Articles in "Health"
Lung Cancer Rates in Israel: Smoking Remains Top Risk Despite Decline in Mortality
A long-term study of lung cancer in Israel released on Wednesday by the Health Ministry found that smoking -- both active and passive -- ...
Israel Faces Post-War ‘Mental Health Tsunami,’ Experts Warn
The mental health of Israelis took center stage at the Knesset Health Committee on Tuesday as lawmakers were told of a sobering 40% rise in ...
Patient Safety Concerns Prompt Health Ministry Action Against Tel Aviv Fertility Center
Israel's Health Ministry scaled back in vitro fertilization activities at a Tel Aviv hospital on Thursday after an investigation found ...
Knesset Health Committee Wrestles With Age Limits for Fertility Treatments
In a debate highlighting disparities in access to reproductive healthcare, the Knesset Health Committee advocated for exceptions to age ...
Chain of Compassion: Israeli and Cypriot Doctors Unite for Marathon of Kidney Transplants
In a carefully coordinated chain of surgeries, Israeli and Cypriot doctors performed eight kidney transplants in a day-long marathon of ...
Israel Opens Humanitarian Corridor for Polio Vaccinations in Gaza
An Israeli-facilitated polio vaccination campaign in Gaza began on Sunday. The inoculation drive is being led by the World Health ...
Israeli West Nile Virus Cases Rise to 710
The number of patients diagnosed with the West Nile virus in Israel has risen to 710, Israel's Health Ministry reported on Sunday. Since ...
Tiberias Water Park Closed Amid Fears of Brain-Eating Amoeba
A popular water park was closed and dozens of Israelis recently there streamed to emergency rooms amid fears of a rare brain-eating amoeba ...
Ten-Year-Old Boy Battles for Life in Israel’s Newest Suspected Case of Brain-Eating Amoeba
A ten-year-old boy is hospitalized in critical condition with encephalitis that Israel's Health Ministry said on Wednesday was likely ...
Mosquitos Carrying West Nile Virus Found All Across Israel
Mosquitos carrying the West Nile virus have been captured in various areas of Israel, the Environmental Protection Ministry said on ...