diabetes

Two women stand on August 16, 2016, in New York. High body mass index -- an indication that people could be overweight -- was linked to more than half of deaths and disability from diabetes. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

June 23, 2023, 1:19 pm

Diabetes cases to double to 1.3 billion by 2050, study finds

Researcher warns of ‘cascade of widening diabetes inequity’ as most cases projected to be in lower-income countries or among minorities in richer nations

By AFP

Illustrative close-up of a pregnant woman (Rostislav Sedlacek/ iStock by Getty Images)

March 31, 2023, 8:18 am

Gut microbes can predict whether pregnant woman will have diabetes — Israeli study

Bar-Ilan University findings may lead researchers to find ways to prevent and treat gestational diabetes in first trimester — much earlier than the disease is now detected

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Illustrative: An elderly man sits next to a soda-vending machine selling Coca-Cola in the Old City of Jerusalem. (Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)

February 2, 2023, 4:30 pm

Nixing sugar tax, Israeli government dealt ‘grievous blow to health’ – world experts

Responding to abolition of tariff on sweetened soft drinks, global scholars also argue move ‘seriously tarnishes Israel’s international standing’ in medical community

By Nathan Jeffay

File: Coca Cola beverages on sale in Israel (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

January 5, 2023, 5:56 pm

Backlash from top international obesity experts after Israel scraps soft drink tax

Specialists say ‘science is clear’ on sweetened drinks, urge rethink; Israeli scholar claims canceling tax is ‘an act of public health malpractice and an outrage’

By Nathan Jeffay

A diabetic woman injects herself with insulin (dzika_mrowka via iStock by Getty Images)

August 3, 2022, 10:12 am

Diabetes patients struggle to get medication that’s snapped up as weight-loss drug

Blood sugar-regulating Ozempic prescribed to thousands for obesity in lieu of injectable Wegovy, not available in Israel – making some diabetics resort to less-effective medication

By Michael Horovitz

December 9, 2021, 6:16 pm

Israeli scientists say humans may have ‘backup’ insulin system diabetics could use

Researchers identify insulin-producing apparatus in fetuses that they believe lies ‘dormant’ after birth but may one day be reactivated to address problems

By Nathan Jeffay

Prof. Ardon Rubinstein speaks at a hearing of the Knesset Finance Committee, on December 7, 2021. (Screenshot)

December 7, 2021, 10:27 pm

Sugary drinks expert unmasked as Coca-Cola lobbyist in Knesset

After initially denying connection to industry, Prof. Ardon Rubinstein claims he did not fully hear the question about his payment by the drinks manufacturer

By Amy Spiro

A diabetic man injecting himself with insulin (iStock by Getty Images)

November 17, 2021, 6:20 am

University launches major $75 million project to combat diabetes, as cases climb

Bar Ilan University initiative will focus on Galilee region, where cases are 3 times higher than national average; 1 million Israelis expected to be diabetic by 2040

By Nathan Jeffay

A diabetic woman checking blood sugar level at home. (iStock via Getty Images)

October 25, 2021, 6:31 pm

Diabetes reversed in mice for 4 months, after one-time implant from Israeli lab

Blood glucose levels drop by an average of 26% after tissue grown at the Technion is transplanted; researchers hope to develop method for humans

By Nathan Jeffay

Prof. Yaakov Nahmias (right) and researcher Aaron Cohen, holding the "human simulator" chip (courtesy of Hebrew University)

March 8, 2021, 4:31 pm

Israelis create cancer drug without animal tests, by using human-simulating chip

Hebrew University professor says tech that mimics human body can now be used to develop other new treatments, saving time, animals’ lives and money

By Nathan Jeffay

Two elderly women sit on a bench on Jaffa Street in downtown Jerusalem, on October 26, 2020. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

December 16, 2020, 6:46 pm

92% of Israel’s COVID-19 fatalities had existing chronic diseases — report

Those aged 70 or older account for 80% of the 3,000-plus people who have died, with over a third aged 80-89, according Health Ministry figures reported by Haaretz

By ToI Staff

Illustrative: A woman injecting Insulin (Tuned_In via iStock by Getty Images)

November 25, 2020, 6:36 am

Oral insulin, by Israeli mom-son team, starts final trials to become world’s 1st

CEO says pills, which can replace many injections, will help ‘hundreds of millions of diabetics worldwide,’ sending insulin directly to the liver and reducing weight gain

By Nathan Jeffay

DarioHealth Corp. has developed a smart device to monitor glucose levels in the blood. (YouTube screenshot)

June 15, 2020, 5:01 pm

DarioHealth says studies show effectiveness of its smart diabetes monitor

The company’s mobile monitor, developed in Israel, helps patients manage their diabetes on the go by providing an all-in-one blood glucose meter

By Shoshanna Solomon

T cells attacking a cancer cell (frentusha; iStock by Getty Images)

May 26, 2020, 2:31 pm

Some autoimmune diseases are work of overzealous T cells, researchers say

Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute find that these protective cells combat excess hormones in certain organs; when they misread the situation, illness results

By Shoshanna Solomon

An ultra-Orthodox woman is brought to a Jerusalem court on July 29, 2018, under charges of abusing her children by injecting them with insulin (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

January 22, 2019, 2:20 am

Woman convicted of child abuse after injecting healthy son with insulin

Actions by Jerusalem mother brought one-year-old’s blood sugar levels dangerously low, in supposed ploy to falsely claim welfare benefits

By ToI Staff