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.


PROF. IDIT MAYA in her laboratory at the Rabin Medical Center.

Genetic model from Rabin Medical Center cuts pregnancy terminations

Medical pills (illustration)

Raising healthcare deducatables to harm Israel's sick and vulnerable

FLORA PALAESTINA’ – 316 native species and over 2,000 uses

New Israeli website gets down to the roots of nature’s medicine chest


Not just a pesky nuisance: Insect oil could revolutionize animals’ wellness

“The black soldier fly is proving that nature has plenty left to teach us,” prof. Betty Schwartz told The Jerusalem Post.

THE BLACK soldier fly

Oct. 7 aftermath: Nat'l study shows rise in substance abuse, addictions, mental health disorders

The findings provide an unprecedented longitudinal look at the psychological effects of war and trauma across the general population.

Illustrative.

An AI model from Weizmann Institute can predict your future health – and help you change it

To train the model, the scientists let it study the medical records of each participant and then ask it to make minor predictions.

FROM LEFT, Dr. Lee Reicher, Prof. Eran Segal and Dr. Smadar Shilo.

Israeli doctors perform life-saving surgery that allows pregnant woman to receive cancer treatment

An Israeli woman has become the sixth in the world to give birth to a healthy baby after undergoing surgery so that her colon cancer could be treated with radiotherapy.

Doctors at the gynecological oncology unit of Petah Tikva’s Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Branch.

Israeli researchers unveil program to treat stuttering in children with five-day camp

While it is not a disease, it can cause the people who stammer to suffer, to develop a poor self-image, be stigmatized, undergo bullying, have difficulty finding a job, and defend themselves.

Participants at the five-day summer camp for youth who experience stuttering.

How to survive summer vacation: Information to keep home, play areas safe

When September finally rolls around, a classroom’s worth of Israeli children will not return to kindergarten or school. They will have died.

An illustrative image of a baby reaching for a knife.

Essential 'Tipat Halav' well-baby stations in danger of collapse across Israel, Taub Center reveals

The clinics are community-based centers that focus on preventative care for infants and young children up to age six.

A NURSE gives a baby a check-up at the ‘Tipat Halav’ baby clinic in Mevaseret Zion in August 2012.

Israeli AI tool can now predict your age from a drop of DNA

Using cutting-edge artificial intelligence, the scientists created a tool called MAgeNet that uses a simple blood test to determine a person’s chronological age.

NAOMI HABIB

Make beautiful, scientific music: The new exhibit at Jerusalem's Bloomfield Science Museum

An exciting new exhibition called Tune In! that will be open for a year at Jerusalem’s Bloomfield Science Museum promises to be fascinating for children and adults alike. 

 More than one music lover can hit cylinders suspended on metal strips with mallets to make rhythmic music from tubes of varying lengths.

Israeli researchers develop world-first mRNA vaccine against deadly bacteria

TAU’s vice president for research and development said that they worked on the project for two-and-a-half years and were very satisfied with their discoveries.

 The researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Israel Institute for Biological Research in the city of Nes Ziona.