COVID
RFK Jr.’s health department ordered withdrawal of studies showing vaccine efficiency - report
During the 2024 presidential election campaign, President Donald Trump promised to give anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. a prominent role in the White House’s health care section.
North Korea executions more than doubled after COVID, human rights group says
Aliyah in wartime Israel: Building a new home, opening an English bookstore
US CDC will not publish report showing COVID vaccine effectiveness
Israel kicks off new COVID vaccine campaign targeting JN1 variant: What you need to know
The Ministry of Health has approved Moderna's updated COVID vaccines, which target the new JN1 variant of the virus.
Coping with PTCD – post-traumatic COVID disorder - opinion
While over 90% of people experience a major traumatic event at some point during their lifetime, most walk away unscathed. Others, however, carry emotional scars for decades.
Haredi communities refuse to vaccinate their children
Irreversible complications and even deaths were reported as a result of unvaccinated infants and pregnant women who could easily have given them immunity.
High before the low: Cannabis increases risk of severe COVID-19 - study
Patients who had admitted to using cannabis in the year prior to contracting COVID were 80% more likely to be hospitalized and 27% more likely to be admitted to the ICU.
Masks did not reduce risk of COVID infection after first Omicron wave, UK research shows
"Our research shows that there were changes in some risk factors around the time that the Omicron BA.2 variant became dominant,” said Prof. Paul Hunter of Norwich Medical School.
Have you already forgotten COVID-19? It may still be affecting your memory and cognition
COVID-19 may be regarded as a disease of the past, but it’s still causing health problems.
This week in Jerusalem: Complex complaints
A weekly round-up of city affairs.
What do Americans think of COVID-19 four years after it started? - survey
The survey does state that half of Americans still say it's important for medical professionals and doctors to address long COVID, while 22% said that they never heard of such a concept.
Winter illnesses: How to stay healthy this flu and COVID season
This winter, Israelis face overcrowded hospitals, long ER waits, and high flu rates in Israel. Here are some tips on illness prevention and home care.
New COVID treatment from 101 Therapeutics poised to revolutionize pandemic response
CEO: “We have the best results and now it's appropriate to begin to let the world know what we're doing.”
