Hadassah Medical Organization is playing a crucial role in confronting Covid-19, launching 16 coronavirus clinical trials as well as creating an open-source, low-cost ventilator.

From the story of an infant born to a mother with coronavirus to clinical trials for new treatments, a behind-the-scenes look at Hadassah Hospital's response to the pandemic.

The doctors and nurses at Hadassah Hospital are caring, compassionate and professional—although it’s hard to get used to a team approaching you in full protective gear.

Three days ago, we found out that a member of our community was diagnosed with coronavirus. Hours after that, our entire congregation—including me, my husband and children—was quarantined.

Some couples elect to use a surrogate in a final effort to birth a genetic child after other methods have failed. But there are Jewish complexities to surrogacy.

I asked myself whether we could attempt to be a “family” without children? Had we only gotten married to procreate?

Hadassah-trained Dr. Hananel Holzer, one of the world’s leading fertility preservation specialists, helps oncology patients retain their ability to have children.

Ultimately, IVF is much like a difficult birth. If you remembered all the pain, you’d be hard-pressed to do it again.