BDE: Israeli Youth Hospitalized After Vaping Passes Away
Meidan (Mordechai) Baruch-Keller, z'l, 16, who was hospitalized last week after suffering serious lung damage due to vaping passed away on Shabbos morning.
A statement...
Disturbing: Cigarette Company Targeted Its Advertising In The Chareidi Sector
A new study carried out by Hebrew University revealed that the Philip Morris tobacco company published a far higher percentage of ads in the...
Health Survey: Israelis Have High Rate Of Obesity, Don’t Exercise
Israelis have a high rate of obesity compared to the rest of the world, don't exercise enough, and smoke too much were the dismal...
Bnei Brak: 10-Year-Old Boy Suffers Rare Stroke
In a rare incident, a ten-year-old resident of Bnei Brak suffered a stroke on Tuesday, Ynet reported.
The boy's parents brought him to the Terem...
Melatonin Poisoning Reports Are Up In Kids, Study Says
Researchers are drawing attention to a rise in poisonings in children involving the sleep aid melatonin — including a big jump during the pandemic.
Last...
Report: Israel To End COVID Testing At Ben-Gurion Within Weeks
Israel's Health Ministry is on the verge of a decision to end the requirement for COVID testing for travelers arriving at Ben-Gurion Airport, Channel...
Strauss CEO Admits: “We Had Pigeons In The Factory, We Were Warned But Didn’t...
The heads of the Strauss Group company held a press conference on Thursday evening and admitted to shocking revelations regarding the company's operations in...
Israel: Reports Of Suspected Salmonella Cases Following Strauss Recall
Following the announcement on Monday of a massive recall of Elite chocolate products after salmonella was discovered in the factory's production line, there were...
Major Recall In Israel: Strauss Finds Salmonella In Elite Chocolate Factory
Israel's Strauss company announced on Monday morning that a routine inspection conducted at its Elite chocolate factory revealed several salmonella samples in raw ingredients...
Israel’s Tourism Minister Calls For End Of COVID Testing At Ben-Gurion
Israel's Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov (Yesh Atid) on Monday called for an end to coronavirus testing for those arriving at Ben-Gurion Airport in Israel.
"Enough...
FINALLY: Israel Cancels Indoor Mask Requirement
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz announced on Wednesday the revocation of the requirement to wear masks in most enclosed spaces
Masks...
Here We Go Again: New COVID Strain Found In Israel, Infection Rate Rises
Two people in Israel tested positive for a new COVID strain that is a combination of the original Omicron and the “stealth” BA.2 variant...
Panic In Mea Shearim After Child Contracts Polio, May Be Left Paralyzed
A four-year-old from Jerusalem has contracted polio, the first case in Israel in 33 years, the Health Ministry reported Sunday.
The child's case was caused...
Israel: Almost All COVID Patients On ECMOs Are Unvaccinated
Israel's Health Ministry reported on Sunday that the vast majority of COVID patients attached to ECMO machines are unvaccinated.
According to the ministry, fully vaccinated...
Israel Reaches 9,000 Dead, Researcher Says State Is “Tolerating” Deaths
Israel's Health Ministry confirmed another 89 fatalities on Thursday morning, increasing the total COVID death toll to over 9,000 as the country grapples with...
Alpha, Delta, & Omicron: Israeli Boy Caught 3 COVID Variants
An 11-year-old Israeli boy has been confirmed to have contracted three COVID variants, Alpha, Delta, and Omicron.
"I'm fine, I feel pretty healthy, I hardly...
10 Israeli Kids Hospitalized With PIMS In Past Week
Ten Israeli children were hospitalized in the past week due to suspected pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS) after recovering from COVID, Kan News reported...
Israel’s Chevrei Kadisha: “We’re On Verge Of Collapse & Haven’t Reached Peak Of Deaths”
Israel's Chevrei Kadisha are staggering under the load of the high COVID death rate this month amid an unprecedented infection rate spurred by the...
Israel’s COVID Death Toll Soars, Up To 40 Fatalities A Day
Israeli health officials reported on Tuesday that the number of COVID fatalities in the country has soared, with up to 40 fatalities a day,...
Israel: 8-Fold Rise In Severe Cases, “Worst We’ve Seen” Hospital Directors Say
Israel expects to soon break its own record of its number of seriously ill COVID cases, Channel 12 News reported on Tuesday evening, based...
Israel: Severe Pediatric Cases Double, Experts Urge Gov’t To Delay Quarantine Cancellation For Kids
Amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, a rise in pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS) is being seen in children who recover from...
Israel’s Hospitals On Verge Of Collapse, 1 Hospital Blocks Entry To ER
The number of seriously ill COVID cases in Israel has skyrocketed within a few short weeks from about 100 to over 800 and tens...
Israel: Vaccines Thwarted 20,000 COVID Deaths
Israel's vaccination campaign saved the lives of at least 20,000 Israelis, Yisrael Hayom reported on Sunday based on data analyzed by former Health Ministry...
2 More Roshei Yeshivos Contract COVID, HaRav Ezrachi Cancels Trip To US
Two more Roshei Yeshivos in Israel tested positive for COVID on Friday, Rosh Yeshivas Ateres Yisrael, HaGaon HaRav Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi, and Rosh Yeshivas Kisei...
Israel To End Quarantine For Students Exposed To COVID
Israeli senior government officials have reached a decision to end mandatory quarantine for students exposed to COVID, Israeli media reported on Thursday evening.
Students who...
“Israel Has 2nd Highest Infection Rate In The World,” Health Expert Says
As Israel's daily COVID cases continue to mount and the number of seriously ill patients skyrockets to over 500 (from just 100 a few...
Israel Study: 4th Vaccine Shows Limited Results With Omicron
An Israeli hospital on Monday said preliminary research indicates a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine provides only limited defense against the omicron variant...
At Least 10 Israelis Died Of COVID After Refusing Antibody Treatment, 1,500 Refuse It
Hundreds of Israel are refusing to be treated with Regeneron's life-saving monoclonal antibody treatment and at least ten Israelis, and likely dozens more, subsequently...
Israel Shortens Quarantine From 7 To 5 Days
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday announced that he has accepted the recommendation of Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz to shorten quarantine for asymptomatic coronavirus...
Israeli Hospitals Open New Virus Wards, 1 Hospital Turns Away Ambulances
As Omicron cases continue to soar in Israel, the increasing number of seriously ill COVID patients along with flu patients is beginning to strain...
Oxygen Machines Flown From Israel To Jewish Kehilla In Moldova
The rapid spread of the Omicron caught the Jewish kehilla in Moldova at the height of the harsh Eastern European winter.
Due to the increasing...
Israel Says 500K Have Received 4th Vaccine Dose
Israel has administered a 4th vaccine dose to more than 500,000 people, the Health Ministry said Friday.
Israel began administering second boosters to the most...
Israel’s Teacher’s Union: “Total Anarchy, Gov’t Has Lost Control Of The Educational System”
The chairman of the Teacher's Union Ran Erez excoriated Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Education Minister Shasha Biton on Monday, accusing the government of...
Israel Reduces Quarantine To 7 Days Amid New Daily Case Record Of 37,887
Health Ministry Director-General Prof. Nachman Ash on Tuesday evening announced that the quarantine period for Israelis with COVID has been shortened to seven days...
Israeli Public Fed Up With Bennett Gov’t’s Chaotic COVID Policies
The majority of Israelis are disgruntled with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's government management of the COVID crisis, a Channel 12 News survey on Sunday...