medicine

In this June 19, 2019 photo, Taha Shakouri, an 8-year-old boy suffering from liver cancer, sits in his room at Mahak Children's Hospital in Tehran, Iran (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

July 30, 2019, 12:09 pm

Iranians say US sanctions blocking access to vital medicine

Cancer patients and victims of other debilitating diseases struggling as drug prices soar; Pompeo says restrictions proving ‘incredibly effective’ in curbing malign activities

By AP and TOI staff

In this combination of 10 photos taken on September 19, 2018, Palestinians shot in the legs during demonstrations and riots at the Gaza strip's border with Israel await treatment at a Gaza City clinic run by MSF (Doctors Without Borders). (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

April 22, 2019, 2:56 pm

Qatar opens Gaza artificial limb, rehab center after delays

Lack of qualified staff and funding had prevented Hamas from operating the facility since its construction in 2012

By Agencies and TOI staff

Dr. Hodaya Oliel (screen capture: Hadashot television)

January 13, 2019, 5:38 pm

Israeli woman with cerebral palsy graduates Technion medical school

Hodaya Oliel, 27, fulfills dream to become doctor, wants to specialize in pediatric neurology

By TOI staff

Liron Walter helps a child with cancer put together a menorah for Hanukkah at the Daycare of Dreams kindergarten in Ramat Gan. (Courtesy Larger Than Life)

December 27, 2018, 3:47 am

In Israel, a sterile kindergarten built so cancer patients can just be kids

World’s only purpose-built facility of its kind, Ramat Gan’s Daycare of Dreams provides treatment and education for tots who otherwise might not be able to play with other children

By Larry Luxner

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas chairs a meeting of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee at PA headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah September 15, 2018. (AFP / ABBAS MOMANI)

November 13, 2018, 1:26 pm

As cross-border violence flares, Abbas cuts trip abroad short

Palestinian Authority orders medicines be shipped to Gaza; diplomatic source says ceasefire efforts ‘still ongoing’

By Adam Rasgon

Randi Hutter Epstein, MD, MPH, author of 'Aroused.' (Martha Epstein)

July 26, 2018, 8:53 pm

‘Aroused’: an exciting look at the hormones affecting hunger, sex and everything

A new book by Randi Hutter Epstein turns us on to how little we actually know about the chemicals controlling us

By Cathryn J. Prince

This Thursday, November 2, 2017 photo shows gel capsules of acetaminophen in New York. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)

April 24, 2018, 11:42 am

Israeli research links acetaminophen during pregnancy to autism, ADHD

Hebrew U team checks data on more than 130,000 mothers and children, finds increased risk associated with prolonged use of popular analgesic

By Michael Bachner

Illustrative: Doctors at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem performing surgery, Jerusalem, March 5, 1990. (Nati Shohat/Flash90/File)

March 20, 2018, 12:55 pm

Israeli parents want kids to be doctors; lawyers, not so much; cops, no way

Survey shows parents favor careers in tech or engineering, not keen on children becoming police officers, rabbis or entertainers

By Sue Surkes

February 3, 2018, 8:31 am

Pediatric oncologist takes readers inside Hadassah hospital with new memoir

American-born Elisha Waldman reflects on the unique challenges of treating sick kids in religiously and politically complex Jerusalem

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Winners of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (L-R) Jeffrey C Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W Young are pictured on a display during a press conference at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on October 2, 2017. (AFP PHOTO/Jonathan NACKSTRAND)

October 2, 2017, 2:34 pm

Americans win Nobel medicine prize for circadian rhythm work

Michael Rosbash, son of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, awarded $1.1 million prize along with Jeffrey C. Hall, Michal W. Young

By Agencies and TOI staff

Massachusetts native Mike Shultz and his son Ari at Boston's Fenway Park, 2016 (Courtesy)

July 25, 2017, 4:47 pm

5-year-old Ari Schultz dies months after rejected heart transplant

Jewish pre-schooler became a social media darling through videos of his sports-fueled antics and exuberant banter

By Matt Lebovic

A drug deal is photographed in Berlin, 1924 (Public Domain/German Federal Archive)

May 10, 2017, 8:26 pm

Did stimulants fuel Nazi Germany’s war of annihilation?

A probe into drug and alcohol use during Nazi Germany’s ‘blitzkrieg’ assault on Europe opens a Pandora’s box of coverups and accusations

By Matt Lebovic

A sheep fetus in an artificial womb being developed to help premature babies. (Screen capture: YouTube)

April 26, 2017, 8:48 pm

Artificial uterus for super-preemies works with sheep

Developers of system that mimics womb believe it could help prevent death or life-long disability for premature babies

By Marlowe HOOD

Adolf Hitler (seated, far left) posed with fellow soldiers during their World War I service for Germany (Public domain)

April 13, 2017, 11:30 pm

Did Hitler fake being a victim of gas warfare?

Almost a century ago, an injured German corporal named Adolf Hitler claimed to be a casualty of British-deployed mustard gas. But was it a smoke screen?

By Matt Lebovic

Illustrative: Suspected fake erection dysfunction pills seized by Israel Police, Health Ministry and Tax Authority investigators, September 7, 2016 (Israel Police)

February 20, 2017, 9:04 pm

16 arrested for selling fake erectile dysfunction pills

Suspects are said to have made hundreds of thousands of shekels peddling counterfeit medication

By TOI staff