Rambam Health Care Campus is one of only a few medical centers in Israel offering deep brain stimulation for complex neurological conditions that defy traditional therapies. For 40-year-old Shoshana, a slightly different approach represented her final hope. Dr. Lior Lev Tov - Photography: Rambam HCC Recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established therapy for extreme cases of treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder

In a gesture of solidarity, a delegation of senior public officials and community leaders, led by Sheikh Muwaffaq Tarif, the spiritual leader of Israel’s Druze community, visited Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) to meet with Syrian Druze patients evacuated from Syria for medical care in Israel. Earlier this week, Sheikh Muwaffaq Tarif, accompanied by Yasser Ghadban ,  Head of the Kisra-Sumei Local Council Authorities ; Dr. Osama Sheikh, an anesthesiologist at the Galilee Me

Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) sets the national standard for excellence in internal medicine, highlighting outstanding clinical care, staffing, and patient outcomes. The Division of Internal Medicine at Rambam comprising of 227 beds, 102 physicians, and 202 nurses, received the highest scores in a Ministry of Health report last week, which evaluates service improvement and quality-of-care indicators in internal medicine departments in public hospitals nationwide. In four

Wild mushrooms may look harmless—but some can cause kidney or liver failure. The National Poison Information Center at Rambam reports a spike in poisonings since early December and urges the public not to forage. With the arrival of the winter rains, wild mushroom poisonings are once again rising across Israel. Since early December, approximately 20 cases linked to eating foraged mushrooms have been referred to hospitals nationwide; 11 people required hospitalization and two

When Peleg Sasson, 20, was admitted to the Frania Goldhar Department of Cardiac Intensive Care at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), he worried about his faithful canine companion, Jessica, but a heartwarming solution was soon found. Peleg Sasson, originally from a community in the Gaza envelope and now a physics student at the Technion, was admitted to the Frania Goldhar Department of Cardiac Intensive Care at the Eyal Ofer Heart Hospital at Rambam after experiencing chest

Rambam Health Care Campus received widespread praise and positive media coverage across Israel this week following its outstanding achievements in the recently published Ministry of Health 2023–2024, National Plans Report. The Green-Wagner Department of Emergency Medicine at Rambam Health Care Campus. Photography: Rambam HCC The National Plans Report for 2023–2024 was recently published by the Israeli Ministry of Health. The report assesses Israel's public hospitals across a

The number of alcohol-intoxicated teens arriving at Rambam’s pediatric emergency department has doubled over the past five years.  With New Year’s Eve around the corner, Rambam is sharing warning signs, tips, and practical guidance for preventing underage drinking and keeping our children safe. Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) reports a sharp rise in teen alcohol intoxication cases, with related emergency room visits doubling over the past five years. Just days ago, after d

Recently, surgeons at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) performed several complex surgeries to remove the mandibular joints of four young children. In each case, the children suffered severe complications stemming from what began as routine ear infections—a pattern more commonly seen in developing countries. Ear infections, though painful and distressing, are extremely common in young children and typically respond well to antibiotics. They can occur year‑round, and approxim

Rambam Health Care Campus hosted the final Beutler Symposium: Israel’s Frontiers in Genomic Medicine, concluding a long-time scientific initiative that has shaped Israel’s genomic research landscape and strengthened the bridge between discovery and clinical care. (L-R) Professor Jacob Rowe, Professor Bruce Beutler, Dr. Michal Mekel, and Professor Rafi Beyar. The Beutler Symposium, a biennial scientific conference supported by the Ernest and Bonnie Beutler Research Program of

Rambam Health Care Campus marks 50 years of the Cheryl Spencer Nursing Scholarship Program, honoring five decades of continuous investment in nursing education and professional excellence. The annual ceremony, held during Hanukkah, reflects Rambam’s commitment to its diverse workforce and shared values of gratitude, hope, and resilience. (L) Mark and (R) Cole Spencer. Photography: Rambam HCC The Cheryl Spencer Nursing Scholarship Program was established at Rambam by Aaron Spe

Each year, around 3,300 men in Israel are diagnosed with prostate cancer—the most common cancer among men. If detected early, the chances of full recovery are high. Breakthrough therapies, developed by or employed at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), are improving life expectancy and quality of life for many patients. (L) Dr. Avivit Peer and (R) Dr. Tomer Charas. Photography: Rambam HCC The prostate is a small but sensitive gland surrounded by the urethra and nerves involve

Together with the Nazarian family, Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) has opened the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Mental Health and Wellness Clinic in Haifa’s City Center Mall, which marks a major expansion of mental health services for Israel Defense Forces (IDF) veterans coping with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and combat-related mental health conditions. L-R: Dr. Michal Mekel, Sharon Nazarian, and Soraya Sarah Nazarian - Photography: Rambam HCC The new Younes and So

Correcting pediatric limb deformities offers children and adolescents renewed hope and the opportunity to live the active lives they deserve. Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), a leading center in this specialized field, recently hosted an advanced international workshop where experts from around the world came together to share knowledge and gain new insights. Professor Mark Eidelman (third from the right) and course participants during one of the workshops. Photography: Ra

Two 16-year-old boys from the Western Galilee were treated at Rambam Health Care Campus with a rare ocular complication of cave fever, a bacterial illness caused by Borrelia persica and transmitted by soft ticks living in animal burrows. The diagnosis was made only after both teens arrived with unexplained high fevers and rapidly worsening vision. L) Noam Chen and R) Itamar Franco during their treatment at Rambam. Photography: Rambam HCC Itamar Franco and his friend, Noam Ch

Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) is the first medical center in Northern Israel to integrate Medtronic’s state-of-the-art Affera™ mapping and ablation system—a groundbreaking advancement in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. Rambam acquired a device with new transformative technology that enables more precise, safe, and effective treatment for patients suffering from arrhythmias—particularly in complex cases previously untreatable using conventional methods.   The Affera

In late October 2025, Rambam Eye Institute's Cornea Unit performed the world’s first transplantation of a fully 3D-bio-fabricated, cell-based corneal implant. The procedure was carried out on a patient who was legally blind in the treated eye, marking the first time anywhere that a corneal implant grown entirely from cultured human corneal cells, rather than donor tissue, has been successfully transplanted in a human being. In this instance, a single cornea from a healthy, de

A distinguished delegation from the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) visited Rambam Health Care Campus, highlighting a shared commitment to advancing innovative cancer research and honoring five decades of the Fund’s impact in Israel. The ICRF delegation at Rambam. Photography: Rambam HCC A delegation from the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) visited Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) as part of the organization’s 50th-anniversary mission to Israel. ICRF is the largest no

At Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), advanced robotic technology is transforming surgical care, making complex, high-risk procedures safer and less invasive than ever before. The da Vinci Robotic Surgical System, one of the most advanced tools in modern medicine, allows surgeons to perform intricate operations with exceptional precision and minimal trauma. At Rambam, growing expertise with this technology is expanding treatment options and improving outcomes—even in challen

An increasing number of Israelis are drawn to low-cost cosmetic procedure packages in countries such as Turkey, Thailand, and Eastern Europe—only to return with severe, sometimes life-threatening complications triggered by flying shortly after surgery. Three Israeli women have recently been hospitalized in serious condition at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), following significant medical complications linked to air travel after undergoing cosmetic procedures abroad.  “We

Ruth Rappaport Children's Hospital's Joan and Sanford Weill Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) has been invited to join a prestigious North American pediatric oncology research consortium. Led by Dr. Nira Arad-Cohen, the Joan and Sanford Weill Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation (the Division), Northern Israel's only pediatric hematology-oncology department, has