Health

Near the Gaza border, Dream Island offers a luxury retreat built around rest and healing

Dream Island offers pools, private suites, fine dining and restorative treatments in a secluded northern Negev retreat, just 20 minutes from Sderot and the Gaza border.

FROM QUIET garden corners to waterside paths along the ecological lake, the expansive grounds ensure there is always an inviting space to sit back, relax, and disconnect.
The Khan Ein Karem Boutique Hotel’s renovation folds modern boutique comfort into the ancient stone terraces it’s built into, so the architecture itself feels like part of the valley’s healing.

In Ein Kerem, Israel’s most unlikely wellness retreat becomes a source of healing

The word “yes” appears outside a head filled with the word “no.”

Life doesn’t begin after recovering from illness: Saying yes and living life - opinion

A woman sweating in front of a fan

The reason why Israelis don't want a second date: The phenomenon that takes a heavy toll


Dr. Maya Rosman recommends this summer fruit

They are beautiful and delicious, but also healthy. This is what cherries can do for your health.

Cherry tree

Illegal tahini imported from abroad may contain Salmonella, Health Ministry warns

Evidence of Salmonella was found in two Algimal Tahini products during a Health Ministry investigation: a 1-kilogram container produced in March and a 500-gram container produced in April.

 Salmonella bacteria, a common cause of foodborne disease, invade an immune cell.

Health Ministry report reveals long wait times for MRI, surgeries at hospitals and clinics

Health insurance provider, area of residence, and the hospital where they are treated are all factors in how long a patient waits for care.

MRI scan.

Sheba opens trauma treatment space in the heart of nature

The new center, the Fifth Element, which opened at the Sheba Rehabilitation Hospital, offers an innovative treatment combining nature, psychotherapy, bodywork, and community.

The Fifth Element

‘Direct danger to Israel’s health’: Medical schools deans fight bill pushing for gender segregation

The proposed bill “is a direct danger to the health of the citizens of Israel,” the deans wrote in a public letter shared on Monday.

Doctors at BGU’s Medical School, Assuta Ashdod (Illustrative).

How will you know if a mosquito bite is dangerous?

Anyone who has spent more than five minutes outside knows – the mosquitoes are here, and they are vicious. A doctor explains what can be done and how to lower the panic?

Mosquito bite

'Together On Our Own': A relationship conundrum with AI - review

The author, Dr. Eliana Megerman, an emergency room physician, writes with graceful ease and guides us into the inner depths of a medical world which we usually see only from the surface.

Eyes In The Heat, 1946, Jackson Pollock, Guggenheim Museum, Venice "It is the rare life indeed where the paint stays in the borders and isn't splattered in every direction."

Israel’s anti-fragile answer to a world in crisis - opinion

For too long, “resilience” has been a comfortable platitude. Alon Davidi, mayor of Sderot and chairman of the regional cluster, refuses it outright. 

 Alon Davidi

The component linked to anxiety is found in every fruit

Fructose is naturally found in fruits and vegetables, and a new study suggests that when part of it is not digested properly, it can affect not only the stomach, but also the brain.

A plate of fruit

Male fertility crisis? Israeli global study finds 54% drop in testosterone levels over five decades

A large meta-analysis, studying five decades, has found a dramatic and sustained decline in testosterone levels among men, raising concerns that the male fertility crisis is deeply misunderstood.

Hebrew University of Jerusalem