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WeWork Closes Thousands of Phone Booths Due to Cancerous Chemical

'The safety and well-being of our members is our top priority and we are working to remedy this situation as quickly as possible,' WeWork said in a statement

Doctors Against Dairy: Cheese Linked to Breast Cancer Risk

Petition signed by 12,000 American doctors calls on FDA to require warning labels on cheeses

The Science of Yom Kippur Fasting

Our bodies can handle 24 hours without food perfectly well, though our minds may find it taxing. There are ways to make it all easier.

Israel's Health Ministry Failed to Discipline Doctors Who Advised Patients Not to Get Vaccinated

No steps were taken against the two doctors, who were found to have acted in a manner that posed a 'true risk' to Israelis

Six Cases of Israelis Contracting Zika in Thailand Found

Israeli researchers note the sudden increase in cases from South Asia as opposed to South America, which saw an endemic in 2014

Top Israeli Marijuana Firm to Be Bought Out as Owner Faces Legal Battle

Cannabit signs principle of agreement with competitor Tikun Olam, whose founder has been barred from working in the medical marijuana industry by authorities

Opinion Of Course We Should Put a Tax on Plastic

How to Cure Your Kids' Addiction to Technology

Nir Eyal, author of best sellers about technology addiction, says it’s time we took responsibility for our and our kids' behavior – and suggests a four-step plan for doing just that

Home Birth Is No More Dangerous Than Hospital Deliveries, Study Shows

Newborns’ mortality and morbidity are the same for low-risk pregnancies according research based on 14 studies charting some 1 million women

The Chutzpah That Made Dr. Ruth the Real Wonder Woman

Legendary sex therapist Ruth Westheimer tells Haaretz – in Hebrew – about the limits of the #MeToo movement, Judaism's contribution to sex theory, and the documentary about her that's now hitting Israel

Less and Less Women Are Taking the Pill, and for a Good Reason

In the Western world, the birth control pill is suffering from a serious image crisis. What made us suddenly doubt something we’ve been using all our lives?

Ebola Outbreak in Congo Declared a Global Health Emergency

More than 1,600 people have died since August in the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which is unfolding in a region described as a war zone

Tel Aviv Scientists Could Make Root Canals History

New nano-filling prevents the secondary tooth decay that takes place beneath cavities; could reach trial stage in a year or two

Researchers: Gazan Children Face Dangerous Levels of Lead

Some children living near pollution sources were found to have such high levels of the toxic substance that they were prescribed medication for lead poisoning

The Abortion Conundrum: How Far Israelis Go to Make Sure Their Babies Are Born Perfect

What do parents do if they discover the baby could be born deaf? Or sterile? Or suffer from a disease? Israelis choose to terminate such pregnancies much more frequently than in other Western countries

You’re Eating a Hamburger’s Worth of Plastic Every Year

Bottled water is a huge source of plastic particle consumption, says Australian study, but at least the halakhically observant are spared the scourge of plasticized shellfish guts

New York City Closes 10th Jewish School for Violating Vaccine Order

The city has declared a public health emergency over an outbreak that has infected 588 people, almost three quarters of them in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood

Here’s What We Know About Orthodox Vaccination Rates

New York City declared a public health emergency in April amid a serious measles outbreak. But what is the cause, and how many members of the ultra-Orthodox communities actually get vaccinated?

Your Dog Feels Your Pain — Especially if It’s a Bitch

If you’re chronically under stress, your dog is likely to be too, according to a small but perfectly informed Swedish study

I Attended an ultra-Orthodox Anti-vaccine Rally. Here’s What I Saw

While the scientific consensus supports vaccination and regards it as a historic boon to public health, the crowd and the emcee don't put much stock in that science

Who’s to Blame for Israel's Medical Marijuana Shortage?

Pharmacists blame growers and growers blame druggists. Shortfall has grown since reforms went into effect

66 Percent of Israeli Adults Inhaling Second-hand Smoke, Health Ministry Says

Ministry reports serious lack of enforcement in smoking restrictions, with vast majority of local authorities failing to enforce them at all

How 12 Hours Can Change Your Baby's Life

Patricia Kuhl's research is changing our perception of how infants communicate. To save their brain and yours, she says, put your cellphone aside

Shhh! Don’t Tell Evangelical Supporters of Israel, but Abortion There Is Legal — and Often It’s Free

Neither religious conservatives nor liberal feminists are completely satisfied with the status quo in the Jewish state, but the current system allows some 40,000 women to have abortions annually

Israeli Study Finds How Obesity Can Increase Breast Cancer Rates

Theory maps out previously unknown molecular mechanism that regulates both so-called ‘cancer genes’ and other genes that suppress cancer

Apparently, There’s a Gene That Decides the Fate of Your Siesta

Mediterranean peoples and their fruit flies take siestas, and now researchers at Rutgers have found the regulatory mechanism in the insect

California Turns to Israeli Know-how for Medical Marijuana Research

Israeli plant scientist Nirit Bernstein is helping U.S. experts make progress in a field where American researchers who wish to conduct clinical trials face federal restrictions

How Damascus and Mosul Became the Arab World's Plastic Surgery Hotspots

Conditions in Syria and Iraq pale in comparison to Turkey or the Gulf states, but appealing prices and locals looking to recover from the war against ISIS have given birth to new aesthetics hotspots