Health

'It's a death sentence for the Kinneret': The battle over signs warning of brain-eating amoeba

Tiberias Mayor Yossi Nava attacks the Health Ministry's demand to post warning signs at Sea of Galilee beaches following the death of a child infected with Naegleria fowleri.

The child who died from the amoeba swam here. Kursi Beach on the Kinneret.
Weight loss.

After the holidays, before the mistakes: What really works for weight loss?

Lemon water

The morning habit that helps your health – but severely harms your teeth

Why is everyone losing hair and what can be done?

Why is everyone losing hair and what can be done?


Jerusalem builds new NIS 5 million medical helipad

The Hatzolah Air organization established the pad at the Herzog Medical Center, and it will serve Beit Shemesh, the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, and the West Bank.

On the right: Dr. Avishai Neuman, Dr. Aaron Adler, Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, and  Eli Rowe, president of Hatzolah Air.

Korean beauty product trend: Why what works in Seoul does not always work in Tel Aviv

Gentle layers, sheer sunscreens, and innovative ingredients have made K-beauty a global phenomenon. But Mediterranean skin might need different adjustments.

Korean skin often tends to be more sensitive to irritation from active ingredients, which is why an approach developed there of multiple layers of products in relatively moderate concentrations.

What sobriety actually looks like after the first year

After the first year of recovery, the challenge often shifts from staying sober to rebuilding relationships, purpose, community and an ordinary life without substances.

Long-term sobriety is less about surviving addiction and more about building a life.

Getting out of the routine without losing balance: The healthy guide to Sukkot

Dr. Sigal Mazor recommends using the Sukkot holiday for family time, more movement, and fewer screens, enjoying food in moderation and choosing pleasant hours and shade for outdoor activities.

Sukkot.

Israeli scientists help solve genetic mystery linking hearing loss and gray hair

Researchers from Tel Aviv University and international partners identified a rare genetic variant that disrupts hearing and may alter hair pigmentation.

THE NORMAL, healthy cellular architecture of the inner ear.

UNICEF: Acute child malnutrition on the rise in Yemen as fighting disrupts healthcare access

“We're very concerned about a very visible increase in acute malnutrition among children,” UNICEF’s Country Representative in Yemen, Akhil Iyer told reporters in Geneva via video link from Aden.

Rawya Hassan, a mother of seven, sits with her children outside their hut at the al-Bireen camp for displaced people who fled fighting between the Houthis and forces of Yemen's internationally recognized government in Taiz province, Yemen, September 17, 2026.

Senate panel questions Trump FDA nominee Heidi Overton on vaccines, abortion pill, agency morale

The agency, responsible for regulating and approving all drugs, treatments, and vaccines, has faced concerns that it has become too political.

Heidi Overton, President Trump's nominee to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, listens as US President Donald Trump speaks during a healthcare affordability event in the Oval Office.

Before the next holiday meal, you should know what happens to your body

Our body does not know the holiday calendar. What happens when sleep, eating, and activity times change, and how can you enjoy yourself without completely losing the rhythm?

For us, these are the holidays. For the body, it is a change in schedule.

Prevents cancer and reduces diabetes: Dr. Maya Rosman on the healthiest vegetable there is

We eat it in salad and in cooked dishes, and we cry from it quite a bit, but it turns out that it is worth the effort. All the health benefits of the onion, and a trick to prevent you from crying.

Cutting onion

The largest mistake you are making with a family member with dementia

Arguments about reality, and the use of overly long sentences, are liable to worsen distress. Dr. Nati Blum explains how to change communication with a family member with dementia.

It is important to ask for help and not carry everything alone.