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Health Ministry mulls reinstating coverage for life-saving drugs

Israel's Health Ministry considering reinstating some treatments to HMOs’ supplemental insurance plans

By Ido Efrati | Jan 2, 2015 | 03:00 PM

Equal access to health services for all
By Aeyal Gross | 1
Israeli panel begins marathon talks over drugs, devices to be included in health coverage
By Ido Efrati
Israeli drug panel approves subsidies for Hepatitis C, diabetes treatment
By Ido Efrati

Health & Fitness

The committee deliberating on the additions to the health basket.

Israeli drug panel approves subsidies for Hepatitis C, diabetes treatment

But Parkinson’s drugs, free dental care for 12-14 year olds, fail to make the cut.

By Ido Efrati | Dec 31, 2014 | 06:08 AM

Emergency personnel at the scene of an attack at a Jerusalem synagogue.

Mind-heart connection || Study: Terror-related stress increases heart-attack risk

Condition over time increases pulse rates, a risk factor for cardiac disease.

By Ido Efrati | Dec 23, 2014 | 04:24 AM

Britain is recommending home births – why isn't Israel?

The U.K. is advising women with low-risk pregnancies to give birth at home or at a birthing center due to the risks of hospitalization. It’s time for Israel to do the same.

By Omi Leissner | Dec 20, 2014 | 09:00 PM

Isabelle Caro posing for the 2007 'No Anorexia' campaign

Forced hospitalization of anorexics just as efficient as voluntary treatment, study says

Ten-year probe reawakens debate over the ethics of involuntary hospitalization

By Ido Efrati | Dec 18, 2014 | 10:42 PM

Health Minister Yael German, pictured on December 11, 2013.

Jews live an average of three years longer than Arab citizens

That is one of the many gaps in health care that the outgoing minister had plans to close.

By Ronny Linder-Ganz | Dec 4, 2014 | 03:06 PM

Private medical insurance reform:  An effort to make it easy to compare policies

What does the nearing revolution in medical insurance mean.

By Ronny Linder-Ganz | Nov 28, 2014 | 10:30 AM

Could hummus put an end to smoking?

The tiny chickpea can help bring down tobacco giants, according to a new campaign.

By Haaretz | Nov 26, 2014 | 03:25 AM

NY Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz carted off after injury in game against Philly Eagles.

American football even riskier for brain than assumed, new scans show

A study done in Israel finds that even minor head injury that went unremarked can expose the brain to infection.

By Ruth Schuster | Nov 25, 2014 | 06:30 AM

Why you shouldn't use hand sanitizers

For everyday use, sanitizers are a poor replacement for soap and water, and even come with surprising health risks.

By Ruth Schuster | Nov 19, 2014 | 10:12 PM

U.K.: Bird flu detected on England farm is not deadly H5N1 strain

Announcement comes a day after Dutch authorities said they had found the contagious H5N8 form of the disease at a poultry farm in the center of the Netherlands.

By Costas Pitas | Nov 17, 2014 | 10:39 AM

Nature & Environment

Liquid asset: The Israeli startup that turns air into water

By Nadan Feldman | 12:09 AM | 2

Snow in Jerusalem expected next week

By Zafrir Rinat | 06:47 PM

Newly discovered fanged frog shocks science: Births live tadpoles

By Ruth Schuster , Will Dunham | 10:21 AM

Sports

Maccabi Tel Aviv players hoisting Toto Cup trophy.

Maccabi Tel Aviv wins soccer’s Toto Cup

By Moshe Boker | 03:12 AM

Top 10 Anglo-Israeli sports moments of 2014

By Steven Klein | 09:06 PM

Cleveland Cavaliers reported to be disappointed with David Blatt

By Haaretz | 03:12 PM

Movies & Television

'Ida' is more than a film about the memory of the Holocaust

By Uri Klein | 01:54 PM

The dead that keep on giving: On the 10th year of TV's 'Bones'

By Michael Handelzalts | 01:39 PM

2014: A shining year for Israeli film

By Nirit Anderman | 01:44 PM

Music & Theater

Overlooked Arik Einstein song makes radio debut

By Ben Shalev | 04:21 PM

U2's Bono may never play guitar again following bike accident

By Haaretz | 12:38 PM

New look from 'shoegaze' rocker

By Nir Goraly | 02:12 PM