U.S. and Canadian regulators are investigating a hepatitis outbreak that may be linked to fresh organic strawberries. In a joint weekend statement, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Public Health Agency of Canada said illnesses in Minnesota, California and Canada occurred after people consumed FreshKampo and H-E-B brand strawberries. The agencies said the […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Nurses and midwives at the Shaarei Tzedek maternity department rubbed their eyes in amazement as they saw two identical twins arriving within hours of each other – both giving birth to their fourth child, both delivering boys. Previously, both 31-year-old Yael, the older twin, and her sister Avital had two girls and […]

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization’s top monkeypox expert said she doesn’t expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic, but acknowledged there are still many unknowns about the disease, including how exactly it’s spreading and whether the suspension of mass smallpox immunization decades ago may somehow be speeding […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The sense of unease in Israel over the last few days was palpable. People were talking in hushed tones about Jerusalem Day festivities, warning that the traditional flag parade could incite nationalist tensions, foment violence, reenact last years clashes between Israeli Arabs and Jews. News anchors discussed the possibility of  Hamas rocket […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel issued Monday a travel warning to Israelis seeking to go to Turkey, a popular tourist destination. “For several weeks now, and even more so since Iran blamed Israel for the death of the Revolutionary Guards officer last week, there has been growing concern in the defense establishment about Iranian attempts to […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Residents of Rosh Ha’ayin had their car stolen on Shabbat -along with the toddler sitting in it. The residents had gone to a gas station on Road 6, Israel’s North-South highway, and had left the car with the engine and air conditioning on and the 1.5 year-old child sleeping inside. The father […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Meir Mazuz, the head of the Kisei Rachamim yeshiva and a prominent Sephardic rabbi, sharply criticized Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Finance Minister Liberman for their behavior towards the chareidi community. The rabbi’s words come in the wake of numerous attempts to target chareidim, including budgetary cuts planned which would see […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Thousands of celebrators marked Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall and on Temple Mount with prayers of thanksgiving as well as singing and dancing. The festivities included unfurling the largest Israeli flag in the world at the Western Wall plaza, as well as special prayers and dancing through the night in the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Thursday announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible across the U.S. as it projects COVID-19 infections will continue to spread over the summer travel season. The nation’s first federally backed test-to-treat site is opening Thursday in Rhode Island, providing patients with immediate access to […]

What did the Parkland school shooter, the Sandy Hook shooter, one of the Columbine shooters, the Buffalo shooter and the Uvalde shooter, all have in common? They were all immersed and likely addicted to video games. “He was definitely into video games – shooter games,” a classmate observed about the grocery-store mass murderer in Buffalo. […]