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Illustrative: A man transports boxes of medication from Nablus's Rafidiya hospital to an ambulance vehicle waiting behind a barrier at the entrance to the Palestinian village of Turmus Ayya in the West Bank, on May 6, 2026. (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
June 29, 2026, 5:50 am
Short of funds for drugs or doctors, West Bank health system falters under Israeli sanctions
A yearlong freeze on transfers of tax revenues has resulted in the debt-ridden PA Health Ministry being unable to provide many services, with physicians striking over inability to help patients
By Nurit Yohanan
Illustrative photo of a person standing on a scale. (Richard Villalon/iStock)
May 7, 2026, 1:22 pm
Over half of Israeli adults are overweight or obese, Knesset Health Committee told
31.4% of 7th graders overweight; officials blame high cost of medications, inadequate health services in low-income areas, lack of accessible educational materials in Arab, Ethiopian sectors
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: Cannabis plants grown for medical use in Israel. (Chen Galili)
May 4, 2026, 4:27 am
Health Ministry panel seeks to halt use of medical cannabis in smokable form
Committee notes potentially harmful effects, spiking number of users; recommends stricter guidelines and a more limited use of the drug
By Diana Bletter
Henrietta Szold at home in Jerusalem, circa 1922. (Wikimedia Commons)
February 17, 2026, 1:23 am
Did the founder of Hadassah – Israel’s ‘mother’ – support a one-state solution?
In her biography, ‘Henrietta Szold: Hadassah and the Zionist Dream,’ author Francine Klagsbrun shows how the acclaimed activist fought against misogyny and for the rights of all children
By Rich Tenorio
A patient's room inside the psychiatric hospital in Kfar Shaul, Jerusalem, July 31, 2012 (Noam Moskowitz/Flash90)
December 31, 2025, 11:02 am
Almost 1 in 3 Israelis say they need professional mental health support – survey
After two years of war, 39% of IDF personnel report needing support for mental health issues, 26% are concerned about depression, 48% have difficulty sleeping
By Diana Bletter
Portrait of a pregnant woman. (Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)
November 28, 2025, 12:52 pm
Health Ministry said to flag error in genetic test kit detecting rare mutation, reread results
Haaretz report concerns MECR mutation, part of Israel’s expanded screening panel; can lead to problems with movement, speech, vision; rare disease more common among Ashkenazi Jews
By Diana Bletter
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during his Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
February 13, 2025, 8:56 pm
Senate confirms vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of US health services
Republicans brush off concerns about fringe views to back Trump pick, who will now oversee a vast federal complex with hands in food safety, biomedical research and more
By AMANDA SEITZ
An illustrative photo of health workers. (istock photo/ nanostockk)
January 14, 2025, 6:40 pm
Israel’s health system showing ‘impressive’ resilience during war, report finds
But Taub Center researchers say that with workforce shortage, budget cuts, and 15,000 soldiers who now suffer from stress-induced trauma, the system faces serious challenges
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: Students study at a yeshiva in Jerusalem, September 2, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 8, 2023, 12:24 pm
Haredi men three times as likely to be nearsighted, probably due to Talmud study
Experts at Hadassah Academic College find that ultra-Orthodox men tend to position themselves closer to text than others, which scholars believe explains huge prevalence of myopia
By Nathan Jeffay
A woman undergoing a dental checkup (shironosov via iStock by Getty Images)
January 24, 2023, 11:10 am
Tooth decay more widespread among obese and underweight, huge Israeli study finds
Researchers say study based on 66,790 soldiers should prompt vigilance, shape policy; low or high BMI can be tied to socioeconomic status, which may also impact dental health
By Nathan Jeffay
ALS patient Narkis Moshe with her doctor Prof. Vivian Dror of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (courtesy of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center)
December 15, 2022, 11:49 am
‘New era of treatment’: Israelis among first to receive ‘game-changing’ ALS medicine
Tofersen, which is injected into the spine like an epidural, is giving new hope to two patients at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
By Nathan Jeffay
US President Joe Biden walks after a speech during a visit to the Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem on July 15, 2022. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)
July 15, 2022, 12:08 pm
At East Jerusalem hospital, Biden pledges $100 million for Palestinian health care
The US president stops at Augusta Victoria before traveling to meet Palestinian leader Abbas in Bethlehem; will take off for Saudi Arabia in the afternoon
By Jeremy Sharon and Jacob Magid
Illustrative image: a young man facing mental health challenges during the pandemic (lightspeedshutter via iStock by Getty Images)
May 16, 2022, 7:50 am
Ousting stigmas, Israel’s first mental health expo happening Monday – in English
Event in Jerusalem will tackle stigma surrounding mental health and give much-needed guidance as pandemic has brought many challenges to the fore, say organizers
By Nathan Jeffay
Since the early days of the pandemic, Rabbi Janise Poticha has kept up her shofar-blowing at 7 p.m. daily as a salute to health care workers. (Lydia Orias/via JTA)
July 22, 2021, 3:00 pm
NY rabbi still blows a shofar nightly at 7 to salute health workers
Nod to health care workers was started in March 2020 but abandoned by most within months as pandemic’s first wave ended. But not by Rabbi Janise Poticha
By Shira Hanau
People wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus, queue to walk through disinfecting spray booths aimed to combat the spread of COVID-19, before doing shopping at Alexandra township in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, May 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
May 15, 2020, 5:33 pm
WHO study: Coronavirus could infect more than 200 million in Africa
Model predicts lower infection rate than in other parts of world, but raises concerns that continent’s fragile health systems could be overwhelmed
By Kelly MacNamara
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