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Health Minister Moshe Arbel (left) shakes hands with Moroccan Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb in Rabat on June 16, 2023. (Moroccan Health Ministry)
June 18, 2023, 1:24 am
Jerusalem, Rabat agree to ease visa requirements, bring Moroccans to work in Israel
Interior and Health Minister Moshe Arbel meets counterparts in latest of several high-level visits, as ties between nations deepen; also inks deal for cooperation in health field
By ToI Staff
Teenagers vaping in a park (iStock)
June 11, 2023, 9:57 am
With tobacco use on rise in Israel, kids and teens see their health go up in smoke
Bright colors, fruity flavors, and nicotine are getting kids as young as 12 hooked on vaping, while adults’ outdoor secondhand smoke is embedding itself deep in children’s bodies
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: A newborn baby at the Shaare Tzedek Hospital in Jerusalem, on October 29, 2018 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
June 6, 2023, 2:59 am
10-week-old infant dies of whooping cough in Jerusalem
Epidemiological investigation reveals mother, child not vaccinated against preventable disease; cases have increased 12-fold in past year, health authorities say
By ToI Staff and Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: A baby receives a routine vaccine. (naumoid; iStock by Getty Images)
June 1, 2023, 7:07 pm
Cases of whooping cough spike among children in Haredi Jerusalem communities
Israel Pediatrics Association and Midwives Association urge Health Ministry to initiate vaccination drives to prevent disease that can kill vulnerable infants
By Renee Ghert-Zand
In this file photo taken on February 10, 2022 Elon Musk pauses and looks down as he speaks during a press conference at SpaceX's Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas. (Jim Watson/AFP)
May 30, 2023, 11:22 pm
Health Ministry calls out Elon Musk for sharing ‘fake news’ on COVID-19
After Twitter owner gave his support to tweet from far-right site claiming no data to show young people died from coronavirus, ministry warns misinformation is ‘dangerous’
By Gabe Friedman
Illustrative: A stream in Yeruham Park in southern Israel, October 21, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
May 24, 2023, 6:30 pm
Mosquitos with West Nile virus found near Yeruham after heavy rains
Government announces first detection of infected mosquitos this year, urges local authorities to be on the lookout for more; 1 person has died this year of disease
By ToI Staff
A fetus inside the womb (iStock via Getty Images)
May 24, 2023, 6:24 pm
Hospital finds five stillborn fetuses were never returned to families for burial
Eilat’s Yoseftal Medical Center says it was only recently made aware that remains sent to lab for autopsies in separate incidents five-to-eight years ago weren’t returned
By Michael Horovitz
View of Assuta Hospital, Ramat haHayal, Tel Aviv. May 20, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/ FLASH90)
May 22, 2023, 9:17 pm
Health Ministry summons top Assuta officials over IVF baby mix-ups
Ministry mulls closing hospital’s in vitro fertilization clinic after latest case, sets up team to examine changes to broader IVF system in country
By ToI Staff
Assuta Medical Center in Tel Aviv's Ramat HaHayal neighborhood, May 20, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 20, 2023, 7:11 pm
Health Ministry expected to probe hospital’s latest possible embryo mix-up
Report says officials deliberating between having committee that is already investigating similar case examine matter or forming new panel
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image: A lab in an IVF clinic. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
May 19, 2023, 9:56 pm
Health Ministry slams hospital’s handling of potential embryo mix-up
Assuta Medical Center denies improper conduct after ministry accuses it of serious breach of protocol at Tel Aviv facility
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image: A single sperm is injected directly into an egg as part of IVF (Lars Neumann via iStock by Getty Images)
May 19, 2023, 9:33 am
Testing uncovers another possible embryo mix-up at Assuta clinic
Results show DNA of child, born through IVF at Tel Aviv hospital in 2018, may not match father’s, less than a year after similar error ignited media storm
By Michael Horovitz
Children participating in a trend, rolling up ice-cream with Fruit Roll-Ups. (YouTube screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 3, 2023, 8:54 pm
Viral Roll-Ups and ice cream craze prompts Health Ministry warning
Social media fad has driven up demand, raising prices for snacks and prompting retailers to limit sales per person; ministry suggests cucumber rolls instead
By Michael Horovitz and JTA
Illustrative: Fentanyl-laced fake oxycodone pills collected during an investigation in 2019. (US Attorneys Office for Utah via AP)
April 30, 2023, 2:57 am
Now world’s no. 1 opioid consumer per capita, Israel faces addiction epidemic
New report traces spike in use of fentanyl and similar drugs; experts attribute abuse and addiction to overprescription, lack of understanding, and health system problems
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Scientists at Israeli food tech startup Remilk present dairy products made with its cow-free milk protein. (Courtesy)
April 27, 2023, 6:42 pm
Remilk gets first regulatory permit in Israel to sell cow-free milk
Food tech startup says health ministry’s ‘historic’ approval found its animal-free milk protein to be ‘safe, of high-quality, and identical to its cow-derived counterpart’
By Sharon Wrobel
Moshe Arbel attends a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony held at the Knesset in Jerusalem, April 18, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 19, 2023, 5:47 pm
Shas MK Moshe Arbel confirmed as health, interior minister after Deri ouster
Knesset votes 33-12 to approve appointment, as MK Uriel Buso expresses hope that party chair will return to ministerial roles
By ToI Staff
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