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Illustrative photo of a premature baby in an ICU incubator. (Pixelistanbul via iStock)
September 15, 2026, 4:53 pm
Eau de mom: Israeli study shows how a mother’s scent comforts premature babies
‘Close to the Heart,’ an initiative at two Israeli NICUs, uses smell to ease physical and emotional separation between mother and newborn, reducing stress and strengthening vitals
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative photo of newborn babies in an Israeli hospital nursery. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)
March 27, 2024, 6:39 pm
COVID protocols pave new way of detecting common congenital viral infection in newborns
Hebrew University and Hadassah Medical Center researchers prove the efficiency and accuracy of pooled saliva PCR testing for congenital cytomegalovirus
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative image: An aggressively protective mom with her newborn (nicoletaionescu via iStock by Getty)
November 22, 2021, 11:46 am
Babies emit smell to get aggressively loyal moms and mellow dads, Israeli study says
Scientists astounded that chemical on newborns’ heads has opposite effect on men and women, but say it’s logical because kids are safest with protective mother, unaggressive father
By Nathan Jeffay
An X-ray showing the stomach of a newborn baby girl who was found to have an embryo inside her, July 2021. (Assuta Medical Center)
July 28, 2021, 12:18 pm
One in half a million: Girl born in Israel with twin inside her stomach
Doctors swiftly remove remains of what was at least one sibling from baby; mother and daughter healthy
By ToI Staff
In this image from video released by Israel's Police, a man can be seen on an electric bike carrying his newborn child in a basket, in Tel Aviv, on May 5, 2021. (Israel Police)
May 7, 2021, 10:44 am
Dad kidnaps baby from hospital, takes him to 2nd medical center in crate on bike
Father is sent for psychological assessment after he smuggles child from Tel Aviv’s Ichilov hospital to Ramat Gan’s Sheba Medical Center when medical staff deny transfer
By ToI Staff
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March 18, 2021, 1:53 pm
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By ToI Staff
A baby, born during the pandemic, with the mother (vlada_maestro via iStock by Getty Images)
March 16, 2021, 10:43 pm
Israeli study: Babies born to vaccinated moms have COVID-fighting antibodies
All 40 infants in Jerusalem research have antibodies, suggesting they are born with immunity to coronavirus, according to Hadassah doctors
By Nathan Jeffay
A baby seen on a weight scale, as part of a medical exam, at a family health center in Israel on March 5, 2019. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)
January 26, 2021, 6:04 pm
Antibiotics stunt growth, impair weight gain in infant boys: Israeli researchers
Medicine changes gut bacteria, impacting development, says Bar-Ilan University team, expressing hope that the right probiotics may solve the problem
By Nathan Jeffay
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