Articles in "Health"
Nine-Year-Old Israeli Boy Dies After Contracting Rare Amoeba Infection
A nine-year-old boy has died from primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a rare and almost always fatal brain infection caused by the ...
More Than Half of Israel’s Young Doctors Eye a Future Abroad
More than half of 634 Israeli medical interns and residents surveyed said they intend to work abroad within the next five years, raising ...
Brain-Eating Amoeba Infects 9-Year-Old Boy After Swim in Sea of Galilee
A 9-year-old boy is in critical condition with encephalitis after being infected with a rare amoeba, Israel’s Health Ministry said ...
Injured Border Police Officer Returns to Training With Custom Prosthetic Eye
An Israeli Border Police officer who lost an eye in a grenade blast has been fitted with a custom prosthetic eye bearing a Star of David as ...
Israel Probes Suspected Donor Sperm Mix-Up at Tel Aviv Hospital
Israel’s Health Ministry has opened an investigation after a woman who used donor sperm at Assuta Medical Center in north Tel Aviv ...
Two Children Hospitalized After Eating Chocolate Containing Suspected Hallucinogenic Mushrooms
Two children, ages 5 and 6, were hospitalized after eating chocolate containing suspected hallucinogenic mushrooms during a family ...
Israel Investigating Suspected Ebola Case
Israel’s Ministry of Health said Tuesday it had received an initial report of a person suspected of being infected with Ebola after ...
First West Nile Fever Death Reported as Israel Confirms 10 Cases
Israel's Health Ministry reported on Thursday that a person has died after contracting West Nile fever, marking the season's first ...
Moovit Adds Walking-Friendly Routes Based on Israeli Study
A new feature added to the Moovit public transportation app allows users to select routes that involve more walking without adding time to ...
Israeli Hospital Uses Mothers’ Scents to Comfort Premature Babies During Separation
Israel's Hillel Yaffe Medical Center has introduced a new therapeutic tool intended to help parents of premature babies maintain a ...
