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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
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
Yael Eckstein holding hands of an elderly woman, Netta, in Israel. (Credit: Olivier Fitoussi)
October 20, 2025, 2:00 pm
Israelis’ life expectancy rises to 83.8, making it 4th among OECD countries
Report shows dramatic rise in life expectancy of both men and women from 2022 to 2023, despite Israel investing only 7.6% of its GDP in health
By Diana Bletter
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
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
An Israeli representative engages with a French health worker at Europe's first-ever MedEx immigration expo for medical professionals in Paris, March 31, 2024. (Courtesy of Nefesh B'Nefesh)
April 6, 2024, 9:47 am
European aliyah expo for health workers seeks to remedy Israel’s doctor shortage
Hundreds attend continent’s first-ever MedEx event in Paris on Sunday, receive bureaucratic and practical assistance as they consider leaving France amid unprecedented antisemitism
By Romain Chauvet
Chief Superintendent Avi Amar comforting a distraught IDF soldier near Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7, 2023, hours before he was killed. (Israel Police)
March 24, 2024, 5:54 pm
Study assesses half a million Israelis at risk of developing PTSD due to Oct. 7 and war
Psychology researchers rely on studies done on similar situations to create predictive mathematical model; leading expert questions study’s methodology, believes numbers inflated
By Renee Ghert-Zand
UN commissioners Chris Sidoti, left, Navi Pillay, center, and Miloon Kothari, right, discuss their probe into Israel and the Palestinians at the United Nations in New York, October 27, 2022. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
January 16, 2024, 5:21 pm
Israel forbids doctors from speaking to UN group investigating Oct. 7 atrocities
Officials say commission of inquiry formed by UN Human Rights Council in 2021 is led by three people with antisemitic and anti-Israel views
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative image of a person undergoing a CT scan. (peakSTOCK via iStock by Getty Images)
February 5, 2023, 6:38 am
Israel’s richest locales show 20% lower cancer death rate than middle-income areas
As possible explanations for its findings, Taub Center analysis suggests ‘health inequality’ based on socioeconomic status and unequal health provision outside central Israel
By Nathan Jeffay
Ukrainian mental health professionals sit with Israeli clinical psychologist Dr. Danny Brom, right, at the Herzog Medical Center in Jerusalem, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
July 22, 2022, 8:25 am
Ukrainian professionals turn to Israel for help in treating mental trauma
A history of treating victims of wars and the Holocaust has provided Israelis with extensive experience in handling psychological suffering
By Emily Rose
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
Immigrants fleeing Ukraine arrive at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on March 15, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
March 15, 2022, 8:22 pm
Would-be immigrants from Ukraine brought in on tourist visas, denying them services
Trying to solve the growing bottleneck of refugees stuck in Europe waiting to immigrate, Israel has created a new problem by placing them in limbo until they get citizenship
By Judah Ari Gross
An Israeli woman gets vaccinated against the COVID-19 coronavirus at the Kupat Holim Meuhedet clinic vaccination centre in Jerusalem, on January 12, 2021. (MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
January 13, 2021, 8:04 am
How Israel’s efficient, data-savvy HMOs help it lead world in COVID vaccination
Healthcare organizations’ existing infrastructure enables efficient and rapid delivery of inoculation shots to the population in a way the government could not have managed
By AFP and ToI Staff
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