Health

Tel Aviv resident diagnosed with West Nile fever, first case in summer 2026, Health Ministry says

The Health Ministry confirmed Israel’s first West Nile fever case of 2026, while officials said the location where the Tel Aviv resident was infected remains unconfirmed.

Macro close up of a yellow fever mosquito sucking blood on skin.
Avocado toast

What happened to the brains of people who ate an avocado every day for half a year?

Cherry tree

Dr. Maya Rosman recommends this summer fruit

 Salmonella bacteria, a common cause of foodborne disease, invade an immune cell.

Illegal tahini imported from abroad may contain Salmonella, Health Ministry warns


Health Ministry report reveals long wait times for MRI, surgeries at hospitals and clinics

Health insurance provider, area of residence, and the hospital where they are treated are all factors in how long a patient waits for care.

MRI scan.

Sheba opens trauma treatment space in the heart of nature

The new center, the Fifth Element, which opened at the Sheba Rehabilitation Hospital, offers an innovative treatment combining nature, psychotherapy, bodywork, and community.

The Fifth Element

‘Direct danger to Israel’s health’: Medical schools deans fight bill pushing for gender segregation

The proposed bill “is a direct danger to the health of the citizens of Israel,” the deans wrote in a public letter shared on Monday.

Doctors at BGU’s Medical School, Assuta Ashdod (Illustrative).

How will you know if a mosquito bite is dangerous?

Anyone who has spent more than five minutes outside knows – the mosquitoes are here, and they are vicious. A doctor explains what can be done and how to lower the panic?

Mosquito bite

'Together On Our Own': A relationship conundrum with AI - review

The author, Dr. Eliana Megerman, an emergency room physician, writes with graceful ease and guides us into the inner depths of a medical world which we usually see only from the surface.

Eyes In The Heat, 1946, Jackson Pollock, Guggenheim Museum, Venice "It is the rare life indeed where the paint stays in the borders and isn't splattered in every direction."

Israel’s anti-fragile answer to a world in crisis - opinion

For too long, “resilience” has been a comfortable platitude. Alon Davidi, mayor of Sderot and chairman of the regional cluster, refuses it outright. 

 Alon Davidi

The component linked to anxiety is found in every fruit

Fructose is naturally found in fruits and vegetables, and a new study suggests that when part of it is not digested properly, it can affect not only the stomach, but also the brain.

A plate of fruit

Male fertility crisis? Israeli global study finds 54% drop in testosterone levels over five decades

A large meta-analysis, studying five decades, has found a dramatic and sustained decline in testosterone levels among men, raising concerns that the male fertility crisis is deeply misunderstood.

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

British Jews shouldn't fear requesting kosher meals in hospitals - opinion

A kosher meal in a hospital should be boring, a footnote, one line on a dietary form swallowed up in the vast machinery of clinical care. Instead, it has become a test of nerve.

The NHS logo is displayed on a ambulance parked close to a nearby hospital, on October 20, 2025.

Breakthrough Israeli study finds potential path to reversing hearing loss

The researchers identified a unique biological mechanism that could enable the regeneration of sensory hair cells in the inner ear – a process previously thought to be impossible in humans.

LIVE IMAGING of ear tissue shows that blocking the Notch pathway disrupts stable cell structure, forcing green supporting cells to transform into red hair cells.