A rare case of “cave fever” was diagnosed recently in Haifa’s Bnai Zion Hospital (Rothschild) pediatric emergency room. A 15-year-old boy from a settlement in the North was suffering from high fever, headache, rash, and vomiting, which started four days before his visit. In the emergency room, treatment was immediately started with the administration of […]
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This is one of the busiest winters for Israeli hospitals in recent years: Occupancy rates in some medical centers have reached over 200% in the past few weeks in the emergency rooms and internal departments. Hospitals have reported that in certain cases, waiting times have reached 15 hours or more. The heavy loads cause a […]
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Recent times have seen a surge in illnesses, with individuals suffering from various winter ailments. From common colds to strep throat and the flu with high fevers, it seems that everyone is affected (and infected). Professor Alon Hershko, a board member of the Israeli Association for Allergy and Clinical Immunology and Director of the Internal […]
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