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Illustrative image: a member of medical staff cares for a patient with coronavirus in the intensive care unit at the Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, England. (Neil Hall/Pool via AP, File)
Why does COVID make people so sick, so quickly? Israeli geneticist has an answer
By Nathan Jeffay
SARS-CoV-2 uses a three-pronged approach to keep cells from recruiting immune system to fend off the attack until it may be too late, says Weizmann Institute researcher
Paramedics take a COVID-19 patient to a ward after doing an X-ray at a government-run hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Israel’s promising ‘precision’ COVID drug starting trial in Greece next week
By Nathan Jeffay
Paramedics take a COVID-19 patient to a ward after doing an X-ray at a government-run hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
May 13, 2021, 1:54 pm
Israel’s promising ‘precision’ COVID drug starting trial in Greece next week
Medicine hailed as a ‘huge breakthrough’ by inventors and as a ‘miracle drug’ by Netanyahu embarks on path to possible approval, in hope it will help crisis spots like India
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative image: a member of medical staff cares for a patient with coronavirus in the intensive care unit at the Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, England. (Neil Hall/Pool via AP, File)
May 12, 2021, 1:58 pm
Why does COVID make people so sick, so quickly? Israeli geneticist has an answer
SARS-CoV-2 uses a three-pronged approach to keep cells from recruiting immune system to fend off the attack until it may be too late, says Weizmann Institute researcher
By Nathan Jeffay
A medical worker prepares a COVID-19 vaccine injection, at a Clalit vaccination center in Jerusalem, on March 8, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 10, 2021, 11:56 pm
Israeli research explains post-vaccine grogginess, and why it’s not worrying
First digital monitoring of COVID shot recipients shows vitals spike but return to normal within three days, demonstrating ‘vaccine safety’
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative image: medical interns demonstrate for better work conditions at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, on December 21, 2020. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 9, 2021, 4:44 pm
Doctors strike Monday, say government neglecting health now that COVID is beaten
‘Physicians are angry, we’re very angry,’ says union deputy chairman, discussing fears that 600 doctors recruited during pandemic could soon be fired
By Nathan Jeffay
A closeup image of the black stone of the Kaaba in Mecca. (Saudi Arabia General Presidency of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque)
May 9, 2021, 10:11 am
Saudi Arabia releases first-ever photos of holy Kaaba stone
With hajj pilgrimage limited due to COVID restrictions, kingdom publishes high-resolution images of al-Hajar al-Aswad, which believers say fell from heaven at time of Adam and Eve
By TOI staff
Tourists visiting Al-Khazneh 'the Treasury' in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, November 11, 2016. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
May 7, 2021, 7:05 am
Podcast: Proof that Nabateans’ trade empire collapsed due to ancient epidemic
In an in-depth interview with expert archaeologist Tali Erickson-Gini, we hear that he who controls the spice (or garum and wine) controls the ancient world
By TOI staff
Naga Sadhu, naked Hindu holy men, wait for the start of a procession towards the river Ganges for Shahi Snan (Royal Bath) during Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Monday, April 12, 2021. As states across India are declaring some version of a lockdown to battle rising COVID-19 cases in a nationwide second-wave, thousands of pilgrims are gathering on the banks of the river Ganges for the Hindu festival. The faithful believe that a dip in the waters of the Ganges will absolve them of their sins and deliver them from the cycle of birth and death. (AP Photo/Karma Sonam)
April 29, 2021, 5:48 pm
The only real herd immunity is global: Why India’s COVID crisis threatens us all
While vaccine-makers are confident their shots block the current Indian variant, it’s transforming the country into a potential breeding ground for new, more resistant mutations
By Nathan Jeffay
Magen David Adom ambulance crew wearing protective clothing after delivering a man suspected of infection with the coronavirus to Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center, in Jerusalem, on July 20, 2020.(Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
April 29, 2021, 1:56 pm
COVID is causing strokes among the young and healthy, global study indicates
1 in 4 stroke patients with coronavirus are under 55; Jerusalem doctor involved in research says it shines spotlight on results of virus blocking larger blood vessels
By Nathan Jeffay
FILE - In this April 24, 2021, file photo, a COVID-19 patient inside a car, receives oxygen provided by a Gurdwara, a Sikh house of worship, in New Delhi, India. India’s death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 200,000 people as a surge has wept the country in recent weeks, a rise rooted in various so-called super-spreader events that were allowed to happen in the months following the autumn when the country had seemingly brought the pandemic under control. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
April 28, 2021, 3:58 pm
Oxygen to India: Israeli group dispatching medical aid to COVID-stricken country
India is in turmoil, with 350,000 new COVID cases a day and a death toll that just exceeded 200,000; citing ‘shared responsibility’ to overcome virus, IsraAID sending supplies
By Nathan Jeffay
A pregnant woman receives a Covid-19 vaccine injection, at Clalit Covid-19 vaccination center in Or yehuda, on Purim, February 25, 2021. (Flash90)
April 27, 2021, 7:45 pm
COVID vaccines don’t harm ovaries and neither does virus, Jerusalem doctors find
Reassuring women worldwide, Hadassah researchers record no difference in ovary function between those who are immunized and those who are not
By Nathan Jeffay
A healthcare worker prepares the material to test a child for COVID-19, on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay, March 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
April 27, 2021, 1:42 pm
Israeli aid team heads to Uruguay, where COVID dream has turned to nightmare
The South American country hardly felt the virus last year, but now has the world’s second-highest infection rate and hospitals are under pressure
By Nathan Jeffay
Israelis at a cafe in Tel Aviv, on April 07, 2021. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
April 25, 2021, 6:04 pm
Enjoying unemployment benefits, young Israelis choose not to go back to work
Even as the economy almost fully reopens with the virus waning, low-paid workers are opting to stay home; demand for restaurant staff surges, Employment Service says
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative: An Israeli student receives a COVID-19 vaccine injection at a Leumit vaccination center in Tel Aviv, on January 23, 2021, just after the country rolled out inoculation to everyone aged 16-plus. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
April 22, 2021, 9:19 pm
Israel risks losing teenagers to anti-vaxxer influence, warns top doctor
Shlomo Vinker fears inoculation critics slipping into online vacuum left open by authorities, swaying kids; says adult vaccination drive has almost hit ‘ceiling’
By Nathan Jeffay
A father, wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of coronavirus, brings his newborn daughter her mother for breastfeeding in Liege, Belgium, Friday, June 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
April 21, 2021, 7:47 pm
Israeli study boosts belief vaccinated mothers protect babies through their milk
For at least 6 weeks after first COVID shot kicks in, nursing moms produce antibody-packed milk, suggesting they are safe from virus while nursed; no adverse events recorded
By Nathan Jeffay
An Israeli man cuts through a huge face mask as Israelis celebrate the end of the outdoor mask mandate, in Jerusalem, April 18, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 20, 2021, 7:05 pm
Scientists: Israel proves every developed country can subdue COVID with vaccines
Prof. Dan Yamin says hospitals became safe from meltdown once 50% of over-60s were vaccinated, even with highly infectious variants
By Nathan Jeffay
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