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Jul 1, 2026, 8:21 PM

A power shirt and a smile

You can't get far these days on goodwill but it goes a long way in the oncology ward of our Jerusalem hospital. Our patient has moved into what they generously call a 'suite', and is basically a bubble-boy for...

Jul 1, 2026, 3:28 AM

Healthcare the Way It Should Be Practiced

I have been a nurse practitioner for decades, working in cardiovascular health, lipid management, and critical care. Much of my career has been spent in hospitals and emergency rooms across the United States. Through personal experience and those of...

Jun 29, 2026, 5:49 AM

Israel’s AI Just Sped Up the MRI Cancer Scan

An MRI is one of medicine's most powerful cameras, and one of its slowest. A single scan can run half an hour, often too slow for the machine to keep pace with what it is trying to see. Researchers...

Jun 25, 2026, 12:02 PM

Adventures in Day Surgery

Life brings surprises. Challenges come. Adventures await. Take Day Surgery. Please! * * * My appointment was at 10 AM. The corridor signs were well-marked, and we soon saw the entrance. In the waiting room, the number-dispenser was out of order. We...

Sharon Beth-Halachmy

Jun 21, 2026, 5:12 PM

Summer, simchas, and the reality of caring for aging parents across the miles

There is a version of family caregiving that looks like the old stories. Everyone lives nearby. The children take turns caring for aging parents. Grandchildren stop by after school. Shabbat dinners together. If someone needs help, there is always a...

Deborah Villanueva

Jun 17, 2026, 5:34 AM

Healing a Nation: What Hadassah Means to Israel’s Body and Soul

Photo of the author courtesy of the author.

There are moments in Israel when the line between emergency medicine and emotional survival disappears. You see it in hospital hallways. You hear it in the voices of teenagers carrying grief too large for their age. You feel it in...

Jun 15, 2026, 7:50 AM

Israel’s Breakthroughs Change Lives

Photo Credits: Sabine sterk(AI)

Israel's Medical Miracle and Why the World Should Look at Israel Differently When people think about Israel, they often think about conflict, security challenges, diplomacy, and headlines dominated by war and politics. Day after day, news reports focus on rockets,...

Jun 11, 2026, 9:30 PM

Bituach Leumi: The Israeli Safety Net You’re Paying Into

Somewhere around month three of your aliyah, you notice it. A line on your payslip. A deduction with quiet regularity landing somewhere called the National Insurance Institute. You Google it. You get a Hebrew government website. You close the tab. This...

Claire R. Bright

Jun 9, 2026, 8:14 PM

Gesher Tzar Meod

Today, I attended a gynecology conference in London to speak about DES—a topic I have explored in previous blog posts. I spoke about patient experience, medical harm, and the heavy physical toll women carry from decisions made before they...

Michelle Elisburg

Jun 5, 2026, 8:12 PM

Antisemitism in American Health Care: Praying With Your Voice and Your Feet

The author pictured with Paula M. Stannard Director of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Photo courtesy of the author.

This is the third column in a multi-part series by the author on “Antisemitism in the Medical Field.” From biblical times when “there rose a king who knew not Joseph” (and all the good he did for Egypt) and began...

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