Judy Siegel-Itzkovich

Judy Siegel-Itzkovich is the health and science reporter at The Jerusalem Post. She has been writing for the paper since February 1973.

She has published over 31,000 news stories, features and columns as a Post journalist – more than any other journalist in the world. A Master's degree graduate of Columbia University in New York who made aliyah immediately after completing her studies and within weeks joined the paper, she has a strong background in biology but received her BA and MA in political science because she could not bear to kill animals for lab experiments.

She ravenously reads professional medical and science journals. She was awarded an honorary doctorate from Ben-Gurion University – the first Israeli newspaper reporter to do so – in November 2015 and has received numerous awards such as the Hadassah Women’s Organization Women of Distinction Award in the Knesset, Yeshiva University in Israel’s community service award and Tishkofet’s public service award. She is also a fluent English and Hebrew translator and editor in her specialized fields.


An ultra-Orthodox (haredi) student is seen at the Jerusalem College of Technology.

Jerusalem College of Technology: Balancing academic education, religion, and IDF service

CATS TREATED successfully with Fenlips cream after FHV-1 infection.

Israeli scientists discover feline herpes can be treated with human coldsore medication

MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGIST Maya Mizrahi with a patient undergoing hypnosis instead of real bariatric surgery.

Tricking the mind about bariatric surgery: A first-of-its-kind study into hypnotic weightloss


Technion scientists create MOLLUSC-inspired adhesive that seals wounds in seconds

Molluscs are the largest group of marine animals, comprising about 23% of all creatures living in saltwater environments.

DR. SHADY FARAH and PhD student Qi Wu.

BGU researchers part of international team in study saying reptiles could face extinction threat

Reptiles include a wide variety of cold-blooded, air-breathing vertebrates, including snakes, lizards, turtles, iguanas, crocodiles, and alligators.

THE BGU TEAM out in the field.

Climbing a ladder to old age: Take care of your health step by step

The rungs of the ladder represent special measures to carry out in one’s 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and beyond until 120.

An illustrative image of a person on a ladder.

Bloomfield Science Museum displays historic Jerusalem-Jaffa railway train

A railroad car, which once took three and a half hours to reach Jerusalem from Jaffa, finds a permanent home.

Train at the Bloomfield Science Museum.

Israeli experts create a roadmap for medicinal cannabis use

The use of medical cannabis is rising speedily around the world, but many healthcare providers and medical professionals still feel unprepared to counsel patients or recommend treatment

WORKERS TAKE care of cannabis plants at a farm in central Israel,  late last year.

Soroka Medical Center proves its mettle in treating wounded from October 7 - study

A study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev underscores the critical importance of in-hospital protocols of triage during mass-casualty events.

 Wounded Israelis arrive to Soroka University Medical Center in Beer Sheva, southern Israel, October 7, 2023.

Hebrew University study discovers hidden mental health risks for youth during war

This vulnerability materialized under conditions of mass trauma – empathy was not linked to distress in regular times.

ELEVATED EMOTIONAL connection among people who have suffered in which one person’s emotions are felt and understood by another without explicit explanation could increase vulnerability to personal distress.

Can you forgive your computer, smartphone, or app when it breaks down?

a new study by two Israeli researchers found people can apply mechanisms of forgiveness toward technology, similar to the way we do with other people.

‘WE WANTED TO explore whether feelings like disappointment or anger toward technology can give way to forgiveness, allowing people to keep using it without resentment’

Air pollution: A persistent plague on the lungs of Jerusalemites

Air pollution is not adequately monitored, and the government lacks the funds to implement a national plan.

A tourist covers her face near Jaffa Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem as a sand storm hits.

Type-2 diabetes raises schizophrenia risk in elderly, especially women, Israeli researchers found

Type-2 diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world, characterized by high blood-sugar levels and associated with damage to blood vessels, the heart, and the nervous system.

PROF. STEPHEN LEVINE, from the University of Haifa.