US adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low
US cigarette smoking dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current ...
Tag: health care
Michael Jordan gives $10M for North Carolina health clinics
Basketball legend Michael Jordan is donating $10 million to launch two medical clinics in underserved communities near his hometown ...
Man survives brain aneurysm thanks to Israeli startup's device
When existing procedures fail to help 74-year-old suffering "giant" aneurysm, Sheba Medical Center doctors ask Health Ministry for compassionate approval ...
Hadassah Medical Center in talks to set up hospital in Dubai
Emirate reportedly wants to bring more than 1,000 doctors and nurses to the facility.
Israel Hayom Staff's favorite stories from August 2020
From breakthroughs in the Middle East to medical breakthroughs by Israeli startup companies, here are some of our editors' picks ...
Coronavirus deaths in Israel double in a single month
Death toll reaches 909, compared to 448 on July 24. 892 patients hospitalized, including 121 on ventilators. More Arab communities ...
Israel's medical lab workers go on strike
Coronavirus testing continues in order to help authorities cut off outbreaks. Tests for urgent surgeries, women in labor, and cancer ...
Israel's PulseNmore revolutionizes prenatal care
Startup's handheld device docks with smartphone, allowing women to perform ultrasound scans at home and receive feedback from health care ...
Biotech giant Roche, Israeli VC firm aMoon team up on digital innovation
StarFinder Lab will focus on "identifying and cultivating disruptive AI-driven data as well as digital healthcare solutions." Applications open in ...
Israeli startup raises $3.5M for minimally invasive cancer treatment
Fundraising round will support company's first clinical trial of non-thermal plasma technology, which directly targets and kills cancer cells and ...