Blood

Israeli patients' blood samples allegedly taken without consent for research, hospital says

Kaplan Medical Center filed a police complaint over suspicions that blood samples were taken from patients without their consent as part of research in the hospital’s cardiology department.

View of the Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot, central Israel, January 26, 2026
View of Magen David Adom's Marcus National Blood Services Center in Ramle, central Israel, August 17, 2026.

'Heroic actions': Magen David Adom mourns first responders who served, were murdered on Oct. 7

Garlic

Nature's antibiotic or bleeding hazard: What garlic lovers must know

A blood test

Blood test found to detect lung cancer with nearly 93% accuracy for average cost of $60 - study


Technion researchers cure mice of diabetes in novel trial

New research investigates the use of an autograft of muscle cells engineered to take in sugar at increased rates in mice with type 2 diabetes. 

 The implanted construct: the engineered muscle fibers (in red) express the GLUT4 (in green)

Horowitz donates blood after Israel repeals ban on gay blood donation

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, a gay man, donated blood at the Magen David Adom compound in Jerusalem after the ban was repealed.

 Israel's Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz is seen giving blood at the Magen David Adom compound in Jerusalem, on October 25, 2021.

Do you try not to sneeze? Disturbing reasons why you must stop

Doctors are asking the public to stop this dangerous habit as it can cause permanent damage to the nose, ears, lungs and even the brain.

 Sneezing

MDA shares ‘out-of-the-box’ COVID blood donation solution 

Magen David Adom has been responsible for all of Israel’s blood supply, including for the IDF, since 1950.

 Magen David Adom presents at The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference

Meet the woman who froze solid - and survived

"Her body was completely cold and stiff, like a piece of meat right out of the freezer."

 Ice storm (illustrative)

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.

 The bright red color of the waters of Lake Motro between the main Ounianga Lakes of northern Chad, Central Africa

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.

 Magen David Adom personnel (Israel's national emergency medical, disaster, ambulance and blood bank service) at a blood donation drive in Moshav Yashresh, central Israel

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. 

An Israeli soldier walks next to a military vehicle at a mobile artillery unit location on the Israeli side by the Israel border with Gaza

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.

Test tubes, taken by a health care worker, with plasma and blood samples after a separation process in a centrifuge during a coronavirus vaccination study at the Research Centers of America, in Hollywood, Florida, US, September 24, 2020.

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.

A healthcare worker hands over doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a doctor at Messe Wien Congress Center, which has been set up as coronavirus disease vaccination centre, in Vienna, Austria February 7, 2021.