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Is childhood obesity preventable before birth? Israeli study uses AI to find out

New Barzilai Medical Center study fed pregnancy nutrition, maternal thyroid function and newborn data into an AI model that successfully identified toddlers at risk of excess weight, pointing to the potential for early, personalized prevention

Eitan Gefen | 01.15.26

Baby, 2 months old, dies of influenza, the 6th child in current flu wave

Health Ministry continues to call on the entire population to get vaccinated; At the same time, Hadassah Ein Kerem is fighting for the life of the baby who was not vaccinated against measles

Or Hadar | 01.07.26

‘That's not allowed here’: mother says told to leave after breastfeeding at Tel Aviv kosher cafe

Told to stop breastfeeding at a kosher café, mom says her crying three-month-old baby 'had to eat,' and calls the incident 'traumatic'

Nina Fox | 01.04.26

Everybody wants a 'Viking' baby: the dark side of Denmark’s sperm donation industry

Denmark’s sperm industry exports 'Viking sperm' worldwide, but soaring demand and loose regulation were exposed after one donor fathered 197 children with a cancer-linked mutation

Zeev Avrahami | 01.03.26

Billionaire baby boom: why the world’s richest men want their genes to live forever

From Elon Musk to Telegram founder Pavel Durov and Chinese tech tycoons, a growing group of ultra-wealthy men are fathering dozens or even hundreds of children, blurring the line between obsession, ideology and the ethics of reproduction

Tzippy Shmilovitz | 12.30.25

Northern Israel father indicted after handling gun over infant son

Arraba resident, 26, faces charges after video showed him cocking and placing a loaded handgun on his baby son; a friend who lent him the weapon also indicted; police say pair met to return the gun on the day of their arrest

Lior El-Hai | 11.27.25

Three paths to a good night’s sleep: how parents can help babies rest—and themselves too

From structured bedtime routines to intuitive, co-sleeping approaches, experts offer three distinct philosophies on baby sleep; whether through consistency, connection or calm, all agree on one thing: restful nights start with confident, relaxed parents

Adi Ofir | 11.09.25

In Israel, abortion debate centers on restoring choice, not taking it away

Nir Salomon: “We’re there to give them the ability to make a decision void of any external pressures"

Lidar Grave-Lazi, ILTV | 09.28.25

Record-breaking birth: Ohio baby born from embryo frozen since 1994

Thaddeus Daniel Pierce was born from a 30-year-old embryo in a record-breaking case of embryo adoption that connects two families across decades and highlights a rare, faith-based approach to fertility and preservation

Ynetnews | 08.01.25

Prolific sperm donor passes genetic cancer causing mutation to 10 offsprings

Donor fathering 67 babies, carrying an undetected TP53 mutation; 23 of his offspring inherited cancer risk and 10 are diagnosed with leukemia or lymphoma; Israeli legislation to prevent such cases, lacking

Tzur Gueta | 05.25.25

Israeli court grants adoption after genetic tests reveal child likely switched at birth abroad

Be’er Sheva Family Court approves adoption of boy after tests show no genetic link to parents; judge cites couple’s strong bond with child and failure to locate biological family

Yakov Balas | 03.25.25

Nova festival massacre survivors welcome firsborn

Maia and Oshri Bouganim escaped Hamas attack and married just days later; after a little over a year, they are celebrating the birth of their first son; ‘The baby we've been blessed with is nothing less than a great miracle’

Israel Moshkovitz | 12.15.24

סופיה התינוקת מפרשת החלפת הביציות באסותא

Parents raising Baby Sophia appeal to court to allow them to keep her

Two days after court orders baby to be transferred to her biological parents following an IVF mix-up , the couple who have been raising her since birth appeal the decision; Taking her away is 'wrong and outrageous' they say

Adir Yanko | 11.26.24

Court orders toddler to be placed with biological parents in landmark IVF mix-up case

Biological parents of Sophia, 2, celebrate long-awaited chance to embrace daughter they had never known; caretakers vow to fight ruling; 'I am devastated. We raised her with love and care,' says woman who raised child

Adir Yanko, Meir Turgeman | 11.24.24

אורי ג'רבי ז"ל, התינוק איציק קלויזנר שקיבל את הכבד שלו

Fallen IDF soldier's organs give baby Itzik a shot at life

The late Ori Gerby, died in battle in Khan Younis and his parents donated their son's organs to seven-month-old baby Itzik who needed a liver transplant with no hesitation

Lior Ohana | 06.11.24