Largest study on pain responses may affect medical treatment by making doctors and nurses aware that patients with autism may be hurting more than others, but don't communicate it

Research is first to empirically map clowns’ skills, authors say, claiming it will help doctors understand their work and better integrate it into treatment

Israel Medical Association runs TV, radio ads saying MDs will never discriminate against patients, after far-right Orit Strock said they should be able to if it violates religion

Decision to halve length of medical internships and restructure them will boost number of practicing physicians and lead to better-trained doctors, Health Ministry says

Some 85% of patients improved after taking new therapy developed by Bar Ilan and Hadassah; method involves adding artificial molecule to T-cells

Parents were told that mark on two-year-old’s nose was nothing to worry about; mom investigated anyway and discovered it was actually brain tissue and skull needed sealing

Bones already have inbuilt healing ability for small fractures; water-based gel convinces the body that it can regenerate bone over larger gaps

Sociologist argues that while the transition is a major life event for half of the population, scholarship has overlooked it, causing women to miss out on medical progress

Some insulin lines, heart medicines, psychiatric drugs and blood pressure pills are unavailable, says Pharmacists Association chair, estimating number of missing products at 150

Peer-reviewed study shows biological foam made of proteins helped reverse condition in dogs; innovators say human version may be approved within two years