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President Donald Trump walks on the tarmac of Haneda Airport upon his arrival after he stepped off Air Force One in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025.

3 min

US / Canada

Trump’s weight gain raises concerns among medical experts

Despite the concerns, Trump’s latest official medical report described him as being in “excellent health” and “fully fit” to perform his duties

Read time: 3 min.


Des moustiques porteurs du virus du Nil

2 min

Environment

Israel records its first death of the season linked to the West Nile virus

A man over 70 years old has died after contracting the virus. Ten cases have been diagnosed, and three patients remain hospitalized

Read time: 2 min.


Attentat lors d'une fête de Hanoucca à Sydney, Australie, 14/12/25

6 min

Asia & Pacific

Australia: Investigation uncovers anti-Semitic culture is growing across health care providers

Several Jewish healthcare workers said they were excluded, criticized or targeted after raising the issue of the Israeli hostages held in Gaza or discussing the October 7 attacks

Read time: 6 min.


Exclusive: Disinfection efforts at Rambam Hospital before admitting a person suspected of being infected with Ebola

2 min

Society

Israel's Health Ministry rules out local Ebola diagnosis

Two people who were tested for Ebola after returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo tested negative, ruling out the suspicion of cases of the virus in Israel

Read time: 2 min.


Depression (illustration)

3 min

Society

Ministry of Health presents expansion of mental health services | Israeli suicide statistics

The "Makom Lenefesh" program, which was allocated a budget of nearly $500 million, formed after Oct. 7 massacre. Its health funds are treating around 435,000 patients

Read time: 3 min.


View of Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv under heavy haze, April 17, 2026

3 min

Climate & Environment

Extreme heat and air pollution may make migraines worse, Israeli study finds

A new Soroka Medical Center-Ben Gurion University study finds prolonged climate conditions and short-term exposure to air pollution are linked to increased risk and severity of migraine attacks

Read time: 3 min.


FILE - A health worker sprays disinfectant on his colleague after working at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, eastern Congo, Sept 9, 2018.

2 min

Africa

WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) high preliminary figures, estimating about 336 suspected cases and 88 deaths potentially linked to the outbreak

Read time: 2 min.


FILE - In this June 15, 2010 file photo, a rat wanders the subway tracks at Union Square in New York

3 min

International

Hantavirus: What you need to know after cruise ship deaths

A hantavirus outbreak aboard an Atlantic cruise ship has left three dead and several others hospitalized, prompting a full WHO investigation

Read time: 3 min.


Photo illustrative d'un homme recevant un vaccin à Safed, dans le nord d'Israël, le 6 novembre 2018

2 min

Society

Petah Tikva declared “red city” as Measles cases surge

While it often begins with flu-like symptoms, it can cause severe complications, particularly in infants and immunocompromised individuals

Read time: 2 min.


2 min

INNOV'NATION

Israeli home ultrasound device wins FDA approval, set to expand prenatal care access

An Israeli-developed handheld scanner aims to improve access to prenatal care, especially in medical deserts

Read time: 2 min.


3 min

Society

Bridging Israel's mental-health shortage for English speakers

Get Help Israel (GHI) provides a network of English-speaking therapists and offering guidance for navigating the country’s complex psychological care system

Read time: 3 min.


Troupes de Tsahal dans le nord de la bande de Gaza, août 2025

2 min

Society

IDF soldier found dead in northern Israel

A military police investigation is underway, however preliminary reports suggest the death may have been a suicide

Read time: 2 min.


IDF troops in the West Bank, April 26.

2 min

Israel-Hamas war

Israeli combat medic attempts suicide after months of unaddressed psychological distress

“When the state needs me, I always show up,” she later said. “But when I need them, even once, they abandon me”

Read time: 2 min.


Troupes de Tsahal dans la bande de Gaza

3 min

Defense News

Israel: Lawmakers call for urgent investigation into IDF suicides

3 soldiers took their lives in the past week • According to the figures mentioned in the letter, 38 suicides were recorded between 2023 and 2024, with 21 since the beginning of this year alone

Read time: 3 min.


Doctors and medical professionals considering immigrating to Israel speak to representatives at the MedEx fair, held in Teaneck, New Jersey

6 min

Diaspora Affairs

Record number of doctors attend MedEx event

More than 100 attendees submitted documents to the Health Ministry for licensing, with the goal being 2,000 new physicians immigrating to Israel by 2030

Read time: 6 min.


Illustrative image of a cyber criminal using a computer

2 min

Defense News

Suspected Iranian cyber attack on health clinic network used by IDF

The Health Ministry and the National Cyber Bureau reported suspicions of a cyber attack on the large clinic network • 'So far there is no indication of leak of confidential or substantial information'

Read time: 2 min.


Israeli soldiers from the 99th Division operating in the Gaza Strip

1 min

Israel-Hamas war

Cost of war: 891 soldiers killed since October 7, 50 in Lebanon invasion

The army said that 5,569 soldiers had been wounded in the fighting, with a drop in the number of those killed from 2023 and 2024

Read time: 1 min.


Kibbutz Be'eri in the aftermath of the October 7

2 min

Israel-Hamas war

Health Ministry publishes medical system's shortcoming on October 7

One of the recommendations was to unite all first response bodies under Magen David Adom

Read time: 2 min.


Polio vaccines arriving in the Gaza Strip via the Kerem Shalom crossing, facilitated by the IDF

2 min

Israel-Hamas war

Israel delivers thousands of polio vaccine doses to Gaza Strip

This first shipment, transported by the IDF Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, includes 25,100 vials of serum capable of vaccinating 1.26 million people

Read time: 2 min.


File photo of a municipal biologist examining a mosquito in Salt Lake City, Utah

2 min

Environment

Death toll from West Nile rises to 51, over 700 cases diagnosed

The elderly are particularly succeptible to the disease, with nearly half of the fatalities over the age of 80

Read time: 2 min.


FILE - In this image provided by the USDA Agricultural Research Service, a mosquito stands upon human skin

2 min

Society

2 Israelis killed by West Nile virus, 3 others on ventilators

So far this year, 21 people have been diagnosed with the disease, although around 80 percent do not show symptoms

Read time: 2 min.


Malaria, which is spread to people through the bites of infected female mosquitoes, is one of the world's deadliest diseases

1 min

Society

West Nile virus detected in mosquitoes in Ramat Gan

Eight cases of West Nile fever have been reported since the beginning of the year, with three patients currently hospitalized

Read time: 1 min.


Centre médical Sheba, Israël

2 min

Technology & Science

Israel ranks 10th best health care system in 2024 review

The 2024 CEOWORLD magazine Health Care Index provides valuable insights into the state of healthcare systems worldwide

Read time: 2 min.


Displaced Palestinians eat iftar at Taha Hussein School during the Muslim's holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, amid the battles between Israel and Hamas, on March 31, 2024.

3 min

Israel-Hamas war

UN expert warns of wartime mental health risks for Gazans

Estimated 17,000 children in Gaza that are unaccompanied or separated from their families due to the fighting are said to be particularly at risk

Read time: 3 min.


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