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Ziv hospital in Safed on October 18, 2020. (David Cohen/FLASH90)
January 24, 2025, 11:27 am
13-year-old with no underlying conditions dies of flu in Safed, as cases rise
Flu morbidity this year is worst since 2012, data shows, as health experts urge vaccinations; more than 2,000 patients have been hospitalized for flu so far this year
By ToI Staff
A medical worker wearing PPE (personal protective equipment) takes a swab sample from a woman during a mass testing event at a sport complex in Bangkok on April 17, 2021, after the recent outbreak of coronavirus cases in Thailand. (Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)
April 17, 2021, 5:19 pm
How does the coronavirus compare with other deadly viruses?
The pandemic has killed more people than most, but not all, other viral epidemics in the 20th and 21st centuries
By AFP
Israeli airline El Al planes parked at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod, Israel, on March 16, 2018. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
February 27, 2020, 1:57 am
El Al signals mayday, as extraordinary virus warning jolts travelers, carriers
Israeli airlines, which have lost millions in recent weeks, say they weren’t given any heads up before Health Ministry recommendation for Israelis to refrain from all trips abroad
By ToI Staff
Passengers wearing masks as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus COVID-19 arrive to the Sao Paulo International Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. (AP/Andre Penner)
February 26, 2020, 9:26 pm
In unprecedented move, Israelis advised to avoid all travel abroad over virus
Health Ministry warning sees ‘high probability’ pathogen has now spread worldwide and is no longer containable; Israelis returning from Italy ordered to 14-day quarantine
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of a Chinese laborer, suspected of suffering from the cornoavirus, being brought to Barzilai Medical Center, January 2020. (Ynet news)
January 27, 2020, 1:06 pm
Ashkelon hospital says Chinese patient does not have deadly coronavirus
No results yet from second suspected case in Israel, as China shuts down cities and ups quarantine measures for more than 50 million people, with death toll rising
By ToI Staff and AP
Illustrative. A Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center, in Jerusalem, December 13, 2018. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
January 2, 2020, 4:21 pm
Man, 40, dies of flu complications, latest victim of aggressive strain
9-year-old girl hospitalized in serious condition as officials scramble to deal with demand for vaccines
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A nurse holds a newborn baby moments after it was delivered at the Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem, June 18, 2011. (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
December 26, 2019, 9:55 pm
Woman hospitalized in serious condition with flu after giving birth
Baby born at 36 weeks without complications before woman taken to intensive care unit for treatment
By ToI Staff
NBC segment on flu season featuring a picture of former UK Labour Party leader Ed Miliband. (Screen capture: Twitter)
December 20, 2016, 4:24 pm
Ex-UK Labour chief pops up as ‘sick man’ on American TV
Picture of Ed Miliband appears in NBC story on flu season; his photo previously used in hoax story claiming he was ‘fixer’ for sex partners
By ToI Staff
Moriah Ellen
December 7, 2016, 2:33 pm
Moriah Ellen
Antibiotics crisis! How you can help
‘Superbugs’ kill 700,000 people a year — without decisive steps, antimicrobial resistance will get far worse
Palestinian militants burn the British, US and Israeli flags during a demonstration to mark the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah on November 2, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/SAID KHATIB)
February 24, 2016, 8:08 am
Threat of new Gaza war looms large
White-collar crime and flu vaccines make the front pages, but the prospect of renewed conflict with Hamas pervades
By Ilan Ben Zion
Illustrative photo of an Israeli hospital (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
February 2, 2015, 9:32 pm
Israel’s hospitals overflowing with patients
Intensive care unit at Tel Hashomer Hospital reaches 350% occupancy rate; some wait up to 10 hours before receiving treatment
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a vaccination. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 29, 2014, 3:33 pm
Israel’s universal flu vaccine heads for universal acceptance
With new patent approvals, BiondVax is ready to license its unique influenza treatment to pharma firms and governments
By David Shamah
Illustrative photo of a sign along the Israel-Lebanon border. (photo credit: Doron Horowitz/Flash90)
October 6, 2014, 2:35 pm
From Beirut to Stockholm
A flareup on the Lebanese border and a diplomatic tangle with Sweden make top news as flu season approaches
By Ilan Ben Zion
The flu hides from the immune system with the help of protective proteins. (photo credit: Flu image.)
August 19, 2014, 1:23 am
Israeli-developed antibodies weaken flu’s defenses
Antibodies may help immune system kill flu by keeping virus from hiding in cells, research shows
By Andrew Tobin
Illustrative: Newborn babies in a hospital ward (Flash 90)
February 7, 2013, 1:51 pm
Doctors find three newborns with swine flu virus
Preemies are carrying the disease but not showing symptoms
By Asher Zeiger
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