Israeli Health Ministry Allows Pharmacies, Doctors to Access Cannabis Market
Once the reform takes effect, any company certified by the ministry as meeting its standards will be able to supply cannabis products to pharmacies
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Doctors Charge Israel's Health Ministry With Being Unprepared for Measles Outbreak
Senior physicians tell Haaretz that the ministry waited months before taking action, then doing so in a hestitant fashion and deploying insufficient human resources
Israel's Intec Pharma Looks to Start Profiting Massively Off of Parkinson's Drug
Jeffrey Meckler, Intec's chief executive, said that the pill to treat Parkinson's could be worth more than $300 million a year
Everything You Need to Know About the Measles Outbreak Roiling Israel
From 40 cases in all of 2017, there have been 1,334 cases so far this year of this infectious disease. What are the symptoms and complications of measles, and how can one reduce the risk of contracting it?
Ten Child Cancer Patients Brought in for Preventive Care After Being Exposed to Patient With Measles
Israel mulls barring from schools any children who haven’t been vaccinated over measles outbreak – which is a complicated step from a legal standpoint
Neanderthal Children Got Badly Sick in Winter, Study Shows
Analysis of Neanderthal teeth from France found earliest known exposure to lead 250,000 years ago, and deduced that they nursed until late toddlerhood
How Not to Raise Repressed, Violent Men
After more than 20 years of working with violent men in Israel, therapist Tamir Ashman says it’s time to rethink the way boys are raised
Haifa Has Israel’s Highest Cancer Rates, New Report Says
Cancer has been the leading cause of death in Israel since 1999, accounting for 25% of deaths
Why Israel Is Thronged With Blue-eyed Dogs
Scientists detect the genetic cause of blue eyes in huskies, a mutation in chromosome 18 now appearing in the Israeli dog population
Drinking Ketamine Effective Against Treatment-resistant Depression, Israeli Study Shows
Scientists have found that ketamine relieves the symptoms of depression immediately and keeps them at bay for up to a week