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Clalit Health Services to join European AI research project predicting, managing pandemics

Clalit Health Services will join an international consortium of health authorities to create an AI research platform to predict and manage pandemics in advance.

Israel's Clalit during Covid-19 global pandemic.
Aid agencies intensify efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, in Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 11, 2026.

Ebola risk for FIFA World Cup is 'extremely low', but US host cities are prepared, experts say

Discarded cigarettes; Illustrative.

International 'No Smoking Day' highlights the dangers of tobacco

Bahati Erasto Musanga, provincial Governor walks with other officials, as they leave the Rodolphe Merieux Laboratory, National Biomedical Research Institute (INRB), where samples from suspected Ebola cases are examined, as part of the response to the epidemic in Goma, North Kivu province of the Demo

Latest outbreak of Ebola in central Africa prompts global health emergency


mRNA could make flu vaccines more effective - here's how

The World Health Organization reported that as many as 5 million people suffer from severe cases of influenza each year.

THE MRNA TECHNIQUE may mean that future pandemics can be dealt with far more quickly.

People with this unusual eye mark are at risk of heart attacks - here's why

Cholesterol accumulation can lead to dangerous and life-threatening health problems. A blood test will determine if you have high cholesterol, yet other signs can raise a red flag.

 Heart attack (Illustrative)

What is XBB.1.5, the new coronavirus variant spreading in the US?

A mutation in the new variant allows it to spread better than its forebears, but can still avoid antibodies well.

 SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus behind COVID-19 (Illustrative).

Over 3,500 Americans died due to long COVID since 2020 - report

Nearly one in five adults infected with the novel coronavirus have reported suffering from long COVID.

 Magen David Adom workers wearing protective clothing release a patient from the Coronavirus ward of Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on February 09, 2022.

Pandemic lockdowns linked to decline in US twin births -study suggests

The largest decline in twin births was seen in women over age 40, the group most likely to use infertility treatment.

 AN ULTRASOUND examination for a pregnant woman at a gynecology clinic in Tel Aviv.

Long-COVID treatment effective for lingering effects - US-Israeli study

An international group of 3,762 participants from 56 countries identified 203 symptoms in 10 organ systems that persisted at least four weeks after a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19.

A woman gets a COVID-19 test during the coronavirus disease pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, December 17, 2021.

Flu season is upon us. Here's what you need to know

Every year, we are urged to get vaccinated against the flu, but this year it is more urgent than ever.

Pre-filled M-001 universal flu vaccine syringes

US First Lady Dr. Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19

First Lady Jill Biden is staying in South Carolina after testing positive for COVID-19.

US first lady Jill Biden delivers remarks at Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny Campus, in Ankeny

Polio case identified in Rockland County, New York

Polio case was identified in Rockland County, New York and later confirmed by CDC. Tests showing it originated outside of the US.

 A girl receives polio vaccine drops, during an anti-polio campaign, in a low-income neighborhood as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Karachi, Pakistan July 20, 2020.

CDC Monkeypox guidelines: Have sex with clothes on, masturbate six feet apart

The new CDC guidelines are meant to inform people on how to manage the risk of contracting Monkeypox at social gatherings or during sexual encounters. 

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