Hadassah Hospitals Featured in Viral Nas Daily Video
“Peace is already in the building. Now let’s make it spread everywhere around the world.” That building is Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem, Jerusalem. So concludes the recent video from global vlogger Nuseir Yassin, founder and creator of Nas Daily (The word “nas” is Arabic for “people.”). The viral video highlights the contribution of modern […]
New Pancreatic Cancer Trials Show 100% Local Disease Control
Two Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO) pancreatic cancer trials are showing promising results. Dr. Philip Blumenfeld, director of Hadassah’s Advanced Radiotherapy Unit at the Sharett Institute of Oncology, shared the combined findings at the 2026 Digestive Disease Week Conference in Chicago this May. As a follow up, the Cancer Network, publisher of the journal Oncology, featured Dr. […]
Because of you, Hadassah was ready – again.
Dear Friend, This week, we moved underground. Again. This was the fourth time our teams at Hadassah Ein Kerem and Hadassah Mount Scopus had evacuated patients to underground areas. Executed with exemplary professionalism, the operation to relocate the Ein Kerem NICU, for example, took just 40 minutes. With Iran again attacking Israel, this was […]
Hadassah Ein Kerem Nurse Mor Levy Receives the President’s Award for Nursing Excellence
Mor Levy, Head Nurse of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Hadassah Ein Kerem, was deeply surprised when she received a phone call informing her that she had been selected as a recipient of the 2026 President’s Award for Nurses. “I knew I had been nominated, and that alone was incredibly moving,” she says. […]
Hadassah Doctors Perform Rare, Complex Surgery on Vanishing Bone Disease Patient
After visiting countless clinics, 24-year-old Mira (pseudonym) believed she would have to spend her life with one leg significantly shorter than the other, relying on crutches. Her disability seemed like a fate she could not escape. Only a surgical intervention and an extensive therapeutic process by a Hadassah Medical Organization specialist in orthopedics, oncology and […]
A Covid Link to Lung Cancer? Hadassah physicians find hope for early detection in joint study.
As the Covid-19 pandemic recedes, a new study led by Prof. Alex Gileles-Hillel, pediatric pulmonologist at Hadassah-Ein Kerem, finds that increased risk of lung cancer may be among the virus’s long-term effects. It also suggests a way to identify those most susceptible to developing lung cancer, pointing the way to early and effective intervention. The […]
HMO Trauma Visionary Awarded Israel’s Top Honor.
Prof. Avi Rivkind recognized for work in founding network of trauma centers that boosted national resilience against attack. At a special ceremony celebrating Israel’s 78th birthday, the Government of Israel conferred its highest civilian honor on Prof. Avraham “Avi” Rivkind, MD, an internationally known pioneer in the field of trauma medicine and director of the […]
When Your Gut Can Save Your Heart
Imagine filling your car with gas: the pump is working perfectly, but the gas tank just won’t fill up. Our hearts work in a similar way. Before they can pump blood to the rest of the body, they first have to fill up. When the heart loses that ability to fill properly, it results in […]
The Complex Operation to Transfer a Patient Connected to an ACME in Critical Condition – From the Underground Complex to the Permanent Ward
The transfer of all patients from the underground complexes to the permanent wards in Ein Kerem and Mount Scopus has been completed. The operation to transfer patients at Hadassah hospitals from the underground protected complexes to the original wards, located above ground, began yesterday morning and continued throughout the day. According to the outline decided […]
Passover Miracle: Complex Robotic Surgery Transforms Patient’s Fate
A 70-Year-Old Woman Undergoes Complex Robotic Surgery While Awake, to the Sound of Hasidic Music. The procedure was successfully completed, allowing the patient to celebrate the Passover Seder night while recovering from a severe injury. The patient, who suffered a fracture of the sacrum (pelvic bone), underwent urgent surgery on the eve of the holiday […]