Dan Even

At the hearing, Mirsham medical residents filed a request to be party to the talks between the Israel Medical Association and the treasury.

State expected to reiterate months-old request for court to issue physicians with injunction and force them back to work.

In the current format, a potential donor may condition a donation on the decision of a clergyman of the family's choice.

Israel Medical Association chairman Dr. Leonid Eidelman: Residents' actions undermine understandings reached between IMA, which operates as a trade union for Israeli physicians, and the treasury.

26-year-old, who was severely allergic to nuts, was promised by the restaurant that the chocolate spread on her Belgian waffle did not contain nuts.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly urged to intervene and bring about a breakthrough in the talks between the doctors and the Finance Ministry.

Starting Wednesday morning, medical residents in hospitals throughout Israel walked off the job to protest deal being drafted between IMA, Finance Ministry.

Calls increase for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to intervene in negotiations; walk-off an unprecedented, spontaneous protest against draft deal.

New health ministry report on death trends in 2008 find Israeli mortality rataes for diabetes and kidney disease higher than U.S. and Europe.

Residents stage spontaneous walk-off yesterday in protest at deal being struck by government and Israel Medical Association (IMA) to end doctors strike; doctors 'won't hesitate' to set up alternative labor organization to IMA.

Israel Medical Association nearing deal with Finance Ministry, but residents believe that the agreement would debase those in medical profession.

Talks continued late into the night Thursday in a bid to formulate an agreement that will end 15 weeks of labor sanctions.

Israel currently has 900 geriatric rehabilitation beds, which is 1,200 less than the ministry's lowest estimate for what is needed.

Doctors at Assaf Harofeh Hospital allegedly delayed responding to fetal monitoring alerts because they though alerts were result of malfunction.

Hospital outpatient clinics, specialty clinics, and day treatment centers closed; all non urgent surgery will be postponed.

Study indicates the naturally occurring hormone klotho may be effective in future treatment of pancreatic cancer; researchers' next goal to reduce side effects.

Health Ministry ombudsman, Dr. Chaim Hershko, ruled that the boy's death was a combination of a misdiagnosis of Maor's condition and the failure to follow procedure in cases involving head injuries.

Medical staffers are learning Arabic, Yiddish and more and learning cultural sensitivity to bridge gaps with communities in need of care.

Medical centers in Israel at average of 96.3 percent occupancy, well above OECD average of 75.9 percent, but average length of stay among lowest.

Sheba is slated to participate in the study program that brings over international medical students to Israel.

National Labor Court to discuss state's request for injunction against the strike; doctors vow to escalate struggle.

Based on collective agreements dating back to 2000 and practices dating back to 1977, the Israel Medical Association is prohibiting specialists from carrying out shifts at the affected government hospitals. Interns are being limited to six shifts a month.

The measure should give low-income families greater access to medicines, say sources at the Health Ministry.

First time walkout policy that says number of nurses on a ward should be limited to official positions on ward and not on number of nurses needed; Nurses say more walkouts to follow.

Health Ministry to preparing new regulations for Israeli sperm banks; Regulations based on May 2007 state comptroller's report.