The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/radiation-poisoning/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:57:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png radiation poisoning | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/radiation-poisoning/ 32 32 In case of a nuclear event, Ukraine to use Israeli placenta-based emergency treatment https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-case-of-a-nuclear-event-ukraine-to-use-israeli-placenta-based-emergency-treatment/ Sun, 20 Apr 2025 13:12:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3529368 Amid rising threat from Russia, Pluri partners with Ukrainian blood bank to stockpile remedy for deadly radiation poisoning that uses cells grown from donated placentas

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]]> Israel’s Pluri wins NIH contract for drug that could save lives in nuclear event https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-pluri-wins-nih-contract-for-drug-that-could-save-lives-in-nuclear-event/ Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:11:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3087804 Company aims for FDA approval so that its novel cell therapy for radiation sickness can be eligible for US Strategic National Stockpile

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]]> UN says source of Nordic radioactivity still unclear, as Russia eyed https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-says-source-of-nordic-radioactivity-still-unclear-as-russia-eyed/ Tue, 30 Jun 2020 08:24:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2337295 Moscow has yet to report back to International Atomic Energy Agency over high concentration of isotopes recorded in Finland, southern Scandinavia and the Arctic

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]]> Etched in their mind: Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl https://www.timesofisrael.com/etched-in-their-mind-ukraine-marks-30-years-since-chernobyl/ Tue, 26 Apr 2016 16:57:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1382458 World's worst nuclear accident killed thousands and spewed radiation across Europe, forcing a global rethink of atomic fuel

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]]> Iraq says it located missing radioactive material https://www.timesofisrael.com/iraq-says-it-located-missing-radioactive-material/ Sun, 21 Feb 2016 16:43:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1344145 Iridium-192 belonging to Turkish oil company found near gas station 3 months after it disappeared from US-owned facility

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]]> Israeli radiation disease treatment passes major hurdle https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-radiation-disease-treatment-passes-major-hurdle/ Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:34:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1146996 The NIH is relying on Pluristem's placenta-based stem cell treatment as a worst-case insurance policy

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]]> Defending Israel with X-rays https://www.timesofisrael.com/defending-israel-with-x-rays/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:57:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=560480 Undercover operation nabs men who turned to Jewish organizations for help in funding radiation weapon

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]]> Results on possible Arafat poisoning expected in three months, Palestinian doctor says https://www.timesofisrael.com/results-determining-if-arafat-was-poisoned-expected-in-three-months-says-palestinian-doctor/ Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:26:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=296080 Former PA president's body exhumed, re-buried in Ramallah military ceremony

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]]> Arafat’s body exhumed, bone samples to be tested for radiation poisoning https://www.timesofisrael.com/arafats-body-exhumed-bone-samples-to-be-tested-for-radiation-poisoning/ Tue, 27 Nov 2012 05:57:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=295668 Team of experts from Russia, France and Switzerland taking part in procedure; body to be re-buried in a military ceremony

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