This is the second time this rare but deadly disease has been diagnosed in Israel– the last one was a few short weeks ago, and it tragically ended in a 26 year old man dying.

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.

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.

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.

How Israel came to face a familiar crisis, echoing America's struggle and challenging its healthcare system.

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.

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.

The law creates the regulatory framework for a patient to allow different health organizations and institutions to easily access their medical records.

He was hospitalized with severe symptoms and later diagnosed with 'brain eating amoeba.'

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).

Although officials claim this is a proactive measure, not a mass evacuation, it certainly looks  like they are making concrete preparations for war.

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.

The Health Ministry publishes children's vaccination info: ultra-Orthodox strongholds have the lowest vaccination rate.

The fever has now proven fatal with cases rising and a sharp increase in infections since last year, i24 reports. 

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.

Many parents choose not to vaccinate their children, especially in Jerusalem and the south of the country.

Following reports of West Nile virus cases, the Health Ministry clarified that it was closely monitoring the situation and there was no cause for alarm yet.

Merck's new immunization intended to prevent grown-ups from a micro-organisms known as pneumococcus, which can cause difficult diseases and a lung contamination called pneumonia, has been given the green light.

The reform, advanced by the Health Ministry, would allow any toiletries approved for sale in the EU to be sold in Israel without an additional license from the ministry.