Health Ministry

Three hundred Israelis took own life in 2025, some 7,000 attempted suicide, Health Ministry reveals

"We need to be ready for a rise in suicidal ideation for the foreseeable future," said Yael Pomerantz, director of the Health Ministry's suicide prevention unit.

 ‘INADEQUATE SLEEP raises the risk for numerous health conditions, including heart attacks, diabetes, obesity, and cancer, and too little sleep is also linked with an increased likelihood of developing mental disorders, such as anxiety, depression, and even suicidal tendencies.’
PROF. MAYER BREZIS: The greatest barriers to patients’ safety are cultural.

Many medical institutions automatically refuse to admit, correct errors, researcher finds

 Doctors treating a baby incubated suffering from a measles infection; illustrative

Unvaccinated baby dies of measles in 15th case since outbreak began, Health Ministry says

Doctor Nir Cohen shows a patient an x-ray image on an Apple iPad at the Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center in Bnei Brak

Israel's oncology systems near 'breaking point' as patient numbers increase


Gaza hostages face systematic starvation, constant abuse by Hamas, Israeli medical report finds

A Health Ministry report described the systematic starvation, as well as physical and emotional torture, carried out by Hamas terrorists on hostages released from Gaza earlier this year.

A HAMAS propaganda video shows 24-year-old Evyatar David, who was kidnapped from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, a haunting image of a starved hostage published by subhuman terrorists.

How it will work: Nationwide vaccination against deadly respiratory virus for infants begins

This Tuesday, the Health Ministry will begin training medical teams ahead of a historic campaign to protect all Israeli infants against RSV.

Infant receiving vaccination (illustration).

Polio virus detected in Jerusalem, central Israel wastewater, Health Ministry confirms

The polio virus was detected in wastewater samples from Bnei Brak, Ramle, Lod, and the Shafdan treatment facility, following earlier findings in the Jerusalem area.

Polio virus ilustration.

'Significant risks': Newborn passes away after tragic home birth in Israel

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center has confirmed the death of the newborn who passed away during a planned home birth near Hadera. The mother is recovering from emergency surgery.

 MDA PARAMEDICS on the job.

Measles outbreak reported in Israel, Health Ministry pushes parents to vaccinate

Over the past three months, 245 measles cases have been diagnosed, and there are currently 91 active cases.

Cases of the measles rise in Israel.

'No more space in the morgue': Israel sends aid to damaged Sweida hospital in coordination with US

Israel's Health Ministry is preparing the transfer of medical equipment and medications to Sweida's hospital following the recent violent Syrian Druze-Bedouin clashes that have left hundreds dead.

 A person, injured in recent clashes in Syria's Sweida province, is transported as casualties receive treatment at a field medical point, following renewed fighting between Bedouin fighters and Druze gunmen, despite an announced truce, in Deraa, Syria July 18, 2025

Clalit workers to strike following disagreement with Health Ministry cmtee's 'attempted takeover'

The strike will take place in all districts nationwide, including clinics, hospitals, and all sectors of the healthcare provider's organization.

 A Clalit clinic in Jerusalem's Mekor Baruch neighborhood; illustrative.

Health Ministry launches digital vaccination record

After years of delays, Israel’s Health Ministry launched a service for viewing and downloading personal digital vaccination records, which includes all vaccines given.

 Test results are often difficult to understand in Hebrew.

Israel lags when it comes to requiring addition of iodine to salt

The topic is to be raised yet again later on July 16 in the Knesset Health Committee, but whether it will take serious action is not certain.

 DEPENDING ON a person’s age, one needs to consume 150 micrograms of iodized salt per day.

Moved 'like a sack of potatoes': Mothers of soldiers slam hospitals for medical neglect

During the meeting, Inbal, the mother of Ido Nehamad, who was shot by a sniper a year and a half ago and remains unconscious, criticized the systems responsible for her son's care.

 An Israeli soldier wounded in the ground invasion in Gaza, is brought to Shaarei Tzedek hospital in Jerusalem, December 29, 2023.