Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
Judy Siegel-Itzkovich is the health and science reporter at The Jerusalem Post. She has been writing for the paper since February 1973.
She has published over 31,000 news stories, features and columns as a Post journalist – more than any other journalist in the world. A Master's degree graduate of Columbia University in New York who made aliyah immediately after completing her studies and within weeks joined the paper, she has a strong background in biology but received her BA and MA in political science because she could not bear to kill animals for lab experiments.
She ravenously reads professional medical and science journals. She was awarded an honorary doctorate from Ben-Gurion University – the first Israeli newspaper reporter to do so – in November 2015 and has received numerous awards such as the Hadassah Women’s Organization Women of Distinction Award in the Knesset, Yeshiva University in Israel’s community service award and Tishkofet’s public service award. She is also a fluent English and Hebrew translator and editor in her specialized fields.
Why paracetamol – one of the world’s most common painkillers – works
New Israeli-developed bioengineered skin could heal burn wounds twice as fast
Israel's forests burn while gov't continues to underfund Fire and Rescue Authority
Leket Israel adapts strategy, buys, distributes meals for the needy amid Iran war
By mapping food insecurity in real time with nonprofit and municipal partners, Leket responds to the evolving crisis, ensuring continued delivery of food to those in need.
'This is what a war crime looks like,' health workers at hospital targeted by Iran say
After the unprecedented Iranian missile attack on Soroka, there has been serious physical damage, but no deaths or serious injuries.
Iran missiles severely damage Weizmann Institute labs, 'irreplaceable' samples destroyed
One of the labs destroyed by Iran was of a cancer researcher in the Faculty of Biology, whose lab team consisted of 12 scientists.
New study reveals the cellular network behind food tolerance and allergies
Weizmann scientists uncover why our immune system lets us eat without harm, how it tolerates food—and why it sometimes fails.
After October 7, 2023: Israel’s smoking rates rise, worsening COPD risks
Smoking rates are growing among young Israelis, said Fridlender, an internationally renowned researcher of neutrophil white blood cells of the immune system, especially their role in lung cancer.
Towering over Jerusalem: Shaare Zedek to double its capacity with new expansion
Shaare Zedek Medical Center gets permission to double its capacity with a new facility and integration with Kfar Shaul Mental Health Center.
Emotional trauma in a post-October 7 world: How are Israel's children coping?
“Many children, especially the younger ones, are suffering from emotional trauma,” educational psychologist and former longtime school principal Dr. Zipi Golan told The Jerusalem Post.
For the first time in Israel: Artificial heart is transplanted successfully
Hadassah doctors performed the country’s first-ever complete artificial heart transplant on a 63-year-old patient, offering new hope for patients with severe heart failure.
People with chronic diseases can benefit from consulting their doctors in online visits
Recently, the Health Ministry in Jerusalem announced the promotion and implementation of telemedicine as one of its goals.
Stress and anxiety triggered by Oct. 7 events cause aggravation of chronic diseases
8% of patients maintained that the ongoing war had affected the quality of the treatment they are receiving for psoriasis.
