Disease

The simple addition to any meal that may help against viruses, illnesses – and also cancer

There are quite a few herbs in your kitchen packed with vitamins, essential nutrients, and compounds that help fight cancer and heart disease.

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People look at burned-down buildings after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean on June 30, 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela.

Silence in the rubble: Inside the desperate race for Venezuela earthquake survivors

A saliva based genetic test at Mor Institute.

Innovative saliva test launches in Israel to screen for dozens of hereditary diseases

Medicine cabinet

Israeli-founded AI biotech Immunai launches drug-discovery collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim


Harry Potter actor rushed to hospital with life-threatening illness

Nick Moran had emergency spinal surgery due to neck pain.

A set of the great hall of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is seen at the 'Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo - The Making of Harry Potter' during a press preview before it officially opens to the public on June 16, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan June 14, 2023.

Three more perish of same rare disease that killed wife of Gene Hackman

Hantavirus is a rare disease in the US, with most cases concentrated in the western states of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah.

Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office officials and New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator officials hold a press conference on the death of actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa, who were found dead on February 26, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 7, 2025.

WHO's Hans Kluge warns: Tuberculosis surge in Europe is a choice, not destiny

 Tuberculosis (TB) cases among children under 15 years old in Europe rose by over 650 in 2023 compared to 2022. Illustration.

Global achievement: AISAP named a top innovative start-up for 2025

AISAP, an Israeli medical start-up, was named a top 2025 innovator by Fast Company, ranking 4th in healthcare for its AI tech in heart disease diagnosis.

 Sheba Medical Center

Harvard study finds replacing butter with plant oils reduces mortality risk by up to 19%

A new long-term study conducted by Harvard University revealed a link between high butter consumption and increased mortality risk.

 Harvard study finds replacing butter with plant oils reduces mortality risk by up to 19%.

The impact of food on health: Changes need to be made for people to live healthier lives - opinion

The evening before writing this article, I went to the synagogue for evening prayers and saw someone I hadn’t seen for a long time. I had heard that he had a heart attack, and he confirmed that.

 DEAN ORNISH, president and founder of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute and clinical professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, in 2017.

Luxembourg’s Prince Frederik dies at 22 after battle with rare genetic disease

His father, Prince Robert, described his son as a "superhero," praising his resilience and determination.

 View of the flag of Luxembourg.

Gene Hackman died of heart disease, suffered from advanced Alzheimer's, autopsy shows

Gene Hackman died of heart disease days after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, succumbed to a rare virus spread by mice, autopsy finds.

 Gene Hackman poses during the 60th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. January 19, 2003.

Health Ministry mistakenly omits genetic disease from prenatal screening list - report

"Out of the thousands of tests performed, 58 carriers were identified, but no couple was found in which both partners were carriers," the Health Ministry said.

 Illustrative image of scientific research.

Bedouin, Arab Israeli sector more likely to suffer genetic diseases

The main causes of the genetic disorders are consanguineous marriages – inbreeding, and the high rate of, insufficient response to screening tests, and language barriers in genetic clinics.

 Israel Police officers seen near a Mosque in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran, in the Negev desert, Israel, November 14, 2024