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No time to retire: Why growing older does not have to mean slowing down

Growing older should not mean withdrawing from life. By protecting our health, challenging our minds, and staying connected, we can continue to grow, learn, and find purpose at any age.

An elderly couple going for a run.
Director General of the Ministry of Welfare, Yinon Aharoni, and Sheba CEO, Prof. Yitshak Kreiss, signing the agreement

Welfare Ministry and Sheba to establish $25 million innovation arm

The Fifth Element

Sheba opens trauma treatment space in the heart of nature

 Alon Davidi

Israel’s anti-fragile answer to a world in crisis - opinion


Pain, blindness and shrapnel wounds: What is the health status of the released hostages?

Some of the hostages are experiencing pain in their stomachs after being overfed before their release after months of starvation.

Former hostage arrives in Sheba Medical Center, two years after being captured by Hamas,on October 13, 2025.

PM Netanyahu visits Sheba Medical Center ahead of hostage arrival

Twenty living hostages are expected to be released from Gaza in a single batch within 72 hours of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Sheba Medical Center, in Ramat Gan, ahead of the receival of hostages from Gaza, October 10, 2025.

Special preparations and closed wards: How Israel's hospitals prepare to receive Gaza hostages

Each participating hospital has already prepared spacious, isolated, and fully accessible rooms designed to provide both medical care and full privacy.

An Israeli military helicopter with released Israeli hostages arrive at the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, November 29, 2023.

‘The ER looked like a world war’: Neurosurgeon and social worker recall the first hours of Oct. 7

“Dozens of bleeding casualties, radio calls, a never-ending flow of stretchers,” were some of the things neurosurgeon Dr. Lior Ungar remembers from that day.

Medics evacuate a wounded Israeli soldier on road 232 near the southern Israeli city of Sderot, October 7, 2023.

No. 38: Joshua Shemer, Shali Mazaki-Tovi: Bringing innovation to healthcare

Assuta's Joshua (Shuki) Shemer and Sheba's Shali Mazaki-Tovi are at the forefront of Israel's medical innovation.

(L-R): Shali Mazaki-Tovi, Joshua Shemer

Prof. Itai Pessach: Sheba Medical Center 'provides hope without boundaries' amid crisis

At the JPost Diplomatic Conference, Prof. Pessach highlights Sheba’s resilience, innovation, and commitment to treating all patients equally.

Professor Itai Pessach, VP of Sheba Medical Center & Director of Edmond & Lily Safra Children.

Breaking Ground Below Ground: Pushing the Limits of Wartime Health Care

Their advanced emergency response protocol allows them to move patients and operations underground to keep everyone safe while delivering lifesaving care

Yoel Har-Even showcases Sheba's underground hospital.

Israel's Sheba Medical Center is pushing the limits of wartime health care - opinion

The preparedness framework that we have instituted at Sheba Medical Center in Israel is a culmination of decades of crisis management.

A military helicopter with released hostage Or Levy arrives at the Sheba Medical center in Ramat Gan, February 8, 2025

Sheba Medical Center Advances to #9 in Global Smart Hospital Rankings

Newsweek/Statista Recognizes Israeli Medical Center Sheba Among World's Top 10 Smart Hospitals for Second Consecutive Year

Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer

From lab-grown kidneys to self-healing tissues Prof. Dekel’s vision redefines regenerative medicine

Prof. Benjamin Dekel on growing hope and the future of regenerative medicine at Tel Aviv University’s Sagol Center

Prof. Dekel wears many hats as a physician-scientist.