As Israel Recovers From War, Study Finds Financial and Mental Health Strains Are Intertwined
A study led by Dana Katsoty of Hebrew University finds financial and mental health are intertwined for Israelis after the Oct. 7, 2023 attack.
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Israel Expects Up to 100,000 War-Wounded to Require Rehabilitation by 2028
Israel's Defense Ministry projects 100,000 war-wounded, including many with psychological trauma, will need rehabilitation by 2028 in Israel.
Israeli Childrens Psychiatric Visits Soar 121% as War Enters Third Year
Psychiatric emergency visits by Israeli children increased 121% in the war's third year, per a Clalit Health Services report, following Hamas's Oct.
Jerusalem Hospital Urges Helmet Use After Nine Children Injured in One Day
Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem treated nine children for serious riding injuries in a single day, including one severe head injury, prompting an.
Israeli Study Points to More Efficient Newborn Screening With 83% Fewer Lab Tests
Researchers from Hebrew University and Hadassah Medical Center developed a new Israeli saliva test for newborn CMV screening, cutting lab tests by 83% and.
Nine-Year-Old Israeli Boy Dies After Contracting Rare Amoeba Infection
Baruch Neriah, 9, died in Haifa from a rare Naegleria fowleri amoeba infection, contracted after swimming in the Sea of Galilee, prompting an Israel Health.
Israeli Study Points to New Options for Fasting With Diabetes
A study by Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem reveals Type 1 diabetics can safely undertake 25-hour fasts with automated insulin tech and medical.
The Toll Was Much Higher: Israeli Study Finds COVID Deaths Underreported
Researchers at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Ariel Karlinsky and Prof. Moses Shayo, found global COVID-19 deaths were significantly underreported by.
More Than Half of Israels Young Doctors Eye a Future Abroad
A study by Ben-Gurion and Ariel Universities reveals over half of young Israeli doctors surveyed plan to work abroad within five years, challenging Israel's.
Brain-Eating Amoeba Infects 9-Year-Old Boy After Swim in Sea of Galilee
A 9-year-old boy is critically ill at Rambam Hospital in Haifa after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, from Israel's Sea of Galilee.