Decline intensified at start of pandemic when elective surgeries were limited; masking reduced other illnesses and fear of contracting illnesses kept people away from hospitals

Pollution from oil will likely rise more than 2% compared to last year, while emissions from coal to hit a new peak, amid pandemic recovery and energy crisis caused by Ukraine war

Research shows defense against infection fades by 15 weeks, but protection against serious illness may be longer, according to researchers at Sheba Medical Center

The past 2 winters brought major COVID peaks, and now, as the mercury falls, new Omicron-descended variants are on the rise and already account for 17% of Israel's recorded cases

Spotlighting the 'immense and evolving’ impact of COVID on human health, large study by health fund points to prevalence of symptoms including memory disturbances and muscle pain

Giving rare insight into how long COVID impacts people, preprint study finds just a single long COVID symptom can reduce sense of wellbeing by more than 10 percent

Health officials around the world are seeking to raise awareness on the often-unseen consequences of the global contagion; WHO highlights 25% rise in anxiety and depression

Sheba-led research team says that 6 months after boosters, 'antibody levels and cumulative vaccine efficacy do not differ between the two vaccines'

With virus deaths falling globally, community-wide guidelines make way for a patchwork approach as the Jewish world prepares for 3rd High Holidays under pandemic concerns

Over 2 years since start of virus outbreak there’s ‘zero improvement’ in human ability to recognize masked faces, say researchers from Israel and Canada in peer-reviewed study