Ministry opens probe after TV report says four psychiatrists supplied unnecessary drugs to ultra-Orthodox men to inhibit libido for religious reasons

With prime minister expected to relinquish health ministry and others because of criminal charges, Yaakov Litzman given rare permission to assume full role

According to legal precedent a minister cannot remain in his post while facing indictment

Israel is the 6th-most measles-stricken country and the only developed nation in World Health Organization's 'blacklist.' A booming birthrate and stratified society provide clues

In response to US deaths linked to vaping, Health Ministry calls the smoking devices a 'real danger to public health'

Health ministry announcement comes days before busy holiday season; 2018 outbreak of leptospirosis linked to contaminated waterways in north

Health Ministry warns use of marijuana oil in e-cigarettes could be deadly; US health officials are probing cause of hundreds of sudden sicknesses and at least 5 deaths

Health Ministry opens pilot program after study shows effectiveness of MDMA in treating post trauma, common among IDF veterans

Newspaper says Welfare Ministry received money for the program in April, but has yet to fully disburse it, even as new legislation outlawing contracting with sex workers looms

Week after nurses forced into arbitration with Health Ministry and ordered to call off labor action, other staff take up protest