COVID

The haredi community faces a growing threat from Iranian recruiters - opinion

Iran is betting on our divisions. The smartest answer is to prove it wrong by investing in the shared resilience that is itself a pillar of national security and age-old Jewish values.

Meir Nahum, one of two brothers who were indicted for conducting espionage on behalf of Iranian agents.
Anthony Fauci, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and medical advisor to several U.S. presidents, attends a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, July 29, 2026.

Senate panel obtains Fauci’s COVID-era iPhone records as contempt vote approaches - report

A police boat approaches the cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla de Abona after being affected by a hantavirus outbreak, in Tenerife, Spain, May 10, 2026.

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship due to arrive at Rotterdam port as final destination

US HEALTH and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

RFK Jr.’s health department ordered withdrawal of studies showing vaccine efficiency - report


Israel’s world leading hyperbaric chamber performing medical 'miracles'

A breath of pressurized, oxygen-rich air can change the lives of patients with PTSD and many other conditions.

 THE SAGOL CENTER for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at the Shamir Medical Center.

COVID made Americans drink more. They haven’t stopped since

Excessive alcohol consumption among Americans has persisted in the years following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 Drinking more since the COVID-19 pandemic.

After a year of living at war, I am nostalgic for the COVID-19 pandemic - comment

When you live through multiple crises, there is a tendency to reframe past hardships through the lens of current experiences, which is what I find myself doing a lot of these days.

 Nostalgia for the years of COVID during wartime.

Israel kicks off new COVID vaccine campaign targeting JN1 variant: What you need to know

The Ministry of Health has approved Moderna's updated COVID vaccines, which target the new JN1 variant of the virus.

 A woman is seen preparing a dose of the COVID vaccine.

Coping with PTCD – post-traumatic COVID disorder - opinion

While over 90% of people experience a major traumatic event at some point during their lifetime, most walk away unscathed. Others, however, carry emotional scars for decades.

 An illustrative image of COVID-19.

Haredi communities refuse to vaccinate their children

Irreversible complications and even deaths were reported as a result of unvaccinated infants and pregnant women who could easily have given them immunity.

Haredi Jews prepare for the upcoming fesitval of Rosh Hashanah, Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, September 15, 2020

High before the low: Cannabis increases risk of severe COVID-19 - study

Patients who had admitted to using cannabis in the year prior to contracting COVID were 80% more likely to be hospitalized and 27% more likely to be admitted to the ICU.

 Se trata de la primera prueba física del consumo de cannabis en la era moderna no sólo en Italia, sino también en Europa, señaló el equipo.

Masks did not reduce risk of COVID infection after first Omicron wave, UK research shows

"Our research shows that there were changes in some risk factors around the time that the Omicron BA.2 variant became dominant,” said Prof. Paul Hunter of Norwich Medical School.

 A lady in a face mask looks at her phone amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Omicron wave in Singapore, February 17, 2022.

Have you already forgotten COVID-19? It may still be affecting your memory and cognition

COVID-19 may be regarded as a disease of the past, but it’s still causing health problems.

 Congestion in a hospital emergency room

This week in Jerusalem: Complex complaints

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 Empty beds in the intensive care unit at the Coronavirus ward of Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on October 14, 2021.