Dr. Rosenthal says that an understanding of the health care system goes hand-in-hand with empowerment. Treat health care charges as you would any other bill, she says.

Hadassah doctors target cancer patients' immune systems, boosting them to respond more aggressively to the disease.

The desire to escape death, combined with the widespread availability of life-prolonging technology, has led to patients often getting swept onto what I call “the end-of-life conveyor belt.”

An Israeli site gives strength to women after perinatal infant loss.

Use of medical marijuana among seniors reaches a new high.

Achotenu removes the barriers that prevent young Ethiopians from pursuing a degree in nursing.

Hadassah-trained obstetrician Dr. Yuval Gielchinsky established Hadassah’s Center for Fetal Medicine five years ago.

These special-health diet books, all released in 2016, look critically at the gluten obsession and explain the mind-body connection—including what to eat to keep your memory sharp.