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After 2 deaths, infectious disease doctor urges community leaders to back measles vaccines

Measles outbreak kills 2 unvaccinated children, with 526 confirmed cases from the Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh areas; 19 children still hospitalized,...

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In a Galilee war room, Startup Nation’s Druze mobilize to help their Syrian brethren in Sweida

With reports of 1,800 Syrian Druze killed by government-led forces amid acts of rape and cruelty, Israel’s Druze have created a volunteer team...

16.08.2025 70

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As food-allergy disease EoE rises, Israeli team says blocking a protein can shut it down

Tel Aviv U scientists find that neutralizing TSLP protein halts progression of eosinophilic esophagitis, which affects 1 in 2,500; they want to raise...

14.08.2025 50

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‘Systematic torture and terror’: Health Ministry releases report on 12 freed hostages

Report given to Red Cross says 12 hostages who were freed from Hamas captivity in early 2025 suffered psychological humiliation, medical neglect and...

12.08.2025 10

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New Israeli model improves genetic testing for expectant parents from close-knit groups

Rabin Medical Center researcher says current standard for testing hereditary disease risk doesn’t account for Jews and other minorities who have a...

12.08.2025 60

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Treating ‘collective traumas,’ northern town of Shlomi looks to bounce back after war

Mayor Gabi Naaman says he expects 95% of residents evacuated due to Hezbollah attacks to return, promising ‘hope and security’ with troops...

11.08.2025 50

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In a world breakthrough, Israeli researchers grow first long-term human kidney in lab

Sheba Medical Center and Tel Aviv University scientists developed a 3D 34-week human kidney; the study could lead to better understanding of kidney...

06.08.2025 100

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Demobbed IDF troops rebuild kibbutz on Lebanon border to honor fallen friends

Iconic Kibbutz Manara saw 75% of its buildings damaged and only 40% of its population return after the war with Hezbollah; 10 new residents fresh out...

01.08.2025 50

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Israeli experiment on bacteria heads to International Space Station

Sheba Medical Center launches experiment to explore how outer space affects virulence and antibiotic resistance, providing insights into astronaut...

31.07.2025 40

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Israel Medical Association beseeches COGAT and IDF for humanitarian and medical aid in Gaza

CIting the deaths of 73 civilians waiting for food on Sunday, IMA President Zion Hagay calls on officials to ensure medical equipment and aid reach...

22.07.2025 40

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In world breakthrough, scientists see star survive encounter with a black hole

Star AT 2022dbl wandered close to black hole but was only partially destroyed; Tel Aviv University researchers say discovery ‘changes our...

21.07.2025 10

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Hailing Israel as protector, Israel’s Druze reunite with relatives along the Syrian border

After violence broke out in Druze-majority Sweida, 1,000 Israeli Druze burst through the fence into Syria. Most have returned, bringing a sense of...

17.07.2025 50

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Weizmann lab spared by Iranian missile publishes work on nerve regeneration

Researchers are making room for scientists from 8 destroyed labs; their findings can potentially help repair nerve cells damaged in war or from...

15.07.2025 20

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In wartime innovation, researchers develop artificial skin to help burn victims

Tel Aviv University and Sheba Medical Center scientists say their bioengineered skin can double the healing speed for skin grafting and reduce...

14.07.2025 30

Diana Bletter

In first, Israeli researchers develop mRNA jab against antibiotic-resistant bacterium

Scientists from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Institute of Biological Research say their vaccine uses lipid nanoparticles and shows 100%...

13.07.2025 50

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With end to housing subsidies, evacuated northern residents return home, still unsettled

Now focused on rehabilitation, residents in Dovev and Kiryat Shmona scramble to fund projects, reduce distress among elderly and youth — and try to...

10.07.2025 30

Diana Bletter

France says decision on Iran sanctions hinges on release of imprisoned nationals

French FM says freeing detainees Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris a priority; family says pair have been charged with spying on behalf of Mossad

03.07.2025 40

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Ben-Gurion University president: Iran strike has ‘far-reaching effects on Israeli science’

Anatomy lab and 14 others damaged or destroyed, with cost to university of $200m, in missile attack on Beersheba’s Soroka Hospital. But it’s...

