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Eating with someone you love could help your body regulate blood sugar, Israeli study finds

A Hebrew University study finds that eating with someone close may reduce blood sugar spikes and help the body regulate itself more efficiently.

Women sit together to enjoy a pizza (illustrative)
First responders transport individual injured in a nursing home fire in Bnei Brak, October 1,2026.

At least 24 injured in Bnei Brak nursing home fire, two in serious, unstable condition

 Pregnant woman (illustrative)

For babies to thrive, the mother must, too - opinion

Ribbon-cutting ceremony at  Sheba’s Institute for Gynecological and Obstetric Ultrasound.

Turpaz CEO donates NIS 70 million to three of Israel’s leading hospitals


Do Your Parents Have Diabetes? You Should Know That Sometimes, Less Is More

A new medical approach suggests breaking old habits, pausing and reassessing whether the current medication regimen truly fits your parents’ needs today. Because sometimes, less really is more.

Prof. Tali Cukierman-Yaffe, MD, MSC, Internal Medicine, Endocrinology

Israeli researcers develop tailor-made drug for child with rare genetic mutation

Against all odds, researchers developed an RNA drug to "silence" a defective gene copy, offering a path to improved quality of life for a child with a rare developmental disorder.

 Sheba Medical Center

Key insights from a day inside the general medicine unit at Sheba Medical Center - opinion

One day of field observation could turn a good idea into a great one, an idea that transforms lives and gives innovators a real competitive edge in shaping the future of healthcare.

ERAN LERER (left) and Dr. David Hochstein

'We are one people with nowhere to go,' Berman twins say in first message since Gaza release

Hostage twins Gali and Ziv Berman published their first video statement since their release from terror captivity in the Gaza Strip shortly before their release from Sheba Medical Center.

Brothers Gali Berman and Ziv Berman, released hostages, who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas and taken to Gaza, arrive at Sheba Medical Center, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Ramat Gan, Israel October 13, 2025.

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.