Blood

Israeli patients' blood samples allegedly taken without consent for research, hospital says

Kaplan Medical Center filed a police complaint over suspicions that blood samples were taken from patients without their consent as part of research in the hospital’s cardiology department.

View of the Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot, central Israel, January 26, 2026
View of Magen David Adom's Marcus National Blood Services Center in Ramle, central Israel, August 17, 2026.

'Heroic actions': Magen David Adom mourns first responders who served, were murdered on Oct. 7

Garlic

Nature's antibiotic or bleeding hazard: What garlic lovers must know

A blood test

Blood test found to detect lung cancer with nearly 93% accuracy for average cost of $60 - study


Stop crying over Noa Kirel’s bloody video, it’s time to let her grow up - comment

A highly unusual, explicit “18+” warning label flashes across the screen, cautioning that the video contains graphic violence and blood, but the collective shock is completely overblown.

One of  the cleaner parts of Noa Kirel’s new ‘Love Song.’

A doctor explains: What really happens to the body after donating blood?

What percentage of your blood is taken in a donation? Does it weaken you? Who is forbidden from donating blood – and more myths and things you did not know about blood donation.

Blood donation is one of the simplest actions that can save lives

Innovative saliva test launches in Israel to screen for dozens of hereditary diseases

The once-in-a-lifetime test screens 173 genes linked to hereditary cancers, cardiovascular conditions, metabolic diseases and other serious disorders.

A saliva based genetic test at Mor Institute.

Nosebleed: The big mistake you're making that can lead to choking

It happens mainly to children in the summer, but also to adults, and although it is not a dangerous phenomenon there are several things you must not do. A family doctor explains.

Nosebleed

MDA deploys an ambulance every 22 seconds through 2025, with more than 1 million calls

According to their 2025 statistics report, MDA emergency vehicles were dispatched 1,383,026 times.

Magen David Adom vehicles.

Adding Light Through Giving Blood

Four blood donations saved the life of a wounded soldier and MDA volunteer

Yair Lifshitz

Children born with deadly immune flaw get powerful new gene therapy option

Gene therapy uses the patient's own blood stem cells, which were genetically modified to include functional copies of the WAS gene, the FDA said.

 Gene therapy restores hearing in children and adults with congenital deafness. Illustration.

IDF rolls out innovative blood test to spot heart attack risk years in advance

The move places the IDF at the forefront of public bodies in Israel applying advanced preventive medicine, as the test is not yet part of routine screening in the health funds.

Illustration of a blood test.

A new and especially rare blood type has been discovered

A new study has found that we are still far from understanding the blood classification system – and more blood types are ahead of us.

Rare blood type

One in four Israeli youths has iron-deficiency anemia, these vegetables can help

Israel reports high rates of iron-deficiency anemia among children and teens; spinach leads five iron-rich vegetables, with vitamin C recommended to improve absorption.

 Anemia in the blood where some of the red blood cells are crescent-shaped.