At Sheba Psychiatry within Sheba Medical Center, therapy dogs are not occasional visitors. They are integrated into the clinical environment, working directly with trained care teams to support patients in psychiatric and physical rehabilitation.
Sheba Medical Center’s research teams have been chosen as the recipients of almost 50 million shekels in competitive research grants so far in 2026, spanning the fields of neuroscience, infectious disease, women’s health, nephrology, multiple sclerosis, oncology, and many others.
Aggressive behavior remains one of the greatest challenges in inpatient child mental healthcare, affecting patients, families, and healthcare professionals alike. Research from Sheba Medical Center, recognized by Newsweek among the World’s Best Hospitals, demonstrates how structured video-based debriefing can transform real clinical encounters into opportunities for continuous learning, helping teams strengthen their confidence, decision-making, and approach to managing aggression.
Prof. Ramit Ravona-Springer leads a team working to make Alzheimer’s diagnosis more precise, both by identifying where existing blood tests fall short and by using technology to better detect subtle early symptoms.
Prof. Michael Belkin, an ophthalmologist and inventor at Sheba Medical Center, shows how Sheba’s research ecosystem turns ophthalmology ideas into real clinical tools. From ExPRESS to DSLT and CureSight, his innovations reflect Sheba’s model of combining clinical care, science, and device development. It is a clear example of how translational research can move from concept to practice.
A study conducted by researchers at Sheba Medical Center, ranked by Newsweek as the #7 Best Hospital in the World, found that after parent-completed psychosocial screening was introduced before a child’s first psychiatric visit, the proportion of patients receiving comprehensive, multidisciplinary care increased significantly.
