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UK, Israel agree to expand scientific cooperation

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:06 GMT

Two sides agree that scientific and research projects will be increased despite calls in Britain for academic boycott of Israel.

J’lem to offer free checkups for hearing awareness

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:38:07 GMT

Every year, more and more young people are losing their hearing because of exposure to high decibels.

‘I won’t let Bikur Cholim close,’ says Gamzu

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:21:14 GMT

Health Ministry director-general tells 'The Jerusalem Post' that hospital now being run "in an impressive manner."

Doctors bend on vacation pay to secure wage hike

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:19:53 GMT

Physicians will receive their second salary increase this year as agreed upon in the 2011 labor agreement.

Secondhand smoke ups kids' antisocial behavior risk

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:10:56 GMT

Canadian study makes the case for the promotion of an unpolluted domestic environment for children.

Meuhedet employees hold one-day warning strike

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:13:35 GMT

Health fund staffers strike in protest of foot-dragging in negotiations over the last 18 months to reach a new collective agreement.

J’lem to forbid cigarette ads during Formula 1 race

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:05:38 GMT

Health Ministry to remind sponsor Philip Morris "to act according to the law."

Papua New Guinea seeks Israeli medical know-how

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:48:14 GMT

Governor of the western province of Papua New Guinea tells Health Minister German that local medicine lacks advanced technologies.

Meuhedet’s 4,000 staffers to go on warning strike

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:36:15 GMT

The dispute involves what the workers claim is foot-dragging in negotiations over the last 18 months on reaching a new collective agreement.

'Healthful foods should be price controlled'

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:39:36 GMT

Health Scan: low-fat dairy products, which are also healthier, should be cheaper than high-fat ones.

Even with dementia, life can still be worth living

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:35:04 GMT

Leah Abramowitz, a veteran social worker and specialist in caring for Alzheimer’s patients, is retiring at 78.

Free skin check could save your life from melanoma

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:11:50 GMT

Some 300 health fund clinics will offer free checks for moles by dermatologists as part of Skin Cancer Awareness Week.

Angelina Jolie's 'wonderful and courageous' decision

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:27:24 GMT

Israeli experts weigh in on Angelina Jolie's mastectomy.

Forensic Institute identifies human mad cow disease

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:54:24 GMT

Genetic illness common among Jews of Libyan descent.

Scientists test experimental chemotherapy drug

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:49:48 GMT

The mechanism responsible for the destruction of the eggs in their ovaries and the resultant infertility has not been understood until now.

Health system budget to be both cut and expanded

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:43:02 GMT

There is no high-quality and equitable medicine without additional investment, says medical official.

Health system budget to be both cut and expanded

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:01:34 GMT

Israel Medical Association head: 'It's not enough to enable all Israelis to enjoy advanced medical care'.

Wolfson heart surgeons save Syrian girl

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:39:15 GMT

Doctors at Holon hospital perform successful open-heart surgery on Syrian preschooler as part of Save a Child's Heart.

‘More funds needed for fighting eating disorders’

Tue, 14 May 2013 03:42:11 GMT

Health Ministry director-general says there are too few hospital beds and clinics to put patients on the road of proper nutrition.

TAU-US team discovers new extrasolar planet

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:37:44 GMT

Astronomers use Einstein's Theory of Relativity to discover a planet outside our solar system, named Kepler-76b.