The number of Israelis currently diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), a serious chronic gastroenterological condition, is about 70,000, but by the end of the decade, it is estimated to rise to 100,000. The standard is one doctor per 400 patients, but in reality, each gastroenterologist takes care of 1,000 people. The Knesset Health Committee, […]
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Ryanair, the low-cost carrier that currently operates numerous routes between Israel and Europe, caused a stir when it was revealed that when customers order a flight on the company’s website, there is an option to choose “Occupied Palestinian Territory” when putting in their personal details. Ryanair is an Irish airline, a country where many residents […]
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Following the demand of the Knesset Finance Committee, a representative of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich told the committee on Thursday that he no longer is opposed to equalizing taxation on electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) with that on regular cigarettes. The finance minister stated that the minister is not opposed to comparing the taxation on electronic cigarettes […]
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The Israeli government said on Wednesday it has approved the use of Starlink satellite services in an Emirati field hospital in Rafah in the war-battered Gaza Strip and in Israel for the first time. “The Israeli security authorities approved the provision of Starlink services at the UAE’s field hospital operating in Rafah,” the Communications Ministry […]
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The Health Ministry Ombudsman’s office, which investigated 20,859 complaints against the ministry in the past year, ruled that the share of justified complaints declined to 34% compared to 38% in 2022 and 40% in 2021. There were 8,626 related services required under the National Health Insurance Law and 145 requests for reimbursement; 4,032 inquiries were […]
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The attacks of Iran-backed Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea have wreaked havoc on imports to countries passing through the body of water, and among those Israeli organizations that have suffered is the voluntary organization, Yad Sarah. The medical-equipment loan organization, which also carries out numerous services to the ill, elderly, and lonely, […]
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The general public is invited to donate skeins of yarn for knitting and crocheting on Friday to “wrap the sick in warmth.” Following World Cancer Day, which was marked this past Sunday, the Israeli Cancer Association will hold an event on Friday dedicated to cancer patients and their families. A variety of knit products, made […]
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Tens of thousands of reservists who served in the IDF are now gradually returning from the battlefield alongside those who continued to work during the fighting. Those coming home after long weeks and months are discovering that the real struggle has only just begun. A new study by the Israeli Institute for Occupational Safety and […]
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When Agudat Yisrael MK Yaakov Litzman was health minister several years ago, he asked why he refused to require the printing of graphic images of black lungs, yellow teeth, scar tissue on a man’s chest after surgery for lung cancer, and the like on cigarette packets, and he said: “It will scare children and youths.” […]
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Watermelons, cantaloupes, and other melons are among the most popular fruits among Israelis, but these vine-like plants are at risk from bacterial fruit blotch (BFB). A new study at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) provides critical insights into the severe disease that affects these crops. The research focuses on the role of the effector […]
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