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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...

A new study carried out by Hebrew University revealed that the Philip Morris tobacco company published a far higher percentage of ads in the...

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...

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...

Researchers are drawing attention to a rise in poisonings in children involving the sleep aid melatonin — including a big jump during the pandemic. Last...

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...

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...

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...

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 Yoel Razvozov (Yesh Atid) on Monday called for an end to coronavirus testing for those arriving at Ben-Gurion Airport in Israel. "Enough...

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...

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...

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'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'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...

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...

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 are staggering under the load of the high COVID death rate this month amid an unprecedented infection rate spurred by the...

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 expects to soon break its own record of its number of seriously ill COVID cases, Channel 12 News reported on Tuesday evening, based...

Amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, a rise in pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS) is being seen in children who recover from...

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'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...

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...

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...

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...

An Israeli hospital on Monday said preliminary research indicates a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine provides only limited defense against the omicron variant...

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...

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday announced that he has accepted the recommendation of Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz to shorten quarantine for asymptomatic coronavirus...

As Omicron cases continue to soar in Israel, the increasing number of seriously ill COVID patients along with flu patients is beginning to strain...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...