Health
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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).
![The FDA White Oak Campus, headquarters of the United States Food and Drug Administration,](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/04/73210270-39e2-11ef-9b01-b9b61028cadd__h4640_w6960.jpg)
Alzheimer's, FDA
New drug offers time and hope in the battle against Alzheimer's
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Statistics, baby names poll, Israel
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.
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Rambam Hospital, Infection Outbreak
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.
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Health, Nile Virus
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.
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Health, West Nile Virus
The fever has now proven fatal with cases rising and a sharp increase in infections since last year, i24 reports.
![Palestinians receive food from kitchens designated for making food (Al-tikia) and in shelter tents for the displaced, in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on June 10, 2024.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/06/24/90f76590-3236-11ef-b326-875a4c3cecda__h268_w400.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Humanitarian Aid
Why is there an outbreak of food poisoning in north Gaza?
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Virus, Israel health
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.
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Health
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.
![The new Merck Vaccine](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/06/18/db27bdc0-2db5-11ef-a53f-1909d648c45b__h3406_w5184.jpg)
Health, Vaccines
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.
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Jewish world
Morrie Markoff, considered the oldest Jew and the oldest man in America has passed away this week at the incredible age of 110.
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IDF, Health
The center is meant to help concentrate medical aid to soldiers serving in the area, in place of the previous system of dispersed clinics.
![Sheba Medical Center.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/28/0a2c23e0-d640-11ee-bf85-77a8e5aca77e__h2659_w3988.jpg)
Health, Medicine
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.