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Israel investigating second suspected case of Ebola virus

Israel’s Ministry of Health reported on Sunday a second suspected case of Ebola in a traveler who recently returned...

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...

Medical cannabis overhaul sparks debate in Israel over smoking-based treatment

Israel’s Health Ministry on Sunday published recommendations from a professional committee calling for a sweeping overhaul of medical cannabis...

New gene therapy approach could reverse MND, say scientists

A team of international scientists has made a groundbreaking discovery that could pave the way for an effective treatment...

The remains returned last night belong to Lior Rudaeff – he fell defending others

The Prime Minister’s Office announced that the remains of a hostage returned by Hamas terrorists in Gaza on Friday,...

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...

New 420-bed rehab facility in Ramla to aid Israel’s injured soldiers

Construction has begun on ALEH Zahav, a 15-story, 420-bed rehabilitation centre in Ramla that aims to address a mounting...

Leading Aussie gold-medal chance ruled out of worlds

A serious hamstring injury has ruled one of Australia's leading gold-medal hopes out of the upcoming world athletics championships. Dual...

Israeli military coordinates with Gaza City medical officials ahead of push into area

The IDF is coordinating the move of the population from Gaza City south for its protection as Israeli forces...

Researchers have grown human kidney organoids from tissue stem cells

For the first time, researchers from both Sheba Medical Centre and Tel Aviv University have grown human kidney organoids (a...

A very sad story with a silver lining for a special student

Next month Access inc. will award the Daniel and Joshua Szwarc Memorial Scholarship to one high school student living with a disability in the Melbourne Jewish community.

An unhappy marriage could cause a stroke

A new Tel Aviv University study reveals that perceiving marriage as unsuccessful is a significant predictor of death from a stroke and premature death among men, no less than well-known risk factors such as smoking and lack of physical activity.

Medical cannabis for younger patients

A team of researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) has completed the first-ever meta-analysis of pediatric patients treated with medical cannabis to understand better the risks and benefits of cannabis use among young patients.

Israel seeks Aliyah from medicos

 The Jewish Agency for Israel’s Board of Governors is to introduce a comprehensive program for physicians and medical professionals from around the world willing to join the Israeli health care system.

Israelis can’t mask a lack of anxiety

Ruthie Blum: Nor are most Israelis likely to accept another proverbial jail term, regardless of COVID-19 rates.

Israeli-Palestinian cooperation saves the life of a six-month-old baby from Gaza

Lifesaving treatment for the baby began in Gaza by a Palestinian pediatric cardiologist who was trained by Save a Child’s Heart (SACH) in Israel and today is a partner of the humanitarian organization. Thanks to an effective and fast cooperation between Israeli and Palestinian Authorities, SACH were able to transfer the baby to Israel and her life was saved

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University develop one-minute coronavirus test

“We will compare samples from COVID-19 patients with samples from patients with other diseases to see if we can identify the different stages of infection,” said Professor Gabby Sarusi.