Blood
A doctor explains: What really happens to the body after donating blood?
What percentage of your blood is taken in a donation? Does it weaken you? Who is forbidden from donating blood – and more myths and things you did not know about blood donation.
Innovative saliva test launches in Israel to screen for dozens of hereditary diseases
Nosebleed: The big mistake you're making that can lead to choking
MDA deploys an ambulance every 22 seconds through 2025, with more than 1 million calls
Pool of water near Dead Sea turns blood red, authorities investigating
Geologists believe the red color of the pool near the Dead Sea may be caused by algae, iron oxide or added chemicals.
Annual Yom Kippur blood drive expected to collect hundreds of donations
Zichron Ya'acov has been hosting an annual blood drive on Yom Kippur eve for around 25 years.
Officer X: Blood of mysterious IDF officer analyzed in US
The blood test found that Officer X had normal concentrations of a regularly taken prescription medication, but the results for a second drug were inconclusive.
Health minister removes blood donation restrictions for gay men
Men donating blood will no longer be asked if they have had sex with men in the past year.
Vietnam to mix doses of Pfizer, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines
A Spanish study found the Pfizer-AstraZeneca combination was highly safe and effective, according to preliminary results.
Israeli scientists aim to ‘see’ cancer in our blood
A new collaboration between an Israeli biotech company, Sight Diagnostics, and Shaare Zedek aims to provide early detection of blood cancers by analyzing images of blood cells.
271,305 blood donations given in Israel in past year – MDA
Hundreds of thousands of blood donations helped save the lives of about 800,000 patients.
Health minister to remove blood donation restrictions from gay men
Incoming Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, who is Israel's first LGBTQ+ Health Minister, plans on removing a form question that asks "have you engaged in sexual relations between men?"
Facebook Israel launches blood donation locator feature
Facebook users will now be able to sign up for real-time alerts at blood donation centers in their area and set up routine reminders to donate blood.
Pluristem’s placenta cells induce body to create new blood cells - study
Pluristem's PLX-R18 aims to stimulate the regenerative potential of the bone marrow to enhance the production of all three blood cell lineages: hemoglobin, neutrophil and platelet counts.