03.07.2025 30

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Scientists develop model to understand rare brain disease found in 40 kids worldwide

Tel Aviv University researchers say their investigation into a GRIN2D gene mutation will advance research into a protein important for brain function,...

01.07.2025 30

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Their labs destroyed by a missile, Weizmann scientists publish innovative blood cancer study

Researchers say they won’t be able to return to facilities for years; findings can potentially lead to blood test that could replace invasive...

29.06.2025 40

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Days after end of Operation Rising Lion, Haifa zoo roars back into action

After repeatedly being forced to close due to conflicts since Oct. 7, 2023, the zoological garden welcomes visitors back – and its staff has a...

27.06.2025 90

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Retraumatized by Iran war and back in shelters, northern families struggle through the days

After returning to mostly normal since the war with Hezbollah ended in November, northern residents and their kids have again faced lack of routine...

24.06.2025 40

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After devastating Iran strike, Soroka hospital closes to new patients, clears out wards

Health Ministry instructs hospital directors across Israel to minimize number of patients, discharge women soon after childbirth, over fears other...

20.06.2025 70

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In the mixed Jewish and Arab city of Acre, residents push for a united front against Iran

The eerily quiet bazaar of the coastal Western Galilee city has been rocked by riots, COVID-19, and now another conflict – yet residents...

19.06.2025 70

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Herzog visit ‘warms our hearts,’ say Tamra residents mourning 4 killed in Iran strike

Israeli president condemns reactions by some Jews who celebrated attack on predominantly Muslim city of 37,000; ‘The majority of Israelis want...

18.06.2025 10

Diana Bletter

Deadly Iranian missile ‘brought out the hatred’ inside Israel, Tamra residents say

Coexistence tested after video shows Jewish Israeli man cheering projectile that killed four in the Arab Israeli community near Haifa

15.06.2025 30

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Boy who survived Gaza strike that killed his dad and 9 siblings goes to Italy for care

Adam al-Najjar to be treated for fractures at Milan hospital, will be accompanied by mother, aunt, four cousins; IDF says it spotted terror suspects...

11.06.2025 40

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Israeli study finds acetaminophen drug works by first blocking pain in nerves

In breakthrough, Hebrew University researchers say painkiller, in use since the 1950s, acts like a local anesthetic; research could lead to better...

11.06.2025 40

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Most northern evacuees unlikely to return, comptroller says, blaming Netanyahu

Report blasts Prime Minister’s Office for failing to formulate and implement a long-term plan for border area’s reconstruction, after 60,000...

10.06.2025 30

Diana Bletter

Health Ministry report: Healthcare in the periphery lags far behind the center

Report finds infant mortality rate among Arab babies almost double that of Jewish babies, Arab men have lower life expectancy than Jewish men but Arab...

10.06.2025 40

Diana Bletter

Israeli scientists discover immune cells that ‘both fight and fuel’ breast cancer

Tel Aviv University researchers say neutrophils can be late-stage breast cancer target and biomarker; Beilinson Hospital scientist uses immunotherapy...

09.06.2025 40

Diana Bletter

Israeli doctors are pumped after country’s first successful artificial heart transplants

Two patients are recovering well after receiving lifesaving procedure, which installs a NIS 2.1 million mechanical heart to allow normal activity...

07.06.2025 100

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Golani soldier leaves Gaza fighting to donate bone marrow to 5-year-old girl

Soldier had registered as a bone marrow donor during his IDF enlistment several years ago and was found to be a genetic match through Hadassah Ein...

05.06.2025 40

Diana Bletter

In an Israeli first, researchers snap pix of 3 generations of dolphins off Tel Aviv coast

‘It’s rare’ to document dolphin families together, says University of Haifa researcher; 396 documented bottlenose dolphins live along Israeli...

