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People enjoy the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret) in northern Israel on a hot summer day, August 2, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
Boy in critical condition with rare ‘brain-eating amoeba’ after Sea of Galilee swim
By Diana Bletter
Nine-year-old hospitalized in intensive care unit as Health Ministry identifies infection caused by rare, potentially fatal Naegleria fowleri
File: Medical workers operate a ventilation machine at Rambam Hospital in the northern city of Haifa, Monday, July 27, 2020 (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
August 10, 2026, 11:52 am
Rambam Hospital denies Arab staff mistreated wounded soldier after family sounds alarm
Relatives say soldier denied water, handled roughly by Arabic-speaking workers at Haifa hospital, with accusations amplified by far-right lawmakers; Arab staffers and Arab MKs say accusations stem from racism
By Stav Levaton
An illustrative file photo of an ambulance on August 23, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 7, 2026, 3:57 pm
Man killed, another seriously wounded in shooting in northern Arab town of Tamra
Police searching for suspects; homicide brings Arab Israeli community toll to 153 this year as deadly wave of violence continues unabated
By Noam Lehmann
A health official uses a thermometer to screen people in front of Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, May 16, 2026. (Hajarah Nalwadda/AP)
June 23, 2026, 5:03 pm
Ebola suspicion ruled out, as expert says ‘very low’ chance current strain will reach Israel
However, Health Ministry is taking precautions as there are no vaccines yet for Bundibugyo virus; UN health agency reports 896 confirmed cases and 232 suspected deaths globally
By Diana Bletter
Health workers attend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara treatment Center in Ituri, Congo, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
June 21, 2026, 1:50 am
Suspected Ebola patient being treated at Haifa hospital after recent trip to DRC
Health Ministry says patient in isolation with contact tracing underway, but final test results not expected before Monday; if confirmed, it would be 1st-ever Ebola case in Israel
By ToI Staff, Diana Bletter and AP
An underground ward at Haifa's Rambam Health Care Campus, which serves as a parking lot in peacetime, used during Operation Roaring Lion in March 2026. (Courtesy/Spokesperson's office)
March 26, 2026, 8:39 pm
As Iranian missiles rain down, hospitals scramble to raise funds for underground shelters
With the Health Ministry’s budget recently slashed, medical centers around the country are using storage spaces and parking lots while seeking donations for more protected buildings
By Diana Bletter
Dr. Nir Asch, a doctor and researcher in the psychiatric department of Rambam Health Care Campus. (Courtesy/Rambam Spokesperson's Office)
February 19, 2026, 10:35 am
In breakthrough, Israeli scientists use deep-brain stimulation to counter schizophrenia
Novel study by researchers at the Rambam Health Care Campus could help 21 million people worldwide suffering from the severe lifelong mental disorder
By Diana Bletter
Sharif Hadid was killed in a roadside shooting on Route 6 in northern Israel on January 8, 2026. (X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 6, 2026, 3:10 pm
Off-duty soldier charged with murder for alleged road rage killing of Druze man
Suspect, who reportedly said he felt threatened, is accused of using IDF-issued gun to beat and shoot Sharif Hadid on Route 6, then allegedly tried to hide discarded bullet shells
By ToI Staff
Police officers at the scene of an incident in which a fellow officer was set on fire at a gas station in Kiryat Bialik, northern Israel, on January 22, 2026. (Israel Police)
January 22, 2026, 11:45 am
Policeman set on fire, moderately wounded at northern gas station
Officers were responding to man threatening to commit suicide when he doused one with gasoline and lit it; 2 others lightly injured; 33-year-old suspect arrested
By ToI Staff
Ariel, 6, who died of the flu on December 3, 2025, and whose last name has been withheld at the request of his family. The day after his death, his small intestine was transplanted into Daniel Haim Biton. (Courtesy)
December 8, 2025, 10:53 am
Flu comes early and hits hard, with five times more cases than last year
Center for Disease Control records 394 new Influenza A cases in 14 hospitals in November, with children accounting for 163 of them; vaccination rates under 15%
By Diana Bletter
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir meets with troops wounded in Syria, at Sheba Hospital in central Israel, November 28, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 30, 2025, 3:32 pm
Surgeons save soldier wounded in Syria who has a bullet lodged in his heart
Rambam hospital in Haifa says two soldiers who arrived in critical condition are now stable; doctors describe ‘complex’ operation that left the bullet in place for now
By Diana Bletter and Emanuel Fabian
Homicide victims Mu'ad al-Hadra, 19; Abed Sbihat, 32; and Murad Yousef, 22, killed overnight in three separate shootings on November 6, 2025. (Facebook)
November 7, 2025, 5:39 pm
3 young Arab men shot dead in separate overnight shootings amid unabated crime wave
Victims from Umm al-Fahm and East Jerusalem were 19, 22 and 32 years old, bringing number of Arab Israelis killed in criminal incidents this year to 218, a 7% increase from last year
By Charlie Summers
Dr. Sharon Bratman-Morag of Rambam Medical Center discovers the TBCB gene mutation that causes a type of Autism Syndrome Disorder. (Rambam Medical Center)
December 3, 2024, 6:30 pm
Israeli researchers discover gene mutation in Ashkenazi Jews that can cause autism
One in 80 Ashkenazi Jews carry the TBCB gene; Israelis can now test for it as part of the Health Ministry national healthcare basket
By Diana Bletter
Hospital staff and soldiers move patients and equipment to the underground ward at Rambam Medical Center as fighting escalates between Israel and Hezbollah. in Haifa, on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
September 22, 2024, 5:05 pm
North under siege: Rockets cause hospitals to nix procedures, schools and beaches to close
‘Most people live in stress and worry,’ one Safed resident says with cities on war footing; ‘My blood pressure goes up every time I hear a siren’
By Diana Bletter
Paramedics help the medical staff at Haifa's Rambam hospital to transport patients from the upper floors to underground parking area of the establishment on September 22, 2024, after Lebanon's Hezbollah fired a barrage of rockets on northern Israel. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
September 22, 2024, 12:29 pm
Hospitals in north ordered to move patients to fortified areas amid rocket fire
Haifa’s Rambam will shift activities to underground parking lot, while other medical facilities move treatments to protected areas, scrap elective procedures
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image of a doctor comforting a patient with Alzheimer's Disease. (Chinnapong, iStock by Getty Images)
May 8, 2024, 10:24 pm
Study seeks to explain why Sephardi Jews more likely to get early-onset Alzheimer’s
NIH grants $13 million for genetic research after 2018 research showed Jews with roots in Spain, Middle East and North Africa see far more cases of early cognitive decline
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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