The restoration of a historic Torah scroll — a Holocaust survivor — was begun by Calvary Hospital last week at the 92nd Street Y. Scroll No. 515, from the town of Taus-Domazlice and … more

Seven months ago, following years of aggressive cancer treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma, Ayelet Rosenberg, 35, gave birth to her fourth child, Yishai, making history as the first woman in the world to … more

A delegation of Israeli surgeons faced a daunting challenge last week when a general power failure interrupted a life-saving surgery they were performing in Ethiopia. But thanks to their quick … more

The COVID-19 crisis is not over, but “these vaccines are the light at the end of the tunnel,” Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt told more than 2,100 people on Zoom and YouTube on motzei … more

Surgeons at Hadassah Medical Center-Ein Kerem managed to reattach a boy’s head after a horrific accident left him internally decapitated. A car hit Suleiman Hassan, a 12-year-old Arab from … more

United Hatzalah’s crew of canines, which operates throughout Israel, just got a big push from a dog-loving donor who saw the importance of the unit’s work. The unit, which has been … more

Winthrop-University Hospital, in Mineola, and Manhattan-based NYU Langone are in talks to merge. Officials at Winthrop say this “strategic partnership” would benefit the Long Island … more

To help battle the coronavirus in the hard-hit Five Towns, Northwell Health has opened a temporary outpatient center at Sh’or Yoshuv Institute in Lawrence that will care for … more

The Touro College and University System’s medical school is offering advice on how to confront the spreading Coronavirus. The Center for Disaster Medicine at New York Medical College … more

Israeli researchers are challenging the prevailing use of the Body Mass Index as a measure of obesity, suggesting that body fat percentage is a more accurate indicator of an individual’s … more