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August 20, 1915: Paul Ehrlich, who cured syphilis and fathered the fields of chemotherapy...

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Paul Ehrlich, who cured syphilis and fathered the fields of chemotherapy and hematology, died in Germany on this date in 1915. His first major accomplishment, while recuperating from tuberculosis in Egypt, was the development...

Yorar o riyir kon esto!

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KATARAKTA EN LOS OJOS Keridos Amigos i mis Amigitas, Komo afitan las kozas ! No se si es de riiyir o de yorar kon esto ke vos vo kontar ! A mi me vino komo una...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discusses national preparedness regarding the coronavirus outbreak in China, and Israeli measures of limiting it if and when domestic cases are reported. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.

Israel’s coronavirus plan includes commandeering hospitals, closing tourist sites

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Israel’s Health Ministry is preparing for the possibility of the SARS-CoV-2 virus arriving in the country, and has drawn up a plan to treat patients and prevent the spread of the virus. While no cases...

Is Your Child too Glued to a Screen? Here’s How it Could Affect their...

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A new study shows that one in every two households in Israel has at least one child who wears glasses and that 17% of them are under the age of 6 and 70% are under the...
Medical staff seen after the arrival of a Chinese woman to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem over suspicions she may be infected with the coronavirus, Jan. 27, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Worried about coronavirus, Israel bars foreigners from high-risk countries

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Foreigners who recently traveled to countries in Asia where the coronavirus has spread will be barred from entering Israel, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri announced on Monday. Deri said that guidelines by Israel’s Ministry of Health...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discusses national preparedness regarding the coronavirus outbreak in China, and Israeli measures of limiting it if and when domestic cases are reported. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.

Netanyahu holds national preparedness meeting over coronavirus outbreak

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a meeting at his office in Jerusalem with ministry director generals and staff officials on Sunday morning to discuss how to deal with the recent outbreak of coronavirus...
In clinical trials, two-thirds of patients got significant pain relief with Theranica’s Neriva Migra patch. Photo: Israel21c.

Can Israeli company’s electronic patch reduce migraine pain?

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It looks like a high-tech version of the nicotine patch, but Theranica Bio-Electronics’ wearable device has a different purpose: to knock out migraines … at least temporarily. Inside Theranica’s Neriva Migra patch are tiny electrodes...
Israeli breakfast at a cafe in Tel Aviv, May 30, 2008. Photo by Or Hiltch/Flickr.

Israel ranked 10th healthiest country in the world

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Israel has been listed as the 10th healthiest country in the world, according to the 2019 edition of the Bloomberg Healthiest Country Index. The list ranked 169 economies according to factors contributing to overall health. Though...
Cannabis flower. Credit: Max Pixel/Creative Commons.

Knesset votes to approve exporting of medical cannabis

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Israeli lawmakers on Tuesday voted unanimously to allow the country to export medical cannabis. The final tally was 21-0. The bill now requires the approval of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and cabinet members. “This is...
Vaccination is encouraged to prevent measles. Some 753 cases of measles have been reported to authorities in Jerusalem, with more than 1,300 cases since the beginning of 2018. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Israeli Health Ministry launches emergency measles vaccinations in Jerusalem

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Israel’s Health Ministry is urging all those who have put off vaccinating their children against measles to bring their children immediately to one of many Tipat Halav children’s health clinics for their shots, as...