Beilinson Hospital & Dr. Yury Peysakhovich (first from the right), Head of Thoracic Surgery at Clalit-Beilinson Hospital during the operation.

Israeli surgeons use customized 3D implant to replace sternum, ribs in patient with rare cancer

Elderly woman reacts to devastating medical test results during consultation (illustration)

Living in limbo land: Navigating health scares, medical uncertainty - opinion

MRI scan.

Health Ministry report reveals long wait times for MRI, surgeries at hospitals and clinics


Israeli surgeons save newborn baby from rare ovarian torsion

Ovarian torsion is the most common complication of an untreated ovarian cyst. It is an emergency that must be treated as quickly as possible.

 In the photo from left: Dr. Shai Porat; Dr. Dan Arbel; and Noa Ofek-Shloma’i, with the baby in her arms.

Five mistakes you make when enlarging your lips

Avoid these lip augmentation mistakes: silicone injection, lack of proportion, and underestimated recovery. Insights from Dr. Moshe Rosen.


Jordanian child receives life-changing surgery in Israel

Surgeons at Haifa’s Rambam Health Care Campus have this week performed very difficult but successful surgery on a seven-year-old girl from Amman.

 Surgeons at Haifa’s Rambam Health Care Campus have this week performed very difficult but successful surgery on a seven-year-old girl from Amman who was born with a severe and increasingly painful congenital deformity.

Gender affirming surgery performed for first time in northern Israel

The Galilee Medical Center conducted the gender affirming surgeries in collaboration with the Sheba Medical Center.

Medical staff at Galilee Medical Center after completing three gender affirmation surgeries.

Israeli doctors complete life-saving surgery in Ethiopia amid power cut

Finally, the power returned so they continued to work, and the operation ended successfully.

 When the lights went out, and then went on again, at St. Peter’s Hospital in Addis Ababa

Brain surgery performed in-utero saves baby's life after birth

The baby ended up being born in March and she did not need any medications or treatments since she was discharged.

 A gynecologist performs an ultrasound scan at Robert Karoly Private Hospital in Budapest, Hungary, July 4, 2019. Picture taken July 4, 2019.

Man with world's largest kidney stone wins Guinness World Record

The 1.76 pound kidney stone – roughly the same weight as five baseballs – is the largest kidney stone ever recorded.

 A kidney stone. These form from crystalized minerals in urine that cause severe pain when exiting the urinary tract (Illustrative).

Pope Francis to have abdominal surgery on Wednesday - Vatican

Pope Francis will have his operation under general anesthetic.

 Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer from a window of the Apostolic Palace at Saint Peter's Square, at the Vatican, February 27, 2022.

Israel's Health Ministry warns about risks of medical procedures abroad

The Health Ministry warned the Israeli public about high risks associated with seeking medical and cosmetic surgeries overseas.

Plastic surgery procedure being performed in an operating room.

Iranians sell organs abroad due to regime ‘corruption' - report

Iran expert Beni Sabti said that high prices and inflation are forcing Iranians to sell their organs and sometimes even their children.

Surgeon selecting sterilized tool for operation.