Health

Artificial intelligence is changing medicine – but who will pay for the next mistake?

About two-thirds of countries in the World Health Organization's European Region are already operating AI systems in medical diagnosis, and half of them offer medical chatbots to patients.

Illustration: A man in a hospital bed
An Indian flag is pictured in the pocket of a police officer's uniform as he attends a rally in support of the Indian armed forces, following the ceasefire announcement between India and Pakistan, in New Delhi, India, May 13, 2025.

Viksit Bharat 2047: India’s roadmap to become a developed nation - opinion

Forest therapy

New study: This simple thing may reduce stress, anxiety and depression

Rice cakes with cottage cheese

Dr. Maya Rosman surprises: This is the only way to eat rice cakes


The revolution that is changing vitiligo treatment

The scientific progress of recent years is changing the way we diagnose, treat and understand vitiligo.

The scientific progress of recent years is changing the way we diagnose, treat and understand vitiligo

What do we know about the multistate salmonella outbreak in the US? - explainer

The salmonella outbreak comes as US health officials also investigate a multistate Cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to lettuce supplied by privately held Taylor Farms, a major food-service producer.

A close-up view of a large pile of green jalapeño peppers

New study reveals: How do you maintain weight loss even after stopping a diet?

How do you maintain weight loss over time without committing to a strict diet? This study has an answer – and it is relatively easy to implement.

New study reveals: How do you maintain weight loss even after stopping a diet?

Public hospital in the Negev to enter planning and oversight phase

Peres Medical Center in Beersheba will include 2,100 beds, a train station, and direct connection to local tech park.

The Shimon Peres Medical Center in the Negev

Israeli study: Viagra may help prevent the spread of cancerous tumors

The study found a new, previously unknown biological mechanism, and even identified a link between the use of the drug Viagra and better survival among cancer patients.

Combination with statins may enhance the effect. Viagra

After losing my son to terror, I started dancing at 70 to learn how to live again

When I landed in the hospital for an operation on my colon, my doctor said, “No more grief. You need to do things that are fun.”

A dancer rehearsing ahead of a performance.

Skeptical of alternative medicine, I took a leap on Chinese tonics and paid the price - opinion

I found a specialist in Tel Aviv that I’d read good things about. While not a licensed medical doctor, he tests all his tonics in the oncology department at Sheba Medical Center, Israel’s largest.

Chinese medicine: 'I dutifully brewed up his witch's concoction every night.'

Ebola outbreak in Congo tops 4,000 cases in world's second-largest epidemic

Researchers believe Congo's Ebola outbreak began months before it was officially declared, with the true scale of infections likely much higher.

 Red Cross workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) prepare to lower the coffin of Dr Tibenderana Katho Blaise, who worked at the Centre Medical Evangelique (CME) in Hoho commune and died of Ebola virus in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 26, 2026.

Moovit unveils new function to maximize walking, 'biohacks' based on Bar-Ilan University research

A route option inspired by research at Bar-Ilan University aims to help public transportation users increase their daily activity without adding time to their commute.

Israelis seen walking down Mahane Yehuda market, in Jerusalem, April 9, 2026

US Health Secretary RFK Jr.: 'I don't have a gag reflex, I'll literally eat anything'

“I will eat anything, and I love experimenting with foods,” he said, noting that he’ll eat “even stuff I find on the street, you know, street vendors cooking.”

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks on at a House Judiciary Select Weaponization of the Federal Government Subcommittee hearing, examining the Missouri v. Biden case, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, July 20, 2023.