Hospital

WhatsApp founder Jan Koum makes largest-ever donation to Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek hospital

With an unprecedented $200 million donation from the Koum Family Foundation, SZMC will build a huge 800-bed hospitalization tower over the next six years and fill the entire space within a decade.

Shaare Zedek’s Director-General Prof. Ofer Merin (L) and President Prof. Jonathan Halevy, previous director-general for 31 years, who solicited Koum’s donation.
New Shaare Zedek Hospital medical tower planned for Jerusalem.

WhatsApp co-founder gives Shaare Zedek $200m in record Israeli hospital donation

People stand near a monster truck after a driver lost control of the vehicle and plowed into spectators, killing people and injuring others, in Popayan, Cauca province, Colombia, May 3, 2026.

At least two killed, 37 injured after monster truck crashes into crowd in Popayan, Colombia

Palestinian medical workers receive Pfizer-BioNTecha vaccine against the Coronavirus at the Palestinian Medical center in the West Bank city of Dura on March 21, 2021.

West Bank hospitals in crisis as PA reported pays medical staff only fraction of wage for April


Shamir hosts global spine surgery symposium

A leading US spinal deformity surgeon joined a professional symposium and performed complex procedures at the public hospital, in partnership with the “Lema’ancha” medical assistance organization.

Prof. Lawrence Lenke, a leading figure in spinal deformity surgery, visited Yitzhak Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh).

Many medical institutions automatically refuse to admit, correct errors, researcher finds

According to Prof. Mayer Brezis, “the greatest barriers to patient safety are not technological or scientific – but cultural," such as the fear of legal consequences and institutional defensiveness.

PROF. MAYER BREZIS: The greatest barriers to patients’ safety are cultural.

99% diagnosis in four minutes: The start-up transforming heart care

AccuLine completes clinical trial in seven Israeli hospitals: The system achieved 94% sensitivity in detecting heart patients and 99% risk exclusion in a non-invasive clinic test.

Patient with the CORA device from AccuLine.

Four Arab-Israelis killed in one night amid rampant Arab sector crime

A car explosion in Kiryat Yam near Haifa killed a 40-year-old man and seriously injured a 23-year-old man and a 13-year-old boy, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, confirmed.

United Hatzalah emergency responders look on in the aftermath of a vehicle explosion in Kiryat Yam, near Haifa, February 4, 2026.

WATCH: Massive fire breaks out in Tehran shopping center amid protests

Firefighting teams arrived at the scene in Tehran's Jannat Abad neighborhood, attempting to extinguish the fire. It remains unclear if the fire was directly related to anti-regime protest activity.

Smoke rises during a fire at Janat Abad Market in Tehran, Iran, February 3, 2026.

Ichilov awards NIS 420m tower tender to BST, adds protected hospital space

The 33-month project, made possible by the generous contribution of Mr. Alfred Akirov, will connect to the Weizmann Center and include a five-level underground parking.

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital).

History in Israel: Rabin Medical performs countries 1,000th lung transplant

The announcement comes after the family of IDF reservist Master Sgt. (res.) Asael Babad donated his organs following his death on January 22, 2026.

Amram Hazan, a lung transplant recipient with Dr. Dror Rosengarten, Deputy Head of the Pulmonology Institute at RMC, and Dr. Osnat Livneh Streichman- Head of the Pulmonology Institute at RMC.

Iran regime using hospitals as traps to harm protesters, doctors that provide aid - report

Rights groups say wounded Iranians avoid clinics as security forces detain patients and punish medics, while a surgeon now faces a capital charge for aiding protesters.

A woman holds a placard during a demonstration in solidarity with protestors living in Iran, in Israel's central city of Holon on January 24, 2026.

Israeli hospital's 'groundbreaking' studies could lessen treatments, reduce prostate cancer risks

A groundbreaking study at Rabin Medical Center suggests prostate cancer patients may need only two radiation doses, potentially revolutionizing treatment.

Radiation accelerator at Davidoff Center - Rabin Medical Center.

FDA clears AI model to triage urgent CT findings, Israeli firm says

Aidoc won FDA clearance for a 'foundation model' clinical AI that triages 14 abdomen-CT indications in one workflow, aiming to surface urgent findings faster amid ED crowding and imaging backlogs.

(Illustrative) A doctor uses AI for a medical screening.