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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
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: 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
Illustrative image: A pharmacist dispensing medicine (MJ_Prototype via iStock by Getty Images)
November 8, 2022, 1:59 pm
Pharmacists appeal to government to intervene amid shortages of Ritalin, other drugs
Drugstores unable to honor prescriptions for certain Ritalin dosages, some anxiety medications, and some heart medications, say they are raising a ‘red flag’
By Nathan Jeffay
Visitors top up their glasses with treated seawater at a desalination plant near Hadera, Israel. (Shay Levy/Flash90)
July 28, 2022, 11:08 am
Concerned by low iodine levels in desalinated water, Israel starts nationwide study
Hebrew University tests water supplies after Health Ministry finds iodine concentration among Israelis far below WHO-recommended levels, prompting childhood development worries
By Nathan Jeffay
The first shipment of monkeypox doses arrives in Israel, July 27, 2022 (Health Ministry)
July 27, 2022, 12:29 pm
First shipment of 5,600 monkeypox vaccine doses arrives in Israel ahead of rollout
Health minister says further shots ‘on their way’; priority will be given to men born after 1980 who have HIV, are on HIV pre-exposure meds, or have contracted an STD this year
By ToI Staff
Illustrative -- People wait in line to receive the monkeypox vaccine before the opening of a new mass vaccination site at the Bushwick Education Campus in Brooklyn on July 17, 2022, in New York City (Kena Betancur / AFP)
July 25, 2022, 1:38 pm
Israel’s initial monkeypox vaccine rollout to focus on HIV-positive and at-risk men
Rollout to start within days; priority for men born after 1980 who have HIV, are on HIV pre-exposure meds or have contracted an STD this year
By ToI Staff
A man receives a dose of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine as part of DC Health's first vaccination drive in Washington, U.S., June 28, 2022. (REUTERS/Gavino Garay via Alamy)
July 19, 2022, 9:46 pm
Israel’s monkeypox vaccines strategy: Stop sexual spread to those most at-risk
Most cases are among men who have sex with men; shots reserved for those in this demographic who are also HIV-positive or taking HIV-preventing drugs, and recently had an STD
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative image: a young child receives a vaccine. (dimamorgan12 via iStock by Getty Images)
July 7, 2022, 9:11 pm
Diphtheria in Australia, like polio in Israel, is collateral cost of pandemic
Two cases of diphtheria reported in Australia, as experts say phenomenon is caused by same vulnerability that brought polio in Israel — missed routine vaccines during the pandemic
By Nathan Jeffay
The scene where a young boy was forgotten in his father's car, in Sdot Negev Regional Council, southern Israel, on August 31, 2021. The baby died of heat prostration (Flash90)
September 14, 2021, 8:50 pm
Heatwaves already causing more deaths, hospitalizations — researchers
But Health Ministry not given funding to deal with crisis; expert warns Israelis unaware climate change is ‘already here and killing people’
By Sue Surkes
Activists take part at a protest march to demand immediate action on climate change, in Tel Aviv on September 27, 2019. (Flash90)
February 3, 2021, 7:33 am
Trying to pitch pollution’s ills? Drop the studies and speak to the people
Experts at conference say academics must convey their findings in a way that will enable politicians and public to connect environmental hazards and health
By Sue Surkes
Medical staff in PPE, as seen in 'Totally Under Control' documentary film (Courtesy of Neon)
October 23, 2020, 12:33 am
Whistleblower film shows Trump coronavirus response not ‘Totally Under Control’
Using unique filmmaking techniques, Suzanne Hillinger and colleagues uncover politically motivated decisions that ignore science and turn US handling of pandemic into chaotic mess
By Renee Ghert-Zand
The empty Park HaYarkon in Tel Aviv, on September 20, 2020. Israel has seen a spike of new COVID-19 cases bringing the authorities to reimpose a nationwide lockdown which began on Friday and will last at least three weeks. (Menachem Lederman/Flash90)
October 13, 2020, 1:09 am
Over 10,000 sign petition to asking gov’t to allow nature trips during lockdown
Nature, public health groups, call on coronavirus cabinet convening Tuesday to permit walking, exercise in nature and open spaces for sake of mental, physical health
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: The Mamilla pedestrian mall in Jerusalem. (iStock/ YKD)
September 6, 2020, 9:47 pm
Lawmakers extend Shin Bet phone tracking by 10 days, but voice reservations
Head of Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee urges government to consider economic effect of sending hundreds of thousands to quarantine due to controversial program
By ToI Staff
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