Illness
Study reveals surprising trends in sick leave use across Israel in 2025
A 2025 study of Israeli workers finds sick leave patterns shaped by job type and flexibility, not commitment, with Gen Z taking the fewest days and public sector absenteeism highest.
Flu or a common cold? Here are 3 signs that will help you tell them apart
How does CAR-T cancer treatment work? - explainer
Israel faces early, severe flu season as Health Ministry urges mass vaccination
Should Jews pray for a miracle when death is inevitable?
Rather than abandon prayer in the face of tragedy, Judaism asks us to deepen it. We do not pray to overturn nature but to find strength within the divine natural order.
From Toronto to Jerusalem: Remembering Zvi Eliezer Muller Gabler
Whether it was military service, riding his motorcycle across Israel, or traveling the world, Zvi lived life to the fullest until the very end, when he lost his battle with cancer on February 12.
Make-A-Wish Israel: Changing 'impossible' to 'possible'
Once their seemingly impossible dream has been fulfilled, the children ask themselves, “Why can’t the impossible occur elsewhere?”
Italy heightens airport health checks for passengers amid 'Disease X' outbreak
Most patients who died from this disease are aged up to 18 years, predominantly children under five years old.
A Father’s prayer: Coping with a son’s wounds in Israel’s war - opinion
The war persists, and our sacred struggle to safeguard our land and protect our people remains unwavering.
Dozens die of mysterious illness in besieged Sudan town
A network blackout enforced by the RSF has made it difficult to determine the exact cause.
Israeli baby diagnosed with meningitis, Health Ministry confirms
According to the epidemiological investigation, the infant had not been vaccinated against the bacterium as part of the routine vaccination schedule.
What does a preventative medicine model look like? - opinion
Early diagnosis for health issues is important, but also may not prevent diseases and illnesses on a grand scale. What can we do differently so that we can have true prevention?
Israeli kids with life-threatening illnesses find respite from war at Catskills camp
The camp tries to create a tranquil and inviting atmosphere to match the landscape outside, and also hosts an infirmary that can see to the children's treatments.
Outbreak of campylobacter diarrhea bacterium: Hundreds of Israelis infected
The bacterium usually enters the digestive system through contaminated meat and poultry, causing intestinal inflammation with characteristic symptoms.
