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


FDA approves Anovo system for abdominal hernia repair

Momentis Surgical develops compact, mobile robotic system for diverse surgeries via a single entry point.

 Anovo

"Eye & Beyond II" conference showcases innovations in ophthalmology


A Vision for the Future

Eye & Beyond II: Pioneering the Future of Ophthalmology with AI

 Prof. Irit Bahar.

Unique orthopedic technology at Hadassah Hospital aids terror victim

The magnetized nail causes a shattered and infected bone of the terror attack victim to grow inside his leg.

 MATANYA OLAMI with the Hadassah orthopedic team.

Saudi hospital performs first fully robotic heart transplant in groundbreaking 2.5 hour operation

The innovation is hoped to shift heart transplant surgery away from traditional chest-opening procedures, which have long recovery periods lasting weeks or months.

Dr. Feras Khaliel, head of Cardiac Surgery and Director of the Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery Program at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, September 12, 2024.

Women on hospital teams result in better surgery outcomes for patients, study shows

They found that care in hospitals with higher surgery team sex diversity was linked with better post-operative outcomes for patients.

 A surgery is performed (illustrative)

US surgeon in Gaza talks about the scale of wounds in Gaza: 'Something I have never dealt with'

US vascular surgeon Shariq Sayeed describes the dire situation in Gaza, where young patients face amputations due to shrapnel wounds and overwhelmingly low medical resources.

 DISPLACED PALESTINIANS shelter last week in an UNRWA-affiliated school in the central Gaza Strip. Gazan Palestinians are not Israeli citizens and are not Israel’s responsibility. Israel didn’t want this war, didn’t start this war, and doesn’t want it to continue, the writer asserts.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu released from hospital after hernia surgery

In a video released by his office, Netanyahu thanked his doctors for performing "successful hernia surgery."

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem, February 18, 2024.

Like Julia Roberts: change your nose without expensive surgery

Innovative non-surgical nose sculpting from Hollywood to Israel: no anesthesia, no downtime, and more affordable than traditional rhinoplasty.

Plastic Surgery

Children who lose their tonsils are not doomed to obesity in adulthood - study

Tonsil surgery is the primary treatment for OSA, but the medical literature and affected families have been worried that the children would gain weight and be at risk for obesity in adulthood.  

A US Navy doctor checks a patient's tonsils during a Pacific Partnership 2010 medical civic action project.