Children

Small patients, big emergencies

From Sedation Innovations to Trauma Response: What Happens Behind the Scenes in Pediatric Emergency Care.

Small Patients, Big Emergencies
Screenshot from footage showing the infant son of a suspect detained by police in northern Israel. The infant has his hand on a firearm as he lays on a bed. Published November 27, 2025.

WATCH: Father seen cocking gun over infant’s head indicted in Arrabe weapons case

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High blood pressure among children doubles; obesity may be driving trend

Nearly 19% of children and adolescents living with obesity were hypertensive, compared to less than 3% of children and adolescents considered to be at a healthy weight.

Childhood obesity is a rising epidemic.

Are you making your children afraid of the world?

In an effort to protect them from any pain and disappointment, we sometimes forget what truly makes children strong – the ability to cope.

What price our children pay for our tendency to overprotect them

Jewish family settles discrimination case after gifted school expulsion

A Jewish family reached a settlement with a school in Virginia after their children were expelled amid complaints of persistent antisemitic bullying.

Jewish students at El Camino Real Charter High School walk out to protesting antisemitic incidents at the Los Angeles school on Feb. 27, 2024.

Placental errors may explain gestational diabetes risks, study finds

“By understanding how gestational diabetes disrupts the placenta at the molecular level, we can begin to imagine new ways to protect the offspring,” said Dr. Tal Schiller of HUJI Faculty of Medicine.

An opportunity arises to pause, breathe, and listen inward

Three proven ways to reduce ADHD symptoms without medication

Many people with attention disorders are offered medication, but several research-backed methods can also effectively reduce symptoms.

Proven ways to reduce ADHD symptoms

Hanukkah abroad: 5 nearby destinations your kids will fall in love with

Hanukkah vacation is near, and Israeli families are booking flights. Eastern Europe is popular again with good prices, magical winter vibes, and fun activities for kids. Here are 5 top picks.

Prague, Czech Republic.

Israeli researcers develop tailor-made drug for child with rare genetic mutation

Against all odds, researchers developed an RNA drug to "silence" a defective gene copy, offering a path to improved quality of life for a child with a rare developmental disorder.

 Sheba Medical Center

Rabid dog kept in Haifa kindergarten, multiple children attacked

The dog attacked five children and two adults at the gan, and later attacked a vet.

A boy shows a wound he sustained after a stray dog attacked him, at a rabies clinic in Sanaa, Yemen March 2, 2019. (illustrative)

Israel Prison Service arrests sex offender 'performing indecent acts' in public playground

Officers from the “Tzur” enforcement and monitoring unit for sex offenders apprehended a sex offender at a playground in the south of the country.

 Playground (illustrative).

Expert explains: Why you should not try to lower fever when your child is sick

Why fever is not an enemy, how emotions affect the immune system, and what really needs to be done to get through the winter healthier.

The instinct says – to lower his fever

10-year-old hospitalized after inhaling an electronic cigarette he found on the street

The child suffered from dizziness and other symptoms, but after a night’s hospitalization at the Ruth Rappaport Children’s Hospital at Rambam, his condition is good.

The electronic cigarette that was brought to the hospital with the child