Far-right MK calls to suspend clinical training for Palestinian medical students from West Bank, East Jerusalem

by mgall74 | Jan 7, 2026 | Israeli News

[ad_1] As Limor Son Har-Melech of Otzma Yehudit claims Palestinian students from what she calls ‘incubators of terrorism’ in the West Bank displace Israeli students in clinical training positions, the health ministry presents data showing core hospital...

Steep rise in flu infections across Israel, pandemic response team to meet

by mgall74 | Dec 7, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] The early December weather this year in no way resembles a real winter, but when it comes to seasonal illnesses, the season has already arrived in full force. Over the past few weeks, the incidence of flu and other winter viral respiratory illnesses has risen...

Faulty software led to incorrect genetic screening results, Israeli Health Ministry says

by mgall74 | Nov 28, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] Israel’s Health Ministry said on Thursday that a software error in a widely used genetic screening test led to incorrect results for a rare mutation linked to a serious neurological disease in fetuses. The flaw affected Thermo Fisher Scientific’s...

Israel to appoint 2026 public health services committee after weeks-long delay over absence of minister

by mgall74 | Nov 15, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] After the previous health minister resigned in protest of the failure to pass the Haredi draft exemption bill, public health organizations pressured the government to expedite the committee’s appointment, which could delay patient access to drugs and...

They moved abroad – but still depend on Israeli paychecks and health care

by mgall74 | Nov 15, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] Many Israelis have relocated abroad in recent years but continue to depend on the safety net back home. They receive salaries in shekels, rely on rent from homes they own in Israel and still use Israeli medical services. Will economic and political upheavals in...