Health
![Ziv hospital in Tzfat](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=700/2024/07/24/e0a53bc0-4993-11ef-ad88-850b1faa2f88__h268_w400.jpg)
Just weeks after a tragic fatality, another case of the rare but deadly "brain-eating amoeba" has been suspected, this time affecting a 10-year-old child in northern Israel.
![Illustrative: Hospital](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/23/28aa08a0-4909-11ef-ad88-850b1faa2f88__h3500_w5120.jpg)
Doctors, Emigration, State Comptroller
The State Comptroller's latest report reveals a critical shortage of doctors that threatens to push medical services to their limits. This isn't just a temporary blip on the radar; it's a systemic issue that's set to intensify in the coming years.
![IDF forces in the Gaza Strip.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/09/ca2167d0-3dd5-11ef-92f9-1b32553736e2__h1066_w1600.jpeg)
Health, Polio virus, IDF, Gaza, Vaccine
In response to the discovery of poliovirus traces in Gaza Strip sewage and a request from the Health Ministry, the IDF Medical Corps initiated a vaccination drive for combat soldiers and support personnel starting on Sunday.
![Illustrative: Drug addict](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/22/8c1b2000-4831-11ef-92f9-1b32553736e2__h4016_w6016.jpg)
Drug Addiction
How Israel came to face a familiar crisis, echoing America's struggle and challenging its healthcare system.
![Brain disease hospital research](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/04/f1753f60-3a37-11ef-92f9-1b32553736e2__h2880_w5120.jpg)
Health, disease prevention, quality of life
Harvard study reveals that gratitude may promote longevity, and improve overall health especially regarding cardiovascular issues.
![Illustration of pharmaceutical medicines](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/15/67e1fa40-42ed-11ef-92f9-1b32553736e2__h3149_w6232.jpg)
Healthcare, Israel medicines, pharmacies
Israel's Knesset Health Committee has greenlit new regulations under the Pharmacists' Regulations that pave the way for selling certain pharmaceuticals without prescriptions and beyond pharmacy confines. This move, aligning with practices in many Western nations, comes after significant delays.
![Three babies die from whooping cough in current wave of the outbreak](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/15/9a9ba240-4281-11ef-92f9-1b32553736e2__h4480_w6720.jpg)
Whooping Cough, Outbreak
Despite the existence of effective vaccines, whooping cough continues to endanger the lives of unvaccinated babies.
![Blood sample positive with West Nile virus](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/06/23/d9c0f460-312f-11ef-b326-875a4c3cecda__h2404_w3606.jpg)
Health, West Nile fever, virus, Israel
According to the Ministry of Health, 31 people infected with West Nile fever have died. Approximately 80% of those infected do not develop symptoms of West Nile fever.
![Assuta hospital Ashdod](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/12/abf59250-404a-11ef-9b01-b9b61028cadd__h3120_w4680.jpg)
Health, Bacterial infection, child death
A 4-year-old girl passed away at Assuta Hospital in Ashdod. Hila, healthy and without any pre-existing conditions, suddenly fell ill. Hospital staff suspect she was infected with aggressive bacteria.
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Health
The law creates the regulatory framework for a patient to allow different health organizations and institutions to easily access their medical records.
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Travel, health warnings, mosquitos, disease
Travel experts are warning tourists about the spread of diseases that were once only found in tropical regions but have now made their way to popular vacation spots in Europe like Spain, Greece, and Italy, channel 12 reports.
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Tragedy
He was hospitalized with severe symptoms and later diagnosed with 'brain eating amoeba.'
![Brain disease hospital research](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/04/f1753f60-3a37-11ef-92f9-1b32553736e2__h2880_w5120.jpg)
Health, parasite disease, Kineret
An Israeli man has been hospitalized with fatal brain-eating amoeba found in bodies of water, as the health ministry continues to take water samples from the Sea of Galilee (Kineret).
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Alzheimer's, FDA
New drug offers time and hope in the battle against Alzheimer's
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Statistics, baby names poll, Israel
Yesterday (Tuesday), the Central Bureau of Statistics published statistics on baby names in Israel throughout 2023, revealing a list of the most common names throughout the country.
![Rambam Hospital](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/02/e9380990-388e-11ef-92f9-1b32553736e2__h439_w781.png)
Rambam Hospital, Infection Outbreak
In response to an outbreak of infections discovered in several departments, Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa has issued immediate directives to control the situation.
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Health, Nile Virus
The number of Nile fever patients in central Israel continues to rise, reaching a peak of one hundred diagnosed cases, with at least 8 in critical condition requiring ventilation.
![Blood sample positive with West Nile virus](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/06/23/d9c0f460-312f-11ef-b326-875a4c3cecda__h2404_w3606.jpg)
Health, West Nile Virus
The fever has now proven fatal with cases rising and a sharp increase in infections since last year, i24 reports.
![Palestinians receive food from kitchens designated for making food (Al-tikia) and in shelter tents for the displaced, in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on June 10, 2024.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/06/24/90f76590-3236-11ef-b326-875a4c3cecda__h268_w400.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Humanitarian Aid
Why is there an outbreak of food poisoning in north Gaza?
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Virus, Israel health
Hospitalizations in Tel Aviv have surged due to the West Nile virus, resulting in seven individuals being hospitalized after contracting the disease, with two in serious condition.