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Israeli researchers develop 30-minute coronavirus test

The testing kit developed by start-up NanoScent utilizes nano-scale sensor-based smelling system to identify virus in its earliest stages, scan the data and provide result within half an hour; method has 90% success rate

Dr. Itay Gal , 13:53 , 07.03.20

Israel sees spurt in STD cases despite months of coronavirus lockdown

Health officials voice concern over bacteria found in sexually-transmitted diseases are developing resistance to existing antibiotics, due to over-prescription of medication and mistaken dosages

Dr. Itay Gal , 22:22 , 07.02.20

20 things to know about coronavirus in Israel

From who to contact if you have the symptoms or come in contact with a confirmed carrier to when a COVID-19 vaccine be available and who will get it first if there's a shortage, Ynet tells you everything you need to know

Dr. Itay Gal , 15:28 , 06.29.20

What should we know about vaccines before the next flu season?

Winter may see coronavirus mount more severe illness cases on top of ones caused by influenza viruses annually, but before you get your flu shot, Dr. Itay Gal answers some questions over the vaccine

Dr. Itay Gal , 20:03 , 06.22.20

Israel treating serious virus cases with generic steroid touted in UK study

Tel Aviv infectious diseases specialist says dexamethasone has helped keep patients from being put on ventilator; trial results show drug used for decades to reduce inflammation cut death rates by around a third among most severely ill

Adir Yanko, Reuters , 15:15 , 06.18.20

MyHeritage genetic lab to help Israel fight coronavirus

Founder and CEO Gilad Japhet announces the Health Ministry's decision to approve the lab for a mission to analyze 10,000 virus tests per day; project to be conducted in cooperation with Chinese genetics giant BGI

i24NEWS, Ynet , 10:33 , 06.18.20

Israeli scientists invent mask that kills coronavirus with phone charger heat

Research team at Technion University in Haifa develop a mask that with a USB port that connects to a power source, draws heat and disinfects itself in 30 minutes, killing most viruses

Reuters , 11:40 , 06.17.20

Israeli firm monitors sewers in fight against coronavirus

The technology can detect the virus 'in the sewage (of) asymptomatic people, so we know about a new outbreak before it really happens', said Goldfarb Kando CEO

AFP , 22:34 , 06.16.20

Israel in talks to buy COVID-19 vaccine possibly available by September

U.S. company Moderna claims to be nearing its phase three trials on humans, which if successful, would allow the company to begin mass production of the vaccine - called mRNA-1373 - by December with an estimated one billion doses completed by the middle of 2021

Adir Yanko, Itai Gal , 14:05 , 06.15.20

Lung cancer drug offers hope to patients in Israel and around world

A new study finds that Tagrisso medication, used to treat stage 4 patients, may stop the recurrence of tumors in approximately 17% in sufferers of disease

Adir Yanko , 09:28 , 06.06.20

Florida offers drive-through Botox to quarantined residents

Plastic surgeon known as 'Dr. Miami,' whose father is Israeli, offers wrinkle-freezing injections in the garage of his building in a posh Miami neighborhood; 'I feel just as comfortable as I would in the office,' says Arman Ohevshalom, who waited in line for $600 treatment

Reuters , 13:53 , 06.04.20

Israel's bone marrow courier faces race against time in coronavirus world

As air travel grounds to a halt, Mishel Zrian criss-crosses the Atlantic dozens of times, sleeping in empty airports and unable to return home to see his family in Israel, all in a race against time to deliver life-saving transplants

Associated Press , 14:01 , 05.30.20

Feline good: French cat survives coronavirus infection

9-year-old Papille the cat, likely to have contracted COVID-19 from her owners, who received hate messages after the cat's illness was revealed in the media; now, the pet is fully recovered after barely being able to stand

Reuters , 17:38 , 05.28.20

Israeli researchers find existing drug effective against coronavirus

IIBR says antiviral treatment for Gaucher disease, a buildup of fat around organs, may cause significant reduction in pathogen's ability to replicate, destroy infected cells preventing further post-infection damage

i24NEWS , 21:01 , 05.26.20

WHO warns of 'second peak' in areas where coronavirus declining

The organization's emergencies head says there could be an 'immediate' outbreak of COVID-19 in states where the first wave has subsided if they ease health orders too soon; 'the fact is that the disease can jump up at any time,' he says

Reuters , 09:00 , 05.26.20

Minks transmit coronavirus to humans, say Dutch authorities

Government reports second suspected case of mink-to-human transmission; veterinarians demand mink population at infected breeding farms to be exterminated to prevent further spread of pathogen

Reuters , 21:00 , 05.25.20

Israel delays coronavirus antibody tests pilot

Health Ministry was set to begin piloting the tests, designed to show whether someone has developed immunity to COVID-19, two weeks ago, yet the campaign has still not begun, and no date has been set

Adir Yanko , 13:42 , 05.21.20

Health experts see virus as chance to better deal with future crises

As Covid-19 continues to dominate headlines, public health experts view this as an opportunity to learn from the situation and plan for pandemics that may arise from climate change and environmental degradation

Isaac Misri, ZAVIT* Environment and Science News Agency , 22:11 , 05.15.20

Coronavirus vaccine possible in about a year, says EU agency

Working with 33 developers and looking at 115 different possible therapeutics and treatments against the virus, European agency head says that he sees September 2021 as 'optimistic' end date

Reuters , 13:56 , 05.14.20

Our species might have reached Europe earlier than thought

Scientists find bone fragments, tooth that detailed radiocarbon and DNA tests show from Homo sapiens - some predating previous oldest specimen by thousands of years

Associated Press , 21:35 , 05.12.20

Israel to pilot antibody tests in coronavirus-hit Bnei Brak

Serological blood tests can identify people currently infected but also those who recovered and produced antibodies, often without knowing; Health Ministry hopes testing in outbreak hot spots will give true image of how virus spread

Dr. Itay Gal , 14:17 , 05.11.20

Israeli HMOs to start coronavirus antibodies tests this week

If the serological testing turns out to be a success, it would revolutionize the treatment of COVID-19 and would allow thousands of people with the pathogen in their system to conduct their lives in a regular manner

Dr. Itay Gal , 14:54 , 05.10.20

Israel isolates coronavirus antibody in 'significant breakthrough'

Bennett says 'monoclonal neutralizing antibody' developed at Israel Institute for Biological Research can neutralize the illness-causing virus inside the human body, indicating that a possible COVID-19 treatment might be in the works

Reuters , 10:20 , 05.05.20

WHO: Coronavirus likely of bat origin, no sign of lab manipulation

World Health Organization says COVID-19 originated in the winged mammals in China sometime last year; still unclear how the virus had jumped the species barrier but it's unlikely to have emanated from a lab in Wuhan

Reuters , 14:30 , 04.21.20

Search for a coronavirus vaccine heats up in China, U.S.

Chinese CanSino Biologics is into its second phase of testing its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, while in Washington, the first person to receive the experimental vaccine has returned for a second dose

Associated Press , 12:29 , 04.15.20

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