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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
(Left to right) Prof. Yitshak Kreiss, director general of Sheba Medical Center; Mohamed Al Khaja, UAE ambassador to Israel; and Rashid Al Qubaisi, group chief corporate officer at PureHealth, in June 2023. (Courtesy of Sheba Medical Center)
June 20, 2023, 9:47 am
Sheba Medical Center enters partnership with largest UAE healthcare system
Agreement with PureHealth involves joint research, medical training, tech collaboration and medical tourism, as cooperation between fresh allies deepens
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative image: A baby receives a vaccine (Marina Demidiuk via iStock by Getty Images)
June 18, 2023, 7:42 pm
Health Ministry rolls out plan to fight whooping cough outbreak
Following the death of a 10-week-old infant, another baby is admitted to Assuta Hospital in Ashdod, amid 12-fold surge in cases of the preventable disease in past six months
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Yael Schoultz founded a group called L'Chaim, which counsels and supports sex workers. (Courtesy of Schoultz via JTA)
May 27, 2023, 4:32 am
Condoms and tikkun olam: An Orthodox woman strives to aid sex workers in Prague
Yael Schoultz has been dispensing sanitary products and a shoulder to lean on at brothels since 2011; now through L’Chaim, the group she founded, she seeks to help trafficked women
By Dinah Spritzer
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
Illustration of the human microbiome. (Design Cells via iStock by Getty Images)
April 17, 2023, 4:41 pm
Hangry bacteria in gut microbiome linked to chronic disease
Bacteria living in our digestive tracts remain hungry for critical nutrients missing in the American diet
By Christopher Damman
A rat at the lab of Early, where the rodents detect lung cancer (courtesy of Early)
February 14, 2023, 12:09 pm
Lab claims it teaches rats to detect lung cancer with 93% accuracy by sniffing urine
Making practical use of the fact that cancers have odors, rat-powered testing could be available within about 14 months, says the team at Israeli startup Early
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative: Students study at a yeshiva in Jerusalem, September 2, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 8, 2023, 12:24 pm
Haredi men three times as likely to be nearsighted, probably due to Talmud study
Experts at Hadassah Academic College find that ultra-Orthodox men tend to position themselves closer to text than others, which scholars believe explains huge prevalence of myopia
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative: Sugary drinks and soda in a supermarket, December 3, 2014.(Nati Shohat/Flash90)
February 7, 2023, 12:34 am
Coalition said reassessing cancellation of sugary drink tax over health concerns
Women’s lobby group within Shas party sends letter to Deri asking him to intervene to keep surcharge in place; tax might only be repealed on diet beverages
By ToI Staff
A woman undergoing a dental checkup (shironosov via iStock by Getty Images)
January 24, 2023, 11:10 am
Tooth decay more widespread among obese and underweight, huge Israeli study finds
Researchers say study based on 66,790 soldiers should prompt vigilance, shape policy; low or high BMI can be tied to socioeconomic status, which may also impact dental health
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative: A child gets examined by a doctor for strep (macniak via iStock by Getty Images)
January 6, 2023, 12:47 pm
Israel on alert for strep A, which has killed 151 in the UK since September
Health Ministry urges doctors to raise awareness of bacteria, which normally causes sore throat and other flu-like symptoms, but can be serious
By Nathan Jeffay
ALS patient Narkis Moshe with her doctor Prof. Vivian Dror of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (courtesy of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center)
December 15, 2022, 11:49 am
‘New era of treatment’: Israelis among first to receive ‘game-changing’ ALS medicine
Tofersen, which is injected into the spine like an epidural, is giving new hope to two patients at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative: Doctors carry out heart bypass surgery after heart failure (KentWeakley via iStock by Getty Images)
December 14, 2022, 4:55 pm
Israeli AI predicts heart failure in muscle inflammation patients with 80% accuracy
Myositis elevates chances of heart failure, so Rambam Hospital team built a special algorithm that analyzes ECG tests and gives early warning
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative image: sperm moving towards an egg (iStock via Getty Images)
November 15, 2022, 12:01 pm
Sperm counts worldwide have plunged 62% in under 50 years, Israeli-led study finds
Finding is bad news for fertility and men’s health, says co-author Prof. Hagai Levine, adding that if the decline continues, it ‘could threaten humankind’s survival.’
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative image: a patient is inoculated with the monkeypox vaccine in a vaccination clinic on August 19, 2022, in New York. (AP/Mary Altaffer)
October 28, 2022, 1:00 pm
Israel rolls out 2nd monkeypox vaccines as US research spotlights ‘tragic’ outcomes
Following earlier limitations due to short supply, Health Ministry now urging people to complete recommended two-shot regime and expanding eligibility for vaccines
By Nathan Jeffay
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