Angelina Jolie's recent bombshell caused a spike in breast cancer exams in Israel, which is relatively generous in its health basket policy.
by Ronny Linder-Ganz 0 comments
After scandal involving psychoactive medications on Israeli 'Big Brother'; the people in charge decided it was time to make order. This wasn’t easy.
by Gili Izikovich 0 comments
The former deputy health minister was questioned under caution in connection with an alleged bribery incident that involved the Health Ministry and the National Insurance Institute.
by Yaniv Kubovich 0 comments
World Health Organization figures show Israel has a high level of health care compared to the West, but medical infrastructure is outdated. Number of nurses per capita is similar to Oman, and less than half than that of Germany.
by Dan Even 8 comments
Some 11,000 Israelis are currently prescribed the healing herb, but the Health Ministry plans to tighten the acceptance conditions.
by Dan Even 0 comments
Chief public defender, says the situation 'requires immediate action by all the parties concerned.'
by Yaniv Kubovich 0 comments
A study of 5,405 U.S. women with the common Ashkenazi Jewish mutation that increases carriers' risk of breast cancer, who were treated at the Mayo Clinic during the 1990s, found 45 percent chose prophylactic mastectomy, like Angelina Jolie.
by Dan Even 11 comments
In tests on lab rats, Israeli researchers found that a synthetic compound - when used in conjunction with chemotherapy - left more eggs viable.
by Dan Even 1 comments
When the most beautiful woman on earth decides to have her breasts removed, it shatters accepted notions of femininity.
by Tsafi Saar 6 comments
How this cancerous habit got its name from flying insects plaguing the ancient Romans.
by Elon Gilad 1 comments
