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In this April 18, 2017, file photo, a woman with Type 2 diabetes prepares to inject herself with insulin at her home in Las Vegas. (AP/John Locher)
October 26, 2025, 2:07 pm
Type 2 diabetes patients more likely to develop schizophrenia, Israeli researchers find
In first study of its kind, scientists in Haifa and New York use health organization data to show that adult-onset diabetes sufferers have a 50% higher risk of schizophrenia late in life
By Diana Bletter
Ran Hirsch's diabetic daughter, then 8, was the impetus for the launch of Eatsane and its line of mainstream products that are safe for her to eat, such as low-carb pizza crusts found at Israeli branches of Papa John's Pizza. (courtesy)
July 26, 2025, 9:00 am
Israeli papa’s food-tech startup brings low-carb pizza to diabetics like his daughter
After Ran Hirsch’s daughter was diagnosed with diabetes, he partnered with her endocrinologist to create Eatsane, a successful startup making healthy versions of family faves
By Sharon Wrobel
Inside the Sorek A Desalination Plant, November 2015. (Yossi Zamir/FLASH90)
September 19, 2024, 3:16 pm
Study shows magnesium deficiency in desalinated water could lead to diseases
Researchers urge government to add mineral to water to reduce risk of type 2 diabetes and ischemic stroke, and drastically cut national healthcare costs
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: Woman holds up a dosage of Wegovy, a drug used for weight loss, in Front Royal, Virginia, March 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)
May 3, 2024, 9:04 pm
Weight loss drug Wegovy arrives in Israel, ending off-label use of Ozempic
With the drug purchased privately and often requiring injections of increasing doses, users face high ongoing monthly prices
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Two women stand on August 16, 2016, in New York. High body mass index -- an indication that people could be overweight -- was linked to more than half of deaths and disability from diabetes. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
June 23, 2023, 1:19 pm
Diabetes cases to double to 1.3 billion by 2050, study finds
Researcher warns of ‘cascade of widening diabetes inequity’ as most cases projected to be in lower-income countries or among minorities in richer nations
By AFP
Illustrative close-up of a pregnant woman (Rostislav Sedlacek/ iStock by Getty Images)
March 31, 2023, 8:18 am
Gut microbes can predict whether pregnant woman will have diabetes — Israeli study
Bar-Ilan University findings may lead researchers to find ways to prevent and treat gestational diabetes in first trimester — much earlier than the disease is now detected
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: An elderly man sits next to a soda-vending machine selling Coca-Cola in the Old City of Jerusalem. (Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)
February 2, 2023, 4:30 pm
Nixing sugar tax, Israeli government dealt ‘grievous blow to health’ – world experts
Responding to abolition of tariff on sweetened soft drinks, global scholars also argue move ‘seriously tarnishes Israel’s international standing’ in medical community
By Nathan Jeffay
File: Coca Cola beverages on sale in Israel (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
January 5, 2023, 5:56 pm
Backlash from top international obesity experts after Israel scraps soft drink tax
Specialists say ‘science is clear’ on sweetened drinks, urge rethink; Israeli scholar claims canceling tax is ‘an act of public health malpractice and an outrage’
By Nathan Jeffay
A diabetic woman injects herself with insulin (dzika_mrowka via iStock by Getty Images)
August 3, 2022, 10:12 am
Diabetes patients struggle to get medication that’s snapped up as weight-loss drug
Blood sugar-regulating Ozempic prescribed to thousands for obesity in lieu of injectable Wegovy, not available in Israel – making some diabetics resort to less-effective medication
By Michael Horovitz
A diabetic woman injects herself with insulin (dzika_mrowka via iStock by Getty Images)
December 9, 2021, 6:16 pm
Israeli scientists say humans may have ‘backup’ insulin system diabetics could use
Researchers identify insulin-producing apparatus in fetuses that they believe lies ‘dormant’ after birth but may one day be reactivated to address problems
By Nathan Jeffay
Prof. Ardon Rubinstein speaks at a hearing of the Knesset Finance Committee, on December 7, 2021. (Screenshot)
December 7, 2021, 10:27 pm
Sugary drinks expert unmasked as Coca-Cola lobbyist in Knesset
After initially denying connection to industry, Prof. Ardon Rubinstein claims he did not fully hear the question about his payment by the drinks manufacturer
By Amy Spiro
A diabetic man injecting himself with insulin (iStock by Getty Images)
November 17, 2021, 6:20 am
University launches major $75 million project to combat diabetes, as cases climb
Bar Ilan University initiative will focus on Galilee region, where cases are 3 times higher than national average; 1 million Israelis expected to be diabetic by 2040
By Nathan Jeffay
A diabetic woman checking blood sugar level at home. (iStock via Getty Images)
October 25, 2021, 6:31 pm
Diabetes reversed in mice for 4 months, after one-time implant from Israeli lab
Blood glucose levels drop by an average of 26% after tissue grown at the Technion is transplanted; researchers hope to develop method for humans
By Nathan Jeffay
Prof. Yaakov Nahmias (right) and researcher Aaron Cohen, holding the "human simulator" chip (courtesy of Hebrew University)
March 8, 2021, 4:31 pm
Israelis create cancer drug without animal tests, by using human-simulating chip
Hebrew University professor says tech that mimics human body can now be used to develop other new treatments, saving time, animals’ lives and money
By Nathan Jeffay
Two elderly women sit on a bench on Jaffa Street in downtown Jerusalem, on October 26, 2020. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
December 16, 2020, 6:46 pm
92% of Israel’s COVID-19 fatalities had existing chronic diseases — report
Those aged 70 or older account for 80% of the 3,000-plus people who have died, with over a third aged 80-89, according Health Ministry figures reported by Haaretz
By ToI Staff
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