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.


 Social media and digital online concept, man using smart phone.

Digital terrorism: Hebrew U study examines hate speech and the wounds of war after Oct. 7

CHILDREN USE splashing paint to create art in July at the soccer field in Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, where a Hezbollah rocket killed 12 Druze children and wounded 42.

Invisible war wounds: Taub Center says vital to strengthen support for Jewish, Arab youngsters

Israel Sci-Tech Schools’ Hermelin College in Netanya combines Torah study with academic excellence in practical engineering tracks.

Engineering a new future: Sci-Tech Schools’ new hesder yeshiva


Presidential Award for Volunteerism given to 19 people, organizations

Israel’s president presents the award in order to foster volunteerism for the benefit of individuals, communities, and the whole of Israeli society.

The dogs do it: Comfort for the traumatized and for hospitalized wounded, thanks to Maj. Meitar Sela, who organizes Golden Retriever owners.

New research from Technion shows how eye-tracking can identify the way we read - study

People read texts with different goals. Whether it’s a newspaper or article, the Internet, a novel, a recipe, or a scientific paper, each type of text can be approached with various intentions.

AN EYE-tracking system demo.

Sugary drinks alter gut DNA, but Technion study finds effects can be reversed - study

They explained that bacteria in the gastrointestinal system are vital members of the microbial community within our body, which is known to scientists as the microbiome.

PROF. NAAMA Geva-Zatorsky.

Research, legalization, and controlled use of psychedelics could be effective in treating PTSD

Once counterculture, psychedelics are now studied in Israel for treating PTSD and depression, with research exploring sustainable bioengineered use.

The front cover of Bionegineering Enlightenment

People worldwide speak with same natural cadence, Hebrew U. study finds

A Hebrew University study reveals that all languages, from English to rare tongues, share the same natural speech rhythm every 1.6 seconds.

Dr. Maya Inbar

Genetic model from Rabin Medical Center cuts pregnancy terminations

Rather than using a rigid, one-size-fits-all global cutoff, the new model allows for a personalized “true risk threshold.”

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

Raising healthcare deducatables to harm Israel's sick and vulnerable

Higher copayments would likely increase the phenomenon of forgoing medicines and medical services due to cost, which may increase state revenues.

Medical pills (illustration)

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

For the first time, an open-access website called Florapal serves as a botanical encyclopedia of plants native to the Holy Land.

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

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.