COVID

Senate panel obtains Fauci’s COVID-era iPhone records as contempt vote approaches - report

The device could provide additional records concerning the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic as a Senate committee considers holding Fauci in contempt of Congress.

Anthony Fauci, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and medical advisor to several U.S. presidents, attends a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, July 29, 2026.
A police boat approaches the cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla de Abona after being affected by a hantavirus outbreak, in Tenerife, Spain, May 10, 2026.

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship due to arrive at Rotterdam port as final destination

US HEALTH and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

RFK Jr.’s health department ordered withdrawal of studies showing vaccine efficiency - report

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the expanded meeting of the first plenary meeting of the Ninth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in Pyongyang, North Korea.

North Korea executions more than doubled after COVID, human rights group says


One year later, how do Israelis feel about their quality of life after COVID-19?

The study showed that the disparity in quality of life between ethnic groups remained even after accounting for socio-economic differences.

A healthcare worker holds a syringe and vaccine vial against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cairo, Egypt March 4, 2021.

How are Israelis holding up emotionally post-COVID? - survey

Over half of adults say their state of health is fine, but 17% had relatives, close friends who perished.

 An Orthodox Jewish man wearing a protective face mask and gloves is seen outside a shop in Stamford Hill, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 8, 2020.

China created COVID-19 as a 'bioweapon,' Wuhan researcher claims

Chao Shao asserts that the virus was deliberately engineered by China as a "bioweapon," and that his colleagues were tasked with identifying the most effective strain for spreading.

 Security personnel keep watch outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology during the visit by the World Health Organization (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 3, 2021.

Wild animals were able to travel more during lockdown - study

A total of 2,300 wild animals were tracked, from 43 different species. These species included elephants, giraffes, bears, deer and cougars.

 Close up of a golden jackal in the Golan Heights.

US FDA panel weighs makeup of next COVID vaccine

The next-generation shots should select a single XBB-related target, the FDA's staff reviewers suggested.

 Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are pictured in a General practitioners practice in Berlin, Germany, April 10, 2021.

Scientists advance in search for new COVID strain's patient zero

Patient Zero is likely experiencing symptoms that could be confused with IBD or chronic diarrhea.

 SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus behind COVID-19 (Illustrative).

Are eating disorders Israel's post-COVID pandemic?

Eating disorders are the most deadly of any psychiatric disorder and up to 20% of all eating disorder cases result in death, according to the Center for Discovery.

 Eating disorders (Illustrative).

Health Ministry calls Elon Musk out for sharing 'fake news' on COVID

Musk replied to a tweet that claimed Israeli data showed “zero young healthy individuals died of COVID-19.” The billionaire businessman wrote “Zero …”

 “Freedom of Speech, Not Freedom of Reach.” Twitter Owner Elon Musk

German court acquits COVID denier who compared Israel to Nazi Germany

In a 2021 campaign video for the fringe political party die Basis (The Basis), Sucharit Bhakdi had said that the Jews had learned evil under Hitler and are utilizing it in Israel to spread more evil.

 The German national flag flies in front of Reichstag building in Berlin

A post-COVID world means changes for the Israeli work day - survey

A recent Israel Democracy Institute study finds that 61% of working people in Israel are satisfied with their work-life balance 

 Work from home (illustrative)