Surgery

Norway's crown princess undergoes successful lung transplant, palace says

Crown Princess Mette-Marit is recovering from a successful lung transplant, Norway's Royal Household confirmed.

Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit waves as she, along with Crown Prince Haakon and Prince Sverre Magnus, greet the children's procession as part of Norway's National Day, Asker, Norway, May 17, 2026.
 A pregnant woman is seen alongside the Israeli flag in this illustrative image.

Groundbreaking in utero surgery performed for first time by Israeli doctors in Petah Tikva

Medical team performing surgery

IDF soldier killed in Lebanon's organ donation saves six patients simultaneously

Anesthesia before surgery

From heart surgery to spinal tap: Physician ranks medical procedures by pain


Gross! Doctors remove 382 gallstones from woman's gallbladder

A woman was suffering from pain throughout her body when she discovered the shocking reason for her suffering.

 Woman clutching stomach in pain (Illustrative)

Brazilian doctor revolutionizes spinal surgery in Israel

Brazilian oleh Dr. Cezar J. Mizrahi, 36, performed the first robot-assisted anterior lumbar spine fusion in Israel.

 WEARING HIS ‘lucky’ Minions hat.

AI won’t replace surgeons, but it may help them become perfect

Medtech robotics company ForSight Robotics utilizes AI to help eye surgeons learn from each other, improving their techniques and elevating the level of quality throughout the industry.

 The ORYOM robotic surgical platform

79-year-old man get beer bottle stuck up his rectum

The man claimed that thieves shoved the bottle up his backside because they were upset there weren't any valuables to steal in his home.

Empty bottle and the glass of beer on wooden table

Dassault Systèmes helps Israeli start-ups advance their technology

The program helps connect start-ups to tools they might need for product development as well as offer full support with a dedicated contact person within the company.

CorNeat Vision.

Trampolines are causing growing number orthopedic injuries - study

More than a quarter of trampoline injuries in one hospital required surgery to fix the damage.

 Kids on a trampoline.

Israeli start-up develops meniscus replacement of tomorrow

The next iteration of the company’s current implant will act as floating replacement for the natural meniscus.

 Active Implants is a med-tech start-up developing a new iteration of their currently-available artificial meniscus replacement, NUsurface.

Skull found in Turkey with neat hole may have been the work of mystics

Trepanation, a procedure which involves drilling a hole into the patient's skull, is one of the oldest known surgical procedures in human history.

 Trepanated skull of a woman-Tumb 3 Corseaux-En Seyton-on display 6, Cantonal Museum of Archeology and History.

Sleep apnea: What are the symptoms, causes and dangers? - explainer

What is sleep apnea? What are its symptoms and warning signs? Is it hereditary? Is it curable?  Here's everything you need to know about his potentially deadly sleep disorder.

Sleep disorder

Day after cancer: Everything you need to know about breast reconstruction surgery

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Here's a guide on reconstructive surgery, which is much more than an aesthetic process.

 Illustrative image of a breast cancer ribbon.