Study: Green Mediterranean diet lessens liver fat, cuts non-alcoholic liver disease by half
A green Mediterranean (MED) diet reduces intrahepatic fat more than other healthy diets and cuts non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in half, according to a long-term clinical intervention trial led by Ben-Gurion University of...
Israelis over the age of 40 now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Israel’s Ministry of Health lowered the age of those eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine to 40 on Tuesday. At the same time, the ministry ordered the country’s four health management organizations to prepare...
Israel, UAE give wing to preservation of rare desert bird
The Abraham Accords recently signed between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is good news not only for the people of the region, but also for its birds.
More specifically, for an endangered houbara bustard...
Netanyahu urges world leaders to ‘pool’ scientific, economic efforts amid pandemic
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on world leaders on Monday to work together to promote scientific research and economic growth amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Prime Minister’s Office said.
“We all have research and...
High level of antibodies after second dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Israeli study shows
More than 98 percent of people who received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have developed antibodies that neutralize the virus, according to the results of a serological study conducted by Tel Aviv’s Sheba...
Israeli education minister bans groups maligning country, IDF from schools
Israeli Education Minister Yoav Gallant on Sunday issued an order to ban groups that slander the Israeli Defense Forces and call Israel an “apartheid state” from giving talks in schools.
The move came in response...
For Israeli right, Trump’s Middle East legacy will shine bright
For most of the Israeli right, U.S. President Donald Trump’s pro-Israel legacy will outshine other elements of his controversial presidency.
Pro-Trump leaders, activists and analysts said that the Jan. 6 mob invasion of the U.S....
US embassy in Jerusalem recognizes city’s link to America’s founding values
The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, along with the United States Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, held a special ceremony at the City of David on Monday in recognition of the “seminal...
Israeli Health Ministry publishes data-sharing contract inked with Pfizer
Israel’s Ministry of Health on Sunday published the contract that it signed earlier this month with Pfizer for the additional delivery to the country of the pharmaceutical giant’s BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines. The first shipment arrived on Dec. 9,...
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Tel Aviv marathon to go digital
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Tel Aviv Samsung Marathon is going both digital and global, and will be taking place wherever its participants choose via a specialized app. This app will allow...