05.06.2025 70

Diana Bletter

In breakthrough that may aid blind, Israeli scientists find mice use whiskers to ‘hear’

Weizmann Institute researchers use AI models to show the act of ‘whisking’ allows mice to generate sounds that, encoded in their brain’s...

04.06.2025 50

Diana Bletter

Six months after ceasefire, some in north are slow to recover as fears of new fight lurk

Rebuilding amid detritus of 13-month war, Shtula residents embark on a prolonged comeback, while Kibbutz Sasa mourns loss of elderly evacuees who...

30.05.2025 30

Diana Bletter

Ahead of World No Tobacco Day, Knesset votes to require graphic images on smoking products

Israel is the 2nd country to mandate such warnings on e-cigarettes, as survey finds 31% of Israeli smokers have started or resumed lighting up due to...

29.05.2025 20

Diana Bletter

Mourning their genocide, Israeli Circassians hold fast to multilayered identity

Over 160 years after their people were expelled from the Caucasus, residents of Kfar Kama maintain their language and culture while embracing life as...

21.05.2025 70

Diana Bletter

France issues complaint against Iran at ICJ over detained citizens

Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris detained on espionage charges in 2022; move comes as France set to meet with Iran in Turkey over Iranian nuclear...

16.05.2025 20

Diana Bletter

Israeli and Cypriot researchers team up on extreme cave makeover for rare monk seals

A rehabilitation project in northern Israel aims to provide safe and dry breeding places for the endangered marine mammals, of which only 600-700...

16.05.2025 40

Diana Bletter

‘Maybe God put Druze in Israel to save the Druze there’: Minority fights for Syrian cousins

For the 150,000-strong member Druze community, attacks against their brethren across the border cause concern and a commitment to strengthen their...

14.05.2025 30

Diana Bletter

Facing a hostage situation without precedent, Israeli hospitals innovate to rehabilitate

With few guidelines to assist them in reacclimating child hostages, the elderly, and abductees held for hundreds of days, doctors have forged their...

10.05.2025 60

Diana Bletter

Another US fighter jet goes overboard from carrier in Red Sea

Super Hornet falls off during botched landing on USS Harry S. Truman, forcing two pilots to eject, marking latest in series of costly naval...

07.05.2025 10

Diana Bletter

Study: 12% of reserve soldiers report PTSD symptoms after Gaza combat service

‘Israel is facing a mental health emergency,’ warns Yair Bar-Haim, head of Tel Aviv University’s National Center for Trauma and Resilience, calling...

07.05.2025 10

Diana Bletter

As US pares back research funds, Israel Prize winner sees chance to cure brain drain

With opportunities for Israelis in academia overseas drying up, top cancer researcher Yinon Ben Neriah says the government could be working to make...

01.05.2025 20

Diana Bletter

8 cases of measles diagnosed in Israel in past week, Health Ministry says

Diagnosed patients from Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak, Emek Hefer and Modiin Illit, six of them are unvaccinated

30.04.2025 9

Diana Bletter

Wartime volunteer midwife program, initiated in north, expands across the country

Magen David Adom and Israel Midwives Organization’s joint ‘First Contractions’ project now has 200 volunteers to help expectant mothers who...

27.04.2025 20

Diana Bletter

At Israeli premiere, ‘Miss Holocaust Survivor’ director struts celebration of life

Holocaust survivors who star in award-winning documentary about controversial pageant attend Haifa screening with Polish-born filmmaker; movie set for...

25.04.2025 50

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In shadow of Holocaust and war, Arab doctors find shared humanity in caring for survivors

Volunteering for nonprofit LeMa’anam, Christian Yosif Boulos and Muslim Fadi Badarna provide home visits for elderly who lived through horrors...

24.04.2025 20

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Israeli team uses tool that finds fake online profiles to detect abnormal protein activity

Ben-Gurion University scientists say their innovative algorithm, WGAND, can identify rogue protein behavior the same way investigators uncover...

22.04.2025 40

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After 2 deaths, infectious disease doctor urges community leaders to back measles vaccines

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