Israel journal of health policy research

Isr J Health Policy Res · ISSN (e) 2045-4015 · 4 papers in corpus
2025
Addressing the legal and health challenges of licensed medical cannabis users who want to travel abroad.
doi:10.1186/s13584-025-00723-2 ·PMID:41139791

BackgroundDespite the global rise in medical cannabis use for health purposes, patients with medical cannabis licenses face significant legal and health risks when traveling abroad. The present study sought to understand how medical cannabi…

review 2024
Adverse health effects of exposure to plastic, microplastics and their additives: environmental, legal and policy implications for Israel
doi:10.1186/s13584-024-00628-6 ·PMID:39256853

BACKGROUND: Israel is a regional "hotspot" of plastic pollution, with little discussion of potential adverse health effects from exposure to plastic. This review aims to stimulate discussion and drive policy by focusing on these adverse hea…

2019
Geographic variation of hysterectomy rates in the Israeli health care system during the years 2007-2016.
doi:10.1186/s13584-019-0321-9 ·PMID:31307557

BackgroundIn 2014 the OECD published a report regarding inter-regional variation of hysterectomies in 13 countries including Israel. Variance in hospital admission rates were also reported. The Israeli Ministry of Health has set as one of i…

2016
Donation of surplus frozen pre-embryos to research in Israel: underlying motivations.
doi:10.1186/s13584-016-0085-4 ·PMID:27822357

BackgroundThe high number of IVF procedures performed in Israel has had an unforeseen consequence: accumulation of large amounts of surplus frozen embryos. After five years that the frozen embryos are kept for free, patients need to make an…