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Illustrative: Bottles of expressed breast milk are seen on top of an incubator of a premature baby at Burnley General Hospital in Burnley, north-west England on May 15, 2020. (Hannah McKay / POOL / AFP)
March 5, 2025, 1:49 pm
Breast milk protein’s superpowers lead to breakthrough for new class of oral drugs
Technion researcher Dr. Assaf Zinger says his team’s work shows that the proteins cover and protect nanoparticles as they pass through intestinal layers, conveying therapeutics
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: A mother holds a baby, with a bottle of breast milk at foreground. (Pilin_Petunyia/iStock by Getty images)
October 10, 2023, 10:12 pm
Health Ministry issues directives for national breast milk bank during war
Priority will be given to babies whose mothers are dead, injured, missing, kidnapped, or serving in IDF reserves; nursing moms urged to donate
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A father, wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of coronavirus, brings his newborn daughter her mother for breastfeeding in Liege, Belgium, June 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
April 21, 2021, 7:47 pm
Israeli study boosts belief vaccinated mothers protect babies through their milk
For at least 6 weeks after first COVID shot kicks in, nursing moms produce antibody-packed milk, suggesting they are safe from virus while nursed; no adverse events recorded
By Nathan Jeffay
Nurse Yael Cohen with the infant daughter of an East Jerusalem woman who was seriously injured in a car accident, March 10, 2021 (Courtesy Hadassah Medical Center)
March 12, 2021, 8:39 am
Hadassah nurse breastfeeds infant after mother seriously hurt in car crash
4-month-old baby did not accept bottle and wailed loudly for hours; nurse Yael Cohen offered to help: ‘As a mother it broke me to see her suffering’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Marie L'Hoest, wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of coronavirus, breastfeeds her newborn daughter Anouk at the MontLegia CHC hospital in Liege, Belgium, Friday, June 26, 2020.(AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
July 10, 2020, 4:50 pm
‘Strong evidence’ mothers can transmit coronavirus to newborns
Researchers in Italy studied 31 pregnant women hospitalized with COVID-19, and found virus in an at-term placenta, umbilical cord, the vagina of one woman and in breast milk
By Patrick Galey
Illustrative photo of breast-feeding (CC BY-ND hugabub.com, Flickr)
February 16, 2018, 2:38 pm
Transgender woman breastfeeds, first case study shows
Research by Tamar Reisman and Zil Goldstein finds 30-year-old who was born male successfully nursed her baby exclusively for six weeks
By Kerry SHERIDAN
Pope Francis baptizes a child at the Vatican, January 7, 2018. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP)
January 7, 2018, 10:04 pm
Pope tells moms to go ahead and breastfeed in Sistine Chapel
While baptizing 34 crying children, Francis tells parents to ensure ‘language of love’ is spoken at home
By Frances D'Emilio
Illustrative: A mother holds a baby, with a bottle of breast milk at foreground. (Pilin_Petunyia/iStock by Getty images)
November 26, 2017, 7:54 pm
MDA to open Israel’s first breastmilk bank
Breastfeeding mothers will soon be able to donate excess milk for premature babies and those in hospital
By ToI Staff
Nurse Ula Ostrowski-Zak cares for a nine-month-old Palestinian boy at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. (Hadassah spokesperson)
June 5, 2017, 5:44 pm
Jewish nurse breastfeeds injured Palestinian baby
Ula Ostrowski-Zak feeds 9-month boy throughout shift, gets offers of milk from other mothers around country
By JTA
An illustrative photo of a woman breastfeeding her baby. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
May 26, 2016, 4:38 pm
Israeli teen mom says assaulted at school for breastfeeding
17-year-old recent immigrant describes verbal abuse by staff and police for feeding her baby son at youth facility
By JTA
Illustrative photo of breast-feeding (CC BY-ND hugabub.com, Flickr)
June 1, 2015, 11:46 pm
Breast-feeding may lower leukemia risk, Israeli study finds
Research indicates nursing babies at 19% lower risk of developing blood cancer than those who are formula-fed
By AFP
Breast feeding (illustrative image: CC BY-SA various brennemans, Flickr)
September 30, 2013, 9:36 pm
Infant received breast milk from HIV carrier
Four-month-old was accidentally given mislabeled bottle belonging to another child
By Adiv Sterman
Screenshot from Clalit HMO video on breastfeeding in Arabic. (Photo credit: Clalit/YouTube)
From the WebSeptember 26, 2013, 10:27 am
Israeli nursing guide a hit in Arab world
Local HMO breastfeeding video has been watched by half a million Arab viewers so far, Ynet reports
Illustrative photo of a mother breast-feeding her baby. (photo credit: CC BY-A Mothering Touch/Flickr)
July 28, 2013, 10:29 pm
Breastfeeding could help kids beat ADHD, study shows
Parents who want to keep their children off ritalin should try feeding them the old fashioned way, a Tel Aviv University team says
By David Shamah
Illustrative photo of breast-feeding (CC BY-ND hugabub.com, Flickr)
April 28, 2013, 9:39 pm
New device measures milk in the breast
Milksense tells mothers how much their babies drink per feeding
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