Pandemic

Israeli, Czech scientists recreate COVID-19’s evolutionary journey in a test tube

Scientists and doctors keep closely monitoring viruses that could jump from animals to humans, such as emerging strains of avian flu and bat coronaviruses.

AVIV SHOSHANY (left) and Prof. Gideon Schreiber.
Demonstrators gather near a barricade they created during a protest against a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine plan on the establishment of a 50-bed facility at a Kenyan air force base that was intended to host Americans exposed to Ebola, in Nanyuki town, in Laikipia County, Kenya June 1, 2026.

Kenyan police fire tear gas during protest against US Ebola quarantine facility

Medical teams in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 2026

Health Ministry prepares Israel’s hospitals in event of Ebola case amid Central Africa outbreak

Red Cross workers prepare to lower the coffin of Dr Tibenderana Katho Blaise who worked at the Centre Medical Evangelique (CME) in Hoho commune and died of Ebola virus, at the Nyamurongo cemetery in Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 26, 2026.

Scientists race to develop Ebola vaccine amid DRC outbreak


Biden marks 1 million Americans dead from COVID

Biden will mark the grim milestone by ordering flags to be flown at half-staff, said the White House, which will also host a second global COVID Summit.

 US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on administration plans to fight inflation and lower costs during a speech in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building's South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2022.

2022 sets the record in Jewish youth groups visiting Israel

After two years of the pandemic, 2022 has been a record year in the last decade so far in the arrival of Jewish youth groups from all over the world.

 Jewish youth groups arrive in Israel thanks to Maccabi World Union.

Coming soon: Israelis, too, will call in their national guard - analysis

Effectuating Israeli sovereignty may seem like a contradictory idea. The country is the sovereign, that should be enough. But it's not.

 Israeli police officers at a temporary police checkpoint, during the search for the terrorist who murdered three people earlier tonight, near Elad, May 5, 2022.

How COVID-19 changed e-commerce for good - interview

Webzie CEO weighs in on the current state of e-commerce, how it was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the future of the online commerce industry.

 Online shopping illustrative.

Can China preserve both its economy and its zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy?

The costs of prioritizing the pandemic over all else are creating a dilemma for President Xi Jinping as he prepares to assume a third term later this year.

 A man stops on a shared bicycle at a main intersection during a quiet morning rush hour in the Central Business District, after the government recommended people work from home to prevent the spread of COVID-19, on May 5, 2022 in Beijing, China.

COVID-19: Israel doesn't require masks anymore, but there are others we wear

Now that masks are no longer required against COVID-19, we need to tune in with ourselves and get rid of the other masks in our lives, the ones which aren’t visible.

 Illustrative image of a mask on the globe.

Stress during pregnancy may affect fetal brain development

Researchers examined MRI scans of babies' brains and found those whose parents reported high stress during pregnancy had larger left hippocampi.

A plastinated fetus is seen during the exhibition "Body Worlds" by Gunther von Hagen in Rome

BGU research team praised by Dr. Fauci for detecting early COVID-19 variants

Hertz and his students are part of the SARS-CoV-2 Assessment of Viral Evolution (SAVE) program at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH).

 Dr. Anthony Fauci

Large-scale study identifies severe COVID-19 risk groups

From the elderly to the poor, researchers found several specific groups that are at a higher risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19.

 COVID-19 (illustrative)

Climate change may cause more frequent pandemics - study

Global warming will push wild animals to relocate to habitats closer to humans, making the spreading of diseases easier.

 DELEGATES CONFERRING at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow earlier this month.