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Emergency teams on alert as Storm Byron brings flooding risks across Israel

Emergency services are on high alert as Storm Byron brings heavy rain, strong winds, and flooding from the North to the Negev, with risks expected to peak Thursday into Friday.

Heavy winds and rain at the beach in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, December 10, 2025.
President Herzog praised Adams’s “conscientious leadership” and “forward-thinking entrepreneurial spirit.”

President Herzog Commends Sylvan Adams for $100 Million Gift to Rebuild Soroka Medical Center

A patient at Clalit before a blood test.

Virtual world enters treatment rooms: VR glasses reduce anxiety among patients in Israel

 A Clalit clinic in Jerusalem's Mekor Baruch neighborhood; illustrative.

Clalit workers to strike following disagreement with Health Ministry cmtee's 'attempted takeover'


Clalit strike cancelled

Clalit facilities will function normally.

A doctor examines patient medical records. [Illustrative]

Immigrants complain of language barriers at health centers

With one-fifth of the population speaking Arabic natively and scores of immigrants speaking Russian, English or Amharic as their native tongue, the health system is bound to have gaps.

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Israeli-American study: Obese bariatric surgery patients live longer

The rate of death in obese individuals in the study who did not have surgery was 2.3% compared to 1.3% for those who had surgery

BMI chart.

Clalit Health Services plans ‘warning strike’ for Sunday

Clalit Health Services’ 14 hospitals and hundreds of the largest health fund’s community clinics around the country will be hit Sunday by an all-day “warning strike.”

Histadrut protest [File]

The bereaved: Sense and sensitivity

Organizing care for a disabled loved one and subsequent bereavement brings with it a great deal of paperwork and visits to government offices.

At a time when one is feeling raw and vulnerable, a kind word and warm smile can make all the difference.

Study finds good mood increases effectiveness of flu vaccine

The earlier one gets vaccinated the better, as it takes a few weeks until the protective antibodies are produced by the body.

Vaccination against the flu