Average life expectancy in Israel is 83.49 years, compared to 79.11 in the United States, 81.77 in the UK, and 83.13 in France, according to new report.

For the first time, Israel broke the top 10 in the UN's annual World Happiness Report.

'Optimism doesn’t have to be viewed as a trait we’re born with, but one that we can develop,' said Dr. Yoram Maaravi.

 In terms of life expectancy and infant mortality rates, the Arab Israeli population ranks highest in the Arab and Muslim world.

An Israeli company has developed the Discovery NM/CT 670 CZT system to perform faster, more accurate, safer and less intrusive SPECT/CT scans of the body; Israeli biotech Oramed has reported success in the Phase IIb study of its insulin capsule, and much more.

Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics last week released its report, "Causes of Death in Israel in 2013," which includes a few positive notes about the state of health of Israelis.

South Africa buys Israeli virus testing system and scientists from Israel’s Technion are using tiny silicon “nanopore” scanners to detect molecular DNA biomarkers in cancer cells.