Health


Health, parasite disease, Kineret
25 year old Israeli in critical condition after swimming in Kineret 

An Israeli man has been hospitalized with fatal brain-eating amoeba found in bodies of water, as the health ministry continues to take water samples from the Sea of Galilee (Kineret).

Eliana Fleming | 04.07.24

Alzheimer's, FDA

Amazing: FDA Approves New Alzheimer's Drug Kisunla

New drug offers time and hope in the battle against Alzheimer's

Gila Isaacson | 04.07.24

Statistics, baby names poll, Israel

Poll: Israel's' most popular baby names of 2023

Yesterday (Tuesday), the Central Bureau of Statistics published statistics on baby names in Israel throughout 2023, revealing a list of the most common names throughout the country.

Eliana Fleming | 03.07.24

Rambam Hospital, Infection Outbreak

Health alert: Outbreak of infections at Rambam Hospital

In response to an outbreak of infections discovered in several departments, Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa has issued immediate directives to control the situation.

Avi Nachmani | 02.07.24

Health, Nile Virus

Worrying Trend: Record Number of Nile Fever Cases in Central Israel

The number of Nile fever patients in central Israel continues to rise, reaching a peak of one hundred diagnosed cases, with at least 8 in critical condition requiring ventilation.

JFeed Staff | 30.06.24

Health, West Nile Virus

2 dead as West Nile Virus continues to spread

The fever has now proven fatal with cases rising and a sharp increase in infections since last year, i24 reports. 

Eliana Fleming, JFeed Staff | 24.06.24

Israel-Gaza War, Humanitarian Aid

Humanitarian aid poisons children in Gaza, but not for the reasons you might think

Why is there an outbreak of food poisoning in north Gaza?

Gila Isaacson | 24.06.24

Virus, Israel health

West Nile virus update, hospitalizations increase

Hospitalizations in Tel Aviv have surged due to the West Nile virus, resulting in seven individuals being hospitalized after contracting the disease, with two in serious condition.

Eliana Fleming, JFeed Staff | 20.06.24

Health

Health Ministry: No unusual spread of West Nile virus

Following reports of West Nile virus cases, the Health Ministry clarified that it was closely monitoring the situation and there was no cause for alarm yet.

Avi Woolf | 19.06.24

Health, Vaccines

FDA approves Merck vaccine 

Merck's new immunization intended to prevent grown-ups from a micro-organisms known as pneumococcus, which can cause difficult diseases and a lung contamination called pneumonia, has been given the green light.

Eliana Fleming, JFeed Staff | 18.06.24

Jewish world

Jewish man, the oldest man in the US, has died at 110

Morrie Markoff, considered the oldest Jew and the oldest man in America has passed away this week at the incredible age of 110.

Eliana Fleming, JFeed Staff | 15.06.24

IDF, Health

IDF opens new medical center in Golan Heights

The center is meant to help concentrate medical aid to soldiers serving in the area, in place of the previous system of dispersed clinics.

Avi Woolf | 05.06.24

Health, Medicine

Israel's Sheba Medical Center ranked 11th in the world in 2023 by Newsweek

The Ramat Gan-based hospital came ever so close in 2023 to being in the top ten hospitals in the world according to Newsweek's ranking.

Avi Woolf | 28.02.24