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This week’s good news

Week of 4 October 2026 · 10 stories

This week’s stories are dedicatedIn loving memory of Seymour & Beatrice Tamres

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All 10 headlines this week

Israel’s endangered softshell turtles have a record nesting year
Paying attention to pain helped 90% of people heal faster
People in Israel were harvesting grain 15,000 years ago
Good news for fish farms: carp relatives rarely spread a deadly virus
A volunteer doctor at a Jerusalem pop-up clinic spots a stroke
Hundreds of Israeli teens spend their holiday sprucing up Kiryat Shmona
A $60 Israeli blood test spots lung cancer with 93% accuracy
FDA clears an Israeli app that helps adjust insulin doses
2,000-year-old pilgrims’ purification complex found in Jerusalem
Israeli doctors treat about 200 patients a day in Panama City

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Israel’s critically endangered softshell turtles are making a record comeback

More than 160 nests this season, up from 77–113 a year between 2018 and 2025.

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ynetnews.comAgainst the odds, Israel's endangered softshell turtles are making a comeback ✎ Your post: edit it any way you like

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Source: Ynetnews, Jul 16, 2026

Health research

Paying attention to pain helped nearly 90% of people heal faster, Israeli study finds

Bar-Ilan University study of 57 people, published in Nature Human Behaviour.

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timesofisrael.comFeel the burn: 90% of people heal faster by focusing on their pain — Israeli study ✎ Your post: edit it any way you like

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Source: The Times of Israel, Aug 17, 2026

Prehistory

Stone blades show people in Israel were cultivating grain 15,000 years ago

University of Haifa study of 158 flint sickle blades, published in Scientific Reports.

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haifa.ac.ilThe Natufians Developed a Sophisticated Harvesting Technique for Wild Cereals as Early as 15,000 years ago ✎ Your post: edit it any way you like

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Source: University of Haifa, Aug 25, 2026

Agriculture

Hebrew University study finds carp’s relatives rarely spread a deadly fish virus

Goldfish, grass, silver and black carp proved poor carriers of koi herpesvirus. Published in Aquaculture.

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huji.ac.ilThis Rosh Hashanah, the Carp on Your Table Comes with Some Good News ✎ Your post: edit it any way you like

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Source: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Aug 11, 2026

Rescue

At a Jerusalem pop-up clinic, a volunteer doctor spotted a grandfather’s stroke

United Hatzalah’s mobile clinic: physicians, paramedics and four treatment beds, open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. over Sukkot.

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jns.orgMobile emergency clinic offers care to Jerusalem tourists over Sukkot ✎ Your post: edit it any way you like

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Source: JNS, Sep 24, 2026

Volunteering

Hundreds of Israeli teens spent their holiday break restoring Kiryat Shmona

Hashomer Hachadash youth camped in the city all week, painting, clearing debris and cleaning streams.

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jpost.comHashomer Hachadash Youth Dedicate Sukkot to Rehabilitating Communities in Northern Israel ✎ Your post: edit it any way you like

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Source: The Jerusalem Post, Oct 1, 2026

Medicine

A $60 Israeli blood test spots stage 2–4 lung cancer with 93% accuracy

Peer-reviewed study of 103 participants: 93% of stage 2–4 cancers found, 90% of healthy people correctly cleared.

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timesofisrael.com$60 Israeli blood test can detect stage 2-4 lung cancer with 93% accuracy, study shows ✎ Your post: edit it any way you like

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Source: The Times of Israel, Sep 7, 2026

Health tech

FDA clears Israeli app that gives people with diabetes personalized insulin doses

DreaMed Diabetes’ MODI app, born at Schneider Children’s Medical Center, received U.S. FDA clearance.

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ynetnews.comIsraeli app for adjusting insulin dosage receives FDA approval ✎ Your post: edit it any way you like

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Source: Ynetnews (Calcalist), Sep 28, 2026

Archaeology

Archaeologists uncover a 2,000-year-old pilgrims’ purification complex in Jerusalem

Three ritual baths, a 12 by 9.5 meter pool and a paved plaza, dated from the 1st century BCE to 70 CE.

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jns.orgSecond Temple-era purification complex uncovered near Temple Mount ✎ Your post: edit it any way you like

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Source: JNS, Sep 25, 2026

Aid

Israeli medical team treats about 200 patients a day in a poor Panama City neighborhood

Ichilov Hospital’s aid team, plus 28 young Israeli volunteers, also donated 200 pairs of eyeglasses.

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ynetnews.com'Diplomacy that reaches people': Israeli medical team brings aid to Panama City ✎ Your post: edit it any way you like

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Source: Ynetnews, Aug 2026