Tag: Health
West Nile virus kills 11 in Israel
Eleven people have died from an outbreak of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus in Israel, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
More than 150 people have been diagnosed with the virus to date, mostly in...
HHS secretary Becerra ‘misspoke’ at World Health Assembly when seeming to recognize ‘Palestine’
Xavier Becerra, the U.S. secretary of health and human services, did not mean to reflect a change in American policy when he referred during a speech at the 77th World Health Assembly to “Israel...
Israeli Healer’s Practice Incorporates Chinese Medicine
Roni Matalon Goldman has very healing hands, something that has served her well as an acupuncturist and practitioner of Chinese medicine. Besides her hands, the Rancho Bernardo practitioner has the training, too. In 2012,...
Longtime Jewish journalist suggests ‘BBC’ may have exposed her to cancer
Dame Esther Rantzen, a prominent Jewish British journalist, recently told the Daily Mirror that her cancer diagnosis may be connected to her time working for the BBC.
The 83-year-old spent a significant part of her early career in the former...
Wearing tefillin may prevent damage from heart attacks
Wearing tefillin may have life-saving cardiovascular benefits for both men and women, according to University of Cincinnati researchers.
Tefillin, or phylacteries, are small leather boxes containing biblical passages on parchment scrolls. There are two in...
After two years of COVID, Israelis no longer required to wear masks indoors
Israel’s indoor mask mandate ended on Saturday evening, marking the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020 that Israelis are no longer required to wear masks in enclosed public spaces.
Announced by...
Minor head injury leads to chronic syndrome in one of four kids
One in four children discharged from the emergency room after sustaining mild head injuries went on to suffer from persistent post-concussion syndrome that can last for years, new Israeli research shows.
Persistent post-concussion syndrome includes...
Ukrainian refugees to receive free medical services in Israel
Israel’s Terem Medical Clinics will be providing free treatment to Ukrainian refugees who do not qualify to join a health fund.
Earlier this week, Knesset member Idit Silman (Yamina), who chairs the Knesset’s Health Committee,...
Toilet dig reveals the dirty secrets of Jerusalem’s wealthiest ancients
An article in October reported on a rare 2,700-year-old bathroom discovered by archeologists in the garden of a seventh-century BCE royal estate on what is now the Armon Hanatziv promenade in Jerusalem.
At that time, only the...
Inspired by COVID, basketball net designed by Tamir Goodman scores deals in industry
Former professional American-Israeli basketball player Tamir Goodman, known informally as “The Jewish Jordan,”’ has made leaps and bounds on the court as a player, coach and educator, and now, he has started a new...