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Gai Beach Waterpark
Brain-eating amoeba, Gai Beach Waterpark

Invisible killer: Brain-eating amoeba sparks panic in Israel's summer paradise

A rare brain-eating amoeba sends dozens rushing to hospitals, as a child fights for his life. A waterpark which may be the cause of the infection has been shut down.

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Doctor treats a child

Ministry of Health, Brain-eating Amoeba

Ministry of Health confirms: 10 year old positive for brain-eating ameoba

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Ziv hospital in Tzfat

Brain-eating Amoeba, Ministry of Health

Brain eating ameoba suspected: 10-year-old fighting for life

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Illustrative: Hospital

Doctors, Emigration, State Comptroller

What Israel's looming doctor shortage means for the country

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IDF forces in the Gaza Strip.

Health, Polio virus, IDF, Gaza, Vaccine

IDF launches polio vaccination campaign for troops in Gaza amid outbreak concerns

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Illustrative: Drug addict

Drug Addiction

The Hidden Epidemic: Israel's Opioid Crisis Comes to Light

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Illustration of pharmaceutical medicines

Healthcare, Israel medicines, pharmacies

Israel to start selling medicines outside of Pharmacies

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Blood sample positive with West Nile virus

Health, West Nile fever, virus, Israel

Ministry of Health: So far, 31 infected with West Nile fever have died

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A happy patient. Illustration.

Health

Knesset Health Committee passes law enabling medical information to move with the patient

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Brain-Eating Amoeba

Tragedy

Update: Young Israeli man dies after contracting 'brain-eating amoeba'

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Brain disease hospital research

Health, parasite disease, Kineret

25 year old Israeli in critical condition after swimming in Kineret 

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Illustrative: Hospital corridor

Israel-Gaza War, Lebanon, Hezbollah

Why Israel is starting to move patients away from hospitals in the North 

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Mosquitoes carrying West nile virus

Health, Nile Virus

Worrying Trend: Record Number of Nile Fever Cases in Central Israel

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Baby being vaccinated

Vaccination, Whooping Cough, Ultra-Orthodox

Tragic loss: Baby dies from whooping cough after mother rejects vaccine

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Blood sample positive with West Nile virus

Health, West Nile Virus

2 dead as West Nile Virus continues to spread

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Mosquitoes carrying West nile virus

Virus, Israel health

West Nile virus update, hospitalizations increase

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Vaccination

Health crisis, Hepatitis

Alarming: Severe liver disease spreading in Israel

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Mosquito. Illustration.

Health

Health Ministry: No unusual spread of West Nile virus

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The new Merck Vaccine

Health, Vaccines

FDA approves Merck vaccine 

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Toiletries. Illustration.

Health, Economy

"What's good for Europe is good for us": Israeli toiletries reform passes first vote

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