Helping heal traumatized children
NGO Early Starters International Israel has created a therapeutic space, in the northern Israel town of Shlomi, for children recovering from trauma. The space integrates all five senses - sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste - to create an environment of safety, calm, and predictability.
Hebrew U’s top 10 for 2025
Hebrew University scientists in 2025 invented adhesive that bonds to almost anything, yet is released by a microwave oven. Also created hundreds of novel antibacterial entities that bacteria have never encountered. And combined theobromine and arainosine to stop deadly flu in its tracks.
Early detection of IBD flares
Nachi Natan at Israel’s Weizmann Institute has developed Navigut - genetically engineered bacteria that sends a signal in urine tests if it detects gut inflammation. His colleague Ofir Bar’s Wellnitor is a wearable patch designed to monitor stress levels that may predict disease activity.
Cure for blood cancer
Doctors at Israel’s Rabin Medical Center have successfully deployed homegrown CAR-T therapy for multiple myeloma. The treatment was developed and manufactured at the Samueli Integrative Cancer Pioneering Institute. Israel diagnoses roughly 550 new cases of multiple myeloma each year.
Saving children from Somaliland
As the anti-Israel bandwagon attacks Israel for recognizing Somaliland, Israeli humanitarian medical nonprofit Save a Child’s Heart (SACH) reports it has saved the lives 49 children from Somaliland since 2004. It includes 19 from 2025 and 20 from 2024. No other country seems to care.
The first baby of 2026
The first baby born in Israel in 2026 arrived at Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus in the capital at 1 minute past midnight. The baby (a boy) is the fifth child for Shira-Leah and Uri Rozman from Dolev in Samaria.
Celebrating 1,000 medical volunteers
United Hatzalah celebrated nearly 1,000 ambulance and emergency drivers at a heartfelt night in Airport City, honoring their tireless, life-saving work across Israel.
1 million+ calls to MDA
During 2025, Israeli emergency medical organization Magen David Adom deployed an ambulance every 22 seconds, in response to a total of 1,383,026 calls. MDA’s 39,200 EMTs, paramedics and volunteers treated 71,736 casualties in 2025, up 6% from 2024. Plus MDA training, blood drives, and more.
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New private hospital network
From 1st Jan, four Israeli medical centers will consolidate and operate as the Medica network. They are the NARA clinics, Haifa’s Elisha Hospital, Afula’s Rosen Medical Center and Tel Aviv’s Raphael Hospital. The aim is that 75% of its activity will come from the 4 Israeli health funds.
Researching the brain and AI
Prof. Itzhak Fried is establishing a new research center at Reichman University in Herzliya. It will explore the “hybrid brain” – the interface between the human brain and AI, plus research into sleep and memory. It will also investigate free will, addictions, OCD, and how the senses can be bypassed.