Disease
FDA reverses lettuce warning: Taylor Farms cyclospora test was a false positive
Taylor Farms has confirmed that this product is not part of its current recall, the FDA said, as it seeks to curtail the largest foodborne illness outbreak in the United States in recent years.
Tel Aviv resident diagnosed with West Nile fever, first case in summer 2026, Health Ministry says
The simple addition to any meal that may help against viruses, illnesses – and also cancer
Silence in the rubble: Inside the desperate race for Venezuela earthquake survivors
Innovative saliva test launches in Israel to screen for dozens of hereditary diseases
The once-in-a-lifetime test screens 173 genes linked to hereditary cancers, cardiovascular conditions, metabolic diseases and other serious disorders.
Israeli-founded AI biotech Immunai launches drug-discovery collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim
The collaboration will use Immunai’s single-cell AI platform to identify T-cell targets in cancer and autoimmune diseases.
Kenyan police fire tear gas during protest against US Ebola quarantine facility
Two people were killed in protests last week in Nanyuki, and the US continues its activities defying Kenyan court orders.
Health Ministry prepares Israel’s hospitals in event of Ebola case amid Central Africa outbreak
The ministry believes that the risk of an Ebola outbreak in Israel remains low, but has started preparations in the event that someone suspected to be infected arrives in the country.
Two people killed in Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine site plan, organizer, sources say
Kenyan President William Ruto defended a US-backed Ebola quarantine facility at a military base after two people were killed during protests.
3 strange things that happen at night and could indicate the onset of diabetes
When an imbalance of sugar in the body threatens your health, the body cries out for help through sleepless nights of running to the bathroom, painful muscle cramps, and sweaty nightmares.
Shingles: No longer just a disease of the elderly
If until a few years ago we tended to think that shingles was a disease of the elderly, cases like those of Adi Himmelbloy and Bar Zomer clarify that everyone is at risk, at any age.
The flu is gone, but the danger is not: The viruses hitting Israel now
Israel is dealing with extreme weather, alongside a rise in viral morbidity during the spring and summer: Influenza viruses have disappeared, but other viruses are attacking kids and adults.
New suspected hantavirus cases found in Spain and remote Tristan da Cunha
The announcements in locations thousands of miles apart will fuel concern, though the WHO has repeatedly said the risk to the public is low and the virus does not transmit easily.
The study that revealed what a single inhalation of cannabis does to the lungs
In an era in which marijuana smoking is becoming more common and accepted, recent medical studies paint a worrying picture of significant health damage.
