New stool test may make painful colonoscopies less necessary

Israeli scientists have developed a new way to monitor inflammatory bowel disease using a simple stool test, a breakthrough that could reduce the need for repeated colonoscopies for millions of patients worldwide, Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced.

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100 Australian doctors prepare to immigrate to Israel

Over one hundred Australian doctors were gathering this week in both Melbourne and Sydney as part of a major immigration fair for medical professionals planning on moving to Israel following the war against Hamas in Gaza. Read more

Ohad graduates as a doctor in Gaza

While his classmates celebrated the completion of their medical degrees, Ohad was serving inside Gaza. Read more

Protests mount after Israel passes judicial bill

Israeli doctors began a 24-hour strike, and black ads covered newspaper front pages in a furore over the hard-right government’s ratification of the first part of judicial reforms that critics fear endanger the independence of the courts. Read more

Shabbat Tazria & Metzorah: Healthy in body and mind

The chapters of the Torah that we are reading now are concerned with health and what happens when our bodies do not function effectively or normally. Read more