Israeli, US researchers suggest powerful army quarried and transported 3 million stones in just weeks to build a ramp for battering rams to breach the hilltop stronghold in 701 BCE

New variants will be held at bay for now, says Rivka Abulafia-Lapid, whose optimism comes as number of new serious COVID cases per day almost halves over two weeks

But Hebrew University research predicts new cases and serious illness will drop next month, amid concern over availability of health resources

Forecast from Hebrew University points to an optimistic trajectory for current wave of pandemic, finds recent case spike is due to increased testing among kids

Hebrew University researchers say serious cases on the decline, but expect daily cases to slightly rise again as school year opens

14 out of 15 patients were removed from oxygen in a week after taking fenofibrate, America's 73rd most prescribed medicine; none experienced cytokine storm

4.22 million have been reported dead but many were left out, say Hebrew University researchers, pointing to authoritarian regimes downplaying virus and others unable to keep track

While health officials were worried about myocarditis among 12- to 15-year-olds, data from 200,000 monitored shows just three such cases

Hebrew University study says increase in serious patients similar to last year, urges new restrictions; finds vaccine effectiveness in preventing serious illness down to 80%

PM hasn't said what prompted him to up the ante, but an influential expert panel is convinced that inoculating half of those still unvaccinated will stop the rise in cases