Health

Heavy rains flood Gaza shelters, killing 12 and displacing thousands

Israel says it is meeting its obligations and accuses agencies of inefficiency and failing to prevent theft by Hamas, which the terror group denies.

 Rain-flooded street in Gaza City, December 12, 2025.
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Experts warn: A common home treatment for colds may cause severe harm

Yogurt with fruit

The tasty and healthy combination that will keep you protected this winter

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Global demand for hair restoration rises among younger adults


The cheap habit that improves brain function and builds mental resilience

A new study explains how writing, even a grocery list or a WhatsApp message, helps regulate emotions, improve functioning, and cope better with life’s challenges.

A man writing in a gym

Children born with deadly immune flaw get powerful new gene therapy option

Gene therapy uses the patient's own blood stem cells, which were genetically modified to include functional copies of the WAS gene, the FDA said.

 Gene therapy restores hearing in children and adults with congenital deafness. Illustration.

While scientists race to study spread of measles in US, Kennedy unravels hard-won gains

Instead of acting quickly to prevent a measles comeback, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has undermined public health officials' ability to prevent and contain outbreaks.

Highly contagious disease. Child with measles.

A breakthrough in the war against AIDS: In two trials, patients were “cured” of the disease

Two early trials found that engineered antibodies can lead to long-term HIV remission without ongoing treatment — not a full cure, but the most significant progress so far.

HIV is one of the most sophisticated viruses humanity has had to confront

Eden Fines revealed, the expert explains: Why do more women suffer from sudden skin problems?

The model revealed that she suffers from hormonal acne – a condition that also appears in adult women, mainly around the menstrual cycle. A dermatologist explains why this happens.

Revealed her acne courageously

From private clinics to network clinics: Senior doctors strengthen Maccabi Aesthetics

Maccabi Aesthetics launches the "Doctors’ Team Collaboration" – top plastic surgery and medical aesthetics specialists offer treatments at network branches and private clinics for Maccabi members.

Prof. Yoav Barnea, Tony Cohen, CEO of Maccabi Aesthetics, and Eli Pesach, Director of Maccabi Aesthetics.

Israel faces early, severe flu season as Health Ministry urges mass vaccination

At least 30 children have been hospitalized in intensive care units due to complications from the flu, including two infants.

Magen David Adom ambulance outside The Green-Wagner ER

Average height in Israel and how it compares to neighboring countries

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New remote program helps cancer patients overcome memory, focus hurdles

The program, known as CRAFT-G (Cognitive Retraining and Functional Treatment – Group version), was developed by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

CENTRAL TO Israel’s push is its effort to influence the rapidly expanding ecosystem of AI-powered chatbots.

Aliyah: Bringing my elderly father to Israel

I was inspired by my in-laws, who, years before, had moved my husband’s grandmother, then in her 90s and unable to live independently, into their New York City apartment.

The Writer's father.

The body is a song at every age: Israeli Rina Schenfeld at 87

At 87, Israeli Rina Schenfeld continues to discover new forms, proving that an artist’s instrument, with time, does not depreciate and continues to resonate.

‘JEPHTHAH’S DAUGHTER,’ Batsheva Dance Company, 1965.