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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 646

Health Ministry

An illustrative photo of health workers. (istock photo/ nanostockk)
June 9, 2025, 10:20 pm
Health Ministry report: Healthcare in the periphery lags far behind the center
Study finds infant mortality rate among Arab babies almost double that of Jewish babies, Arab men have lower life expectancy than Jewish men but Arab women are living longer
By Diana Bletter
Graphic warnings on cigarette packages from around the world. (Courtesy/Israel Cancer Association)
May 29, 2025, 3:19 pm
Ahead of World No Tobacco Day, Knesset votes to require graphic images on smoking products
Israel is the 2nd country to mandate such warnings on e-cigarettes, as survey finds 31% of Israeli smokers have started or resumed lighting up due to stress since start of the war
By Diana Bletter
FILE: Israelis and tourists enjoy the beach in Tel Aviv, as a heatwave hits the country, July 17, 2023. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
May 13, 2025, 5:15 pm
Massive heat wave to hit Israel this weekend, meteorological service warns
Forecasts predict highs of 46.5°C (115°F) in Eilat, 37°C (99°F) in Tel Aviv, 38°C (101°F) in Jerusalem on Saturday, which could break 25-year records for May
By ToI Staff
The measles virus. (Cynthia Goldsmith, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP)
April 29, 2025, 10:50 pm
8 cases of measles diagnosed in Israel in past week, Health Ministry says
Diagnosed patients from Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak, Emek Hefer and Modiin Illit, six of them are unvaccinated
By Diana Bletter and AP
In an attempt to battle the measles outbreak, some countries in Europe have enacted laws making vaccinating children mandatory. (Illustrative. Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
April 21, 2025, 9:54 am
Case of measles found in Tel Aviv area as virus resurges globally
Individual arrived in Israel on a flight from London on Friday, spent time in Herzliya and near Tel Aviv University; ministry recommends checking vaccine status
By ToI Staff
Food rescued by the Leket organization. (Courtesy)
March 31, 2025, 8:35 am
Annual food waste amounts to thousands of shekels per household – report
Leket Israel survey finds nearly half of food lost in 2023 was edible, could have fully met country’s nutritional needs
By Sue Surkes
A woman pauses near posters of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, as Israel's security cabinet convened to decide whether to approve a deal that would release dozens of hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza and pause the 15-month-war, January 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
February 11, 2025, 10:10 pm
State Comptroller says 3 million Israelis suffering from trauma since October 7
Englman faults Health Ministry for ‘collapsed’ health care system; Health Minister Uriel Buso set to double the scope of mental health services
By Diana Bletter
Evacuees from Kibbutz Be'eri at a hotel in the Dead Sea, October 20, 2023. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
February 11, 2025, 9:50 pm
Bureaucratic failures hamstrung social services in wake of Oct. 7, report finds
Comptroller says Health Ministry failed to arrange transfer of funds to ‘resilience centers’ for trauma treatment; Treasury failings meant NIS 16 million unavailable for treatments
By Jeremy Sharon
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
An IDF facility in southern Israel where released hostages will receive initial treatment, in a handout photo issued by the IDF on January 18, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 18, 2025, 10:33 pm
With doctors and therapists: Army completes preparations to receive hostages
Three complexes set up near Gaza border, where freed captives will receive initial treatment before being taken to the hospital
By Emanuel Fabian
An ambulance is parked by a bus stop on a road inscribed with the names of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip since the October 7, 2023, Hamas atrocities, outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on August 24, 2024. (Jack Guez/AFP)
January 18, 2025, 5:14 am
Israel readying complex medical and mental health treatments for returning hostages
While having little knowledge on the hostages’ condition, Health Ministry and the Hostages Forum expect many will have life-threatening complications after over a year in captivity
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A group of Israelis watch as a helicopter carrying hostages released from the Gaza Strip lands at the helipad of the Schneider Children's Medical Center in Petah Tikva November 26, 2023.(AP/Leo Correa)
January 17, 2025, 12:56 pm
Guidelines for hospitals set to receive hostages include STD checks, pregnancy tests
Ministry official says new protocols differ ‘significantly’ from November 2023 hostage release, as captives to return from over 15 months in captivity
By Diana Bletter
An undated picture of four IDF surveillance soldiers held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, that was made public by their families on July 16, 2024. Behind them is a framed picture of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. From left: Liri Albag, Agam Berger, Daniella Gilboa, and Karina Ariev. (Courtesy)
January 14, 2025, 9:24 pm
Amid emerging deal, medical experts warn released hostages face complex issues
‘Everyone needs to understand that they are not going back to what they used to be,’ says captive released from Gaza in November 2023 deal
By Diana Bletter
Israelis held hostage since October 7 are transferred by Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists to the Red Cross in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 28, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
January 4, 2025, 6:02 pm
Hostages’ families accuse Health Ministry report of violating captives’ privacy
In a letter to the ministry, families’ Forum says document detailing the plight of hostages in Hamas captivity breached doctor-patient privilege
By ToI Staff
Shoppers and supermarket staff seen at the new branch of a Mahsanei HaShuk chain in Katzrin, on the Golan Heights, on November 22, 2022. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
January 3, 2025, 1:57 pm
Along with soaring prices, Israel rings in 2025 with economic reforms, but will they work?
With a few behemoths dominating imports of food, cosmetics and other products, changes are intended to lower costs including by boosting competition; experts have their doubts
By Sue Surkes
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