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Tired pensive military man feeling worry and despair overhead view. Psychological trauma and PTSD treatment at therapy session. Tired pensive military man feeling worry and despair overhead view

Health, Finance, Education Ministries approve up to 40% increase in psychologists salaries

By DR. ITAY GAL

Agriculture

Agricultural productivity down, food waste up since outbreak of Israel-Hamas War

By Nathan Klabin/The Media Line

An ambulance brings a patient to Soroka Hospital in Beersheba.

Israel's struggle against hospital-acquired infections

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Naegleria fowleri, also known as the "brain-eating" amoeba

10-year-old in critical condition due to brain-eating amoeba from water park

By Dr. Itai Gal

The unveiling of the drone air taxi of the Israel’s National Air Drone Initiative (INDI), outside the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, on September 13, 2023.

Israel's leading hospitals: Health Ministry publishes new quality metrics report

By DR. ITAY GAL

DOCTORS ON their way into an emergency room: A growing shortage of doctors threatens to become a major problem in the Jewish state.

Israel has severe doctor shortage, affects periphery the most, State Comptroller says

By MOSHE COHEN

A coronavirus vaccine dose is seen being administered at a Meuhedet vaccination center in Jerusalem, on February 16, 2021.

IDF begins vaccinating soldiers in Gaza against polio

By DR. ITAY GAL

PROF. PINHAS DANNON, chief psychiatrist of the Herzog Medical Center in Jerusalem and a leading expert on opioid addiction.

Finally recognizing the Israeli opioid disaster

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Hamas Fighters 24 September 2023

Gaza's health ministry is run, funded by Hamas - Why is it seen as a reliable source?

By LILAC SIGAN

Pills on health form

Israel set to start selling pharmaceuticals outside of pharmacies

By DR. ITAY GAL

‘RESILIENCE IN Harmony,’ 2023. As ZAKA members conclude their painstaking work, their collective recitation of ‘I have faith with all my being’ within the cleared remains of a home becomes a powerful testament to resilience and faith.

'Deserved twice over': ZAKA receives Shield Award for 'crucial' work

By AVICHAY CHAIM

The first class of students in the "physician assistant" program is expected in March 2026. (Illustrative).

Israel finally introduces the 'physician assistant' profession

By DR. ITAY GAL

Characteristics associated with a case of primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection due to Naegleria fowleri parasites, a brain-eating amoeba.

Israeli man hospitalized after being infected by rare brain-eating amoeba

By AVICHAY CHAIM

A 3D rendering of cancer cells (Illustrative).

Severe malfunction in cancer diagnosis device: Patients may have received incorrect treatment

By DR. ITAY GAL

A doctor using the Chameleon system (illustrative)

Israeli hospitals face second nationwide computer system malfunction

By DR. ITAY GAL