Health Ministry

Mental health issues may be underreported on gun license requests - comptroller

As the rate of harm to mental health in the country increased, the number of gun license requests being sent to the Health Ministry for review should have remained constant or increased.

26/02/2025

Israel issues mental health guidelines for freed Hamas hostages

Israel’s Health Ministry issued new guidelines for treating former Hamas hostages, focusing on trauma recovery, reintegration, and mental health support.

 A protest sign is seen at Hostages' Square, in Tel Aviv, February 17, 2025

Health Ministry urges public to respect privacy of hostages, families ahead of release

The ministry expressed solidarity with the families of those who have not yet returned and reaffirmed its hope for the safe return of all hostages.

  Dividing cancer cell

Efforts to improve cancer research must persist and intensify

The integration of new technologies and treatment paradigms into the country’s health system each year enhances patients’ quality of life and enables many to manage their illnesses more effectively.

By WALID SHALATA
11/02/2025

Ex-hostages in stable condition as recovery begins, initial indications suggest

The four freed hostages were admitted to the third floor of Schneider Children's Medical Center and began a series of medical exams.

Health Ministry reveals medical protocol for hostages returned from Hamas captivity

Procedures include pregnancy tests, checks for starvation and nutrient imbalance, and private psychological treatment.

Gaza war death toll could be 40% higher, says study

The peer-reviewed statistical analysis published in The Lancet did not provide an estimate of Palestinian combatants among the dead.

By REUTERS
10/01/2025

Health Min. pushes surrogacy bill for families who lost fourth child in war

The decision follows the devastating losses of many families during the Israel-Hamas war, where children were tragically killed in Hamas’s brutal terror attack and the ensuing war in Gaza and Lebanon

Police set to file indictment against suspect in Nazareth Health Ministry bombing

Kalibat, who was suspected of positioning the explosive device on the premises and detonating it via a remote control fled the country in March of 2022.

Israeli hospitals adopt IDF’s whole blood policy to save trauma and surgery patients

The breakout of the Israel-Hamas War meant that immediately supplying whole blood matched by type was even better for saving the wounded – to the satisfaction of the Israel Medical Corps.

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