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Palestinians receive aid packs
October 28, 2025, 4:31 pm
World Health Organisation adviser says ‘famine’ term was used to pressure Israel
World Health Organisation representative in Israel reveals that at a December 2023 Geneva meeting the term “famine” was explicitly discussed as a communication tool in the Gaza war
By Annabel Sinclair
Image issued by Nobel Media of an illustration of Harvey J Alter, one of the three men who have jointly won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
October 5, 2020, 3:50 pm
Jewish scientist shares Nobel Prize for Hepatitis C virus discovery
Harvey J Alter shares the prestigious award alongside fellow American Charles M Rice and British scientist Michael Houghton
By Jewish News Reporter
Israel's Vega rocket with a microsatellite lab, launched from the Spaceport in French Guiana.
June 23, 2020, 9:26 am
Israeli team to launch a micro satellite lab into space this week
Researchers at Sheba, Technion and Hebrew University work together on project which looks at the impact of near-zero gravity on the acquisition of antibiotic resistance in bacteria
By Jewish News Reporter
Artificial Intelligence
June 5, 2020, 11:01 am
Harnessing tech to improve health
In the second instalment of the Jewish News/UK Israel Business series on the use of Israeli technology to combat Covid-19, Candice Krieger looks at how AI helps combat the crisis
By Candice Krieger
Workers wearing protective suits disinfect a bus as a preventive measure amid fears over the spread of the coronavirus, in Tel Aviv. Photo by: Tomer Neuberg-JINIPIX
March 15, 2020, 1:59 pm
OPINION: Why Jewish institutions should cancel everything
Expert in stopping epidemics, Gary Slutkin, says communal groups world over should halt what they're doing and ramp up measures to stop the outbreak
By Gary Slutkin - JTA
Alex Sobel speaking in Parliament.
July 17, 2019, 4:25 pm
Alex Sobel lodges EDM condemning Gaza healthcare worker deaths
Leeds North West's Jewish MP sponsors motion after paramedic Mohammed al-Jedaili became the fifth Palestinian worker to be killed in the past 15 months.
By Jewish News Reporter
Andrew Murrison
May 29, 2019, 11:30 am
New Middle East minister announces £1.6m medical aid for Gaza trauma care
Andrew Murrison says the funds are for emergency treatment for Palestinians, during visit to Israel and the territories weeks after being appointed to the role
By Jewish News Reporter
May 25, 2018, 11:12 am
Board welcomes UK opposition to WHO fact-finding mission to West Bank
British decision to vote against to World Health Organisation's 'politically motivated' initiative backed by Board of Deputies
By Jewish News Reporter
Dr Ellie Cannon
February 8, 2018, 3:49 pm
Dr Ellie Cannon: ‘Workplace stress has become an epidemic’
More than 12 million working days were lost to anxiety and depression last year but medication is not always the answer
By Francine Wolfisz
Newborn baby
July 19, 2017, 10:09 am
Newborn Israelis have sixth highest life expectancy
New report by the World Health Organisation says new babies in the Jewish state in 2015 live to a ripe-old-age of 82.5 years old
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