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From left to right: Prof. Ayelet Erez of Weizmann Institute of Science, Dr. Yarden Ariav, a researcher in Erez’s lab, and Dr. Samah Hayek, senior epidemiologist at Clalit Health Services and a senior lecturer in Tel Aviv University's Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health. (Courtesy/Weizmann Institute of Science and Clalit Innovation)

August 3, 2026, 1:29 pm

In world first, Israeli scientists find active ingredient in Viagra may stop cancer spread

Researchers say mouse models and data from 5 million health fund members show erectile dysfunction drug and statins may improve outcomes by blocking cholesterol needed for cells to metastasize

By Diana Bletter

June 10, 2026, 11:29 am

JAA unveils pilot program to support family caregivers

Funded by a grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation, the program intends to provide caregivers with the training and support necessary to aid their loved ones.

By Octavia Liku

Dr. Kinneret Tenenbaum (left), head of the Twin Pregnancy Clinic at Clalit-Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah, together with Dr. Yuval Gielchinsky during surgery, May 2026. (Credit: Clalit-Beilinson)

June 1, 2026, 9:32 am

In first, Israeli doctors perform fetal surgery to save unborn baby’s life

The mother was referred to the hospital after a tumor was detected growing on the surface of the placenta.

By JNS Staff

Dr. Nir Asch, a doctor and researcher in the psychiatric department of Rambam Health Care Campus. (Courtesy/Rambam Spokesperson's Office)

February 19, 2026, 8:48 am

In breakthrough, Israeli scientists use deep-brain stimulation to counter schizophrenia

Novel study by researchers at the Rambam Health Care Campus could help 21 million people worldwide suffering from the severe lifelong mental disorder

By Diana Bletter

A grant to the Squirrel Hill Health Center is aiding the federally qualified health center's continuance. (Photo by Gustavo Fring via Pexels)

December 12, 2025, 3:34 pm

JHF helps offset rising costs and federal pressure with $500,000 grant to SHHC

'Every human being should have access to the level of high quality medical care that exists in this country...And it should not be dependent on how much money you earn, and it should not be dependent on who you know'

By Adam Reinherz

Prof. Alon Monsonego, head of the Neuroimmunology Lab at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. (Courtesy)

December 2, 2025, 9:43 am

Medical Holy Grail: Israeli researchers isolate elusive cells that may slow down aging

Prof. Alon Monsonego’s lab finds that ‘T helper’ blood cells, abundant in ‘super-centenarians’ in high-life-expectancy zone in Japan, may point the way to longevity

By Diana Bletter

Dr. José-Alain Sahel holds the PRIMA implant. (Photo courtesy of UPMC)

October 31, 2025, 4:35 pm

Pitt researcher helping restore sight through groundbreaking implant

Older adults experiencing irreversible blindness may now be able to see thanks to a system relying on a wireless retinal implant and high-tech glasses

By Adam Reinherz

October 29, 2025, 10:54 am

Gait speed as a vital sign

All it takes is a stopwatch and a premeasured area to track gait speed, or how fast you walk.

By Jessica Neiss

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers remarks during a Cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on Oct. 9, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

October 10, 2025, 2:29 pm

Nadler accuses RFK Jr of antisemitism over claim that ‘early’ circumcisions lead to autism

The claim has no basis in science, according to the consensus of the medical establishment.

By Philissa Cramer

Simon Fischler, center, with Dr. Ben Ben Avraham, left, and Prof. Leor Perl, right, after Fischler's groundbreaking emergency heart surgery at Rabin Medical Center. (Courtesy/Rabin Medical Center)

August 25, 2025, 12:52 pm

Israeli doctors perform 1st ever emergency mitral valve repair on heart transplant patient

33 years after Simon Fischler, 47, had a heart transplant, Rabin Medical Center team conducts procedure, attempted only twice before, but never on a patient in cardiogenic shock

By Diana Bletter

Mike and Lindsay Goldberg at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy Conference (Photo courtesy of Mike and Lindsay Goldberg)

June 30, 2025, 8:13 am

Pittsburgh family leads global fight against little-known RYR-1 disease

In July, the foundation will host its fourth International Family Conference at the Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh International Airport for RYR-1-affected children and adults.

By Deborah Weisberg

June 12, 2025, 9:28 am

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Itay & Beyond scientists and researchers at a lab at the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem. (Courtesy photo via The Times of Israel)

February 24, 2025, 3:32 pm

Israeli scientists fuse ‘brain tissue’ and electronic chips to test autism treatment

Biotech startup uses AI analysis of a ‘brain-on-a-chip’ made from stem cells to predict drug efficacy for neuropsychiatric disorders, expedite testing and development

By Sharon Wrobel

Karen Wolk Feinstein with the Galen Health cofounders, Kushagra Agarwal and Logan Nye (Photo courtesy of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation)

January 24, 2025, 9:44 am

PRHI champions tech’s role in patient safety at Consumer Electronics Show

Three winners and three runners-up, including a team from Carnegie Mellon University, were chosen by more than two dozen third-party judges for their pioneering inventions.

By Deborah Weisberg

Dr. José-Alain Sahel (Photo courtesy of Dr. José-Alain Sahel)

January 3, 2025, 3:16 pm

Groundbreaking eye transplantation project unites top experts from Pittsburgh and beyond

It's a "moonshot" project, but Dr. José-Alain Sahel is up for the challenge.

By Toby Tabachnick