The doctors suggested Tamir Gilat make a farewell trip. But a decade later he is thriving thanks to groundbreaking Israeli researches he now strives to fund
Health Ministry blames improper storage for incident earlier this week that left two hospitalized
A yawning budget deficit and no budget at all for 2020 are topics A and B, but there are also issues in defense and health spending and creating economic growth engines
The measure would not only help close the budget deficit but would also deter consumption of a product that’s a major cause of obesity and diabetes
Economics of system are unproven, many doctors are resistant, but patients like the time and cost savings
Health Ministry sources cast doubt over prospects of legislation promised by the prime minister, calling it de facto total legalization of cannabis via the medical system
Health official calls it ‘teething problems’ and says in the long run users will benefit from the ‘medicalization’ of medical marijuana
Israeli president technically crossed into North Korea during trip, where he was photographed by North Korean soldiers
The thousands of residents and tourists in Israel's southern resort city are unaware that it has no guaranteed response for some urgent medical emergencies. This could be solved with a state investment of $2.24 million a year
In a clear message to companies spiking prices for a newly-registered drug in Israel, the ministry allows HMOs to keep importing cheaper alternative
Reforms in key areas are put on hold until next government
Anti-smoking activists accuse companies of luring smokers with discounts
‘A cancer patient with an active illness sees an oncologist once every other month for 15 minutes,’ Ichilov Hospital oncology says
Yaakov Litzman suspected of accepting bribes related to alleged attempts to influence psychiatrist's assessment that prevented extradition of accused pedophile Malka Leifer
The state will lay out $9 million in a bid to alleviate shortages in various fields, including family practitioners
It’s convenient, results in fewer infections and is what patients prefer. But what is really likely to push health maintenance organizations to adopt home hospitalization are the huge financial savings
Moshe Kahlon reluctantly signs off on measure after High Court orders parity with cigarette tax ■ Shelf price of a a 50-gram package of rolled tobacco to increase from 85.41 shekels to 122.85
TheMarker finds that not a single bank or company has yet to sign up to help sponsor Gur Hasidim's rally
The move, aimed at ensuring proper clinical training, means Israeli med students can only take new, expanded licensing exam if their school meets OECD or other strict foreign standards
'Revolution' in Israeli medicine will start with general surgery unit at Tel Hashomer and the pilot program will expand to other surgical divisions if successful
The law is the most comprehensive piece of legislation against smoking ever passed by the Knesset
Israelis who have studied in places like Armenia and Moldova aren’t getting enough experience with patients and the director of the Health Ministry is loosing sleep over it
The $2,100 in benefits would now be distributed over four pregnancies, a number most Israeli women don't reach
Within three months of the JUULe-cigarette entering the Israeli market, the rate of kids aged 13 to 18 who reported trying it shot up from 0.4 percent to 5.3 percent
Israeli government hospitals get OK to lure retired doctors with generous pay
Litzman’s remarks do not correspond to reality: While in Haredi communities there are indeed lower-than-average rates of vaccination, vaccination rates among Arabs are actually very high
The next conflict is expected to be over cigarette packaging. The bill calls for uniform packaging without logos or pictures
The brands will still be available but they will come in standard packaging, shorn of logos or illustrations, and will include an oversized health warning
Duty-free shops at Ben-Gurion sell huge quantities of cigarettes at prices that are considerably lower than those beyond the confines of the airport, undermining the government's goal to tax cigarettes
Over the past two years, thanks to efforts by Knesset members, doctors, advocacy organizations and TheMarker, the practice lost its legitimacy