Report: Housebound Israelis Smoke 30% More Cigarettes, 35% More Weed
21.1% reported a decrease in sleep quality; 28.6% reported that their weight had increased; and 28.6% reported that they smoked more.
NY Gov Cuomo Signs Bill Approving Medical Marijuana to Treat PTSD
"If there are veterans that are suffering and we can make a treatment available, we want to."
Saudis Join Russia in Marketing Anti-Flu Drug as Cure for Covid-19
In Russia, favipiravir was approved for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospital settings on May 29, after an ongoing open-label randomized clinical trial with 60 subjects.
Manhattan Court Blocks NYC COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for City Workers; Private Sector Next?
NYC Council member Kalman Yeger: “This will just lead to another court battle on religious freedom which New York will - once again - lose."
23 Caught with Fake Corona Tests on Tel Aviv-NY Flight
Every single day an average of 15 people have been caught with fake corona tests at the airport
What’s In It for You: the Senate Coronavirus Response Bill
The proposed recovery rebates will use 2019 tax returns (2018 if the taxpayer has not filed in 2019) to determine the advanced rebate amount and reconcile the rebate based on 2020 income.
In Israel COVID-19 Numbers Begin to Rise Again: When Is the Next Lockdown?
The bad news comes just in time for Hanukah, when store owners, business people and tourist agencies need sales to recoup their COVID-19-related losses.
1,562 New Yorkers Die of COVID-19, Total US Death Toll is 5,810
In New York City, the death toll rose Thursday to 1,562 -- nearly a third of the entire death toll of America.
Israel’s Health Ministry Predicts Corona Herd Immunity in 1 to 2 Months Despite Experts’...
Meanwhile, Israel’s Coronavirus Czar Salman Zarka has suggested that a fourth dose of the vaccine is in our future.
Hatzalah EMT Saves Two Choking Victims in One Emergency
Veteran EMT responds to a choking incident and saves a man's life, following which the man’s daughter suddenly chokes and the EMT saved her, too.
‘Sadly Unsurprisingly Anti-Semitic’: Israel Slams Iran for its State-Sponsored Anti-Semitic Coronavirus Cartoon Contest
The Iranian regime has a long history of promoting anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial and has hosted several international cartoon contests promoting these themes.
Israel will Gradually Return to School Next Week Amid Coronavirus Limitations
The kindergartens and grades 1-3 will return to school and will learn in small groups and on alternating days.
Israeli Study Shows Aquatic Plant Reduces Sugar Levels in Diabetics
The study found that the reduction of blood sugar levels after consuming Mankai is comparable to that of some medications.
Wheezing Hezbollah Chief Has Trouble Breathing
He should probably get out of the house more, maybe take a walk now and then, preferably in areas where he's not obscured by trees.
Finance Minister Liberman (Finally) Authorizes Aid Package for Businesses Hurt by COVID
Businesses that prove annual revenue losses of at least 35% in January-February 2022 compared to the same months in 2019 will be eligible to receive up to $185,000.
Hopes Temporarily Dashed as AstraZeneca Puts Covid-19 Vaccine on Hold over ‘Unexplained Illness’
As expected, US-traded shares of AstraZeneca fell in the extended session Tuesday following the report that the drug maker halted its Covid-19 vaccine study.
United Hatzalah of Israel Sends Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit to Miami, El Al...
The team will be utilizing techniques and tools developed in Israel which have proven to be highly successful in assisting those who have suffered from similar incidents.
Israeli Cyber Researcher to Speak on Defense Against Medical Equipment Hacking
Hacking a system is the first step in determining vulnerabilities and creating solutions.
Knesset Allows Courts to Issue Arrest Warrants in Cases Involving Coronavirus Health Risks
In some cases, according to the bill, mainly when severe offenses or security offenses are involved, effective frontal interrogation cannot be conducted.
Health Ministry: Children’s COVID-19 Morbidity in Israel Higher than Adults’
In only four or five days the morbidity in Israel will go down to one thousand diagnosed new patients per day.
Israel Ranks 3rd Safest Place in World for COVID-19
Switzerland, Germany and Israel now rank in the top three positions.
Bennett Emerges as Alternative to Netanyahu in Poll that Blames PM for Coronavirus Crisis
The air—rightly or not—is rife with a sense of loss of direction and control.
MDA Drive-in COVID-19 Testing Program Launches Site for Bnei Brak Residents
"We urge anyone who has symptoms during the isolation to contact MDA 101 Hotline."
MDA Logistics Operations: 2 Months, 24/7, at Forefront of Fight Against Covid-19
The work day at MDA's Logistics Center started about two months ago and has not stopped since, even for one minute.
Firsthand Account: Treating Hurricane Ian’s Victims One Trauma Survivor at a Time
A firsthand account by a psychotrauma and crisis-response specialist in Fort Myers following Hurricane Ian.
Update: 2 Cases of Coronavirus Suspected in Israel, US Consulate Evacuates in Wuhan
Testing will determine whether the illness is actually the 2019-nCoV virus, or simply a plain old garden variety virus.
Outrage After Jerusalem Hospital Admits Hamas Nukhba Terrorist for Treatment
Dozens swarmed the halls of Hadassah Medical Center after news got out that the hospital was treating a member of the terror group's Nukhba force.
Report: Frontier Airlines Boots Orthodox Couple Whose Baby Wasn’t Wearing a Mask
When raging passengers continued to complain back at the terminal gate, the flight was canceled.
Hadassah Hospital Chief: We Ordered 1.5 Million Russian Vaccines
"If we disqualify the Russian vaccine in advance and then it turns out that other countries have received it, we would only have ourselves to blame," Prof. Rothstein warned.
Billionaire Jewish Philanthropist, Wife, in Double Suicide
Sherman has donated a record $50 million to the United Jewish Appeal. He built a major addition to the geriatric Baycrest center, as well as to other Toronto-area community centers and hospitals.