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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 465

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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
Members of a privately funded non-governmental organization working with county officials disinfect a street in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya, April 9, 2020. (AP/Brian Inganga)
April 21, 2020, 2:42 pm
Pandemic set to crush developing economies, Israel’s World Bank envoy says
Poorer countries rocked by plummeting commodity prices, drop in remittances, skyrocketing debt and weak safety nets, with dire consequences for global public
By Luke Tress
Lady Gaga attends the AT&T TV Super Saturday Night at Meridian on Island Gardens in Miami, February 1, 2020 (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
April 16, 2020, 2:08 pm
Dozens of world’s top entertainers to lead virus extravaganza — from home
Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney among stars to headline ‘One World: Together At Home,’ airing globally on April 18 to raise funds and awareness for frontline health care workers
By ToI Staff and AP
Magen David Adom workers wearing protective clothing as a preventive measure evacuating a man suspected of having coronavirus to Shaarei Tsedek hospital in Jerusalem, March 30, 2020. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
April 3, 2020, 6:36 am
Plagued by failure: ‘The Yom Kippur War of the Israeli health system’
Experts say Health Ministry has long suffered a lack of coordination, planning and oversight, leaving it woefully unprepared for coronavirus despite strong signs disaster loomed
By Haim Shadmi
Illustrative: A doctor leaves the operations department in Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital in Jerusalem, September 3, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 7, 2019, 6:59 pm
Israel faces dire shortage of doctors in coming years, report finds
Country’s physicians are reaching retirement age and not enough are being trained in Israel, with 60% coming from abroad
By Luke Tress
Illustrative: A researcher points to PET scan results that are part of a study on Alzheimer's disease at Georgetown University Hospital, May 19, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
September 12, 2019, 4:19 am
Health group tied to Boston Jewish community gets $53 million to study dementia
Hebrew Senior Life to take part in 5-year nationwide initiative to research Alzheimer’s and related conditions
By Penny Schwartz
Illustrative photo of cancer research at a lab at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem. (Keren Freeman/Flash90)
August 1, 2019, 11:45 am
Medical lab technicians go on strike over workload and wages
Week after nurses forced into arbitration with Health Ministry and ordered to call off labor action, other staff take up protest
By ToI Staff
Nurses protest against their work conditions outside the Health Ministry in Jerusalem July 22, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 24, 2019, 6:14 pm
Court orders striking nurses back to work after two-day standoff
Medical staff protesting heavy caseloads, poor working conditions in hospitals and clinics told to enter talks with Health Ministry
By ToI Staff
Nurses protest against their work conditions outside the Ministry of Health in Jeursalem July 22, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 23, 2019, 4:30 am
Nurses go on strike to protest working conditions, heavy caseloads
Walkout impacts hospitals and health clinics across Israel; emergency care and other essential services to continue
By ToI Staff
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