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Illustrative: Doctors perform cardiac catheterizations at Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital, in Jerusalem, on January 20, 2020. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
January 10, 2023, 7:26 pm
Israel to trim med student internships in bid to tackle ‘dire’ shortage of doctors
Decision to halve length of medical internships and restructure them will boost number of practicing physicians and lead to better-trained doctors, Health Ministry says
By Nathan Jeffay
Left to right: Deputy Health Minister Moshe Arbel, outgoing health minister Nitzan Horowitz, Health Minister Aryeh Deri, and outgoing health ministry director-general Nachman Ash at a handover ceremony at the ministry, January 1, 2023. (GPO)
January 1, 2023, 1:50 pm
Snubs, warnings against discrimination in healthcare, as ministers hand over duties
Former health minister Horowitz warns successor Deri that politics must stay out of health system; Justice Minister Levin, Transportation Minister Regev skip traditional events
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of Rambam Hospital staff (Courtesy)
November 15, 2022, 1:21 am
Hospitalizations in Israel fell by 22% over a decade, Health Ministry report finds
Decline intensified at start of pandemic when elective surgeries were limited; masking reduced other illnesses and fear of contracting illnesses kept people away from hospitals
By Ash Obel
Jerusalemites wearing face masks walk in the city center in February 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
July 18, 2022, 6:32 pm
COVID czar cautiously optimistic sixth wave will recede soon
Despite recent discovery of new subvariant BA2.75 in Israel, Salman Zarka says mask mandate not expected to return anytime soon
By Ash Obel
Screen capture from video of national coronavirus czar Salman Zarka during a video press briefing, July 6, 2022. (Twitter)
July 6, 2022, 6:47 pm
COVID czar says health officials weighing return of indoor mask mandate
Salman Zarka says highly infectious variant driving 6th wave is a danger to the elderly, steps must be taken to protect at-risk groups; calls for returning travelers to get a PCR
By ToI Staff
Three-year-old Sofia Espinoza receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Children's Hospital Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
July 5, 2022, 5:36 pm
Israel gives final nod to COVID shots for under-5s, stops short of recommendation
Health Ministry director-general approves Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for age 6 months and up, but rejects panel’s guidance to endorse shots for high-risk babies and toddlers
By Amy Spiro
Ellen Fraint holds her daughter, seven-month-old Jojo, as she receives the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Montefiore Medical Group in New York City on June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
June 30, 2022, 7:21 pm
Health Ministry panel unanimously backs COVID vaccines for children over 6 months
Recommendation now moves to ministry director for final decision; majority of panel members suggest recommending shot for high-risk children while allowing access for all
By Amy Spiro
Dr. Idit Weisbach in an interview with Channel 12 news on June 19, 2022. (Screenshot)
June 19, 2022, 11:05 pm
‘I thought I was going to die’: Doctor recalls attack by patient bearing crowbar
Dr. Idit Weisbach says she required 7 stitches to her scalp and a CT scan after being beaten last week: ‘I just started to scream. It hurt so much and I was bleeding a lot’
By ToI Staff
A photo released by the Health Ministry shows Dr. Idit Weisbach following an attack by a patient at a clinic in Beer Yaakov on June 14, 2022 (Health Ministry)
June 15, 2022, 1:48 pm
Health Ministry chief decries latest ‘shocking’ attack on medical worker
Nachman Ash rails at ‘atmosphere that permits blood[shed] of healthcare providers’; nurses union announces it will join work slowdown
By ToI Staff
A woman talks to a friend from her apartment balcony, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Jerusalem on March 31, 2020. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
May 31, 2022, 4:03 pm
Virus czar: Compulsory quarantine for COVID-19 patients could end next month
Salman Zarka says staying home will still be recommended for those infected; Health Ministry director says 5th round of vaccination being considered but admits public reluctant
By ToI Staff
View of the Strauss Elite candy factory in Nof Hagalil, northern Israel, April 28, 2022. (David Cohen/FLASH90)
May 3, 2022, 1:07 pm
Fire breaks out at Strauss-Elite factory shuttered over salmonella outbreak
Blaze isolated to a training room, extinguished by firefighters; no injuries
By Michael Horovitz
Health Ministry Director-General Nachman Ash and Head of Public Health Services Sharon Alroy-Preis speaking to the press during a visit to the Strauss Elit candy factory in Nof Hagalil, Northern Israel, on April 28, 2022. (David Cohen/Flash90)
April 28, 2022, 7:21 pm
Health Ministry shuts down Strauss factory after massive salmonella recall
Chair apologizes for major scare; CEO says pigeons discovered at Nof Hagalil plant during recent renovations, can’t not confirm whether they contributed to contaminations
By ToI Staff
A Magen David worker takes a COVID-19 rapid antigen test from Israelis, at a Magen David Adom drive through complex in Jerusalem, on March 22, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
April 15, 2022, 2:24 pm
Serious COVID cases dip below 200 for first time in over 3 months
Official figures show pandemic further receding in wake of Omicron-fueled outbreak that pushed morbidity to record levels
By ToI Staff
Health Ministry Director-General Nachman Ash speaks during a meeting at the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan on October 24, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
March 31, 2022, 6:31 pm
Top health official: Remaining COVID restrictions could be scrapped in near future
Nachman Ash says no new measures are planned for Passover; transmission rate and number of serious cases falling, though Israel still seeing 10,000 new daily cases
By ToI Staff
A man is tested in Modiin, March 21, 2022 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
March 27, 2022, 11:49 am
Top health official says virus cases rising, but no increase in serious conditions
Health Minister chief Nachman Ash says the pandemic could be over in a matter of months, but cautions that there is always the risk of additional variants forming
By ToI Staff
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