General Health

Does Jewish law permit organ donation? Learn the background to this complex question in this in-depth article.

As a 12-year-old boy, I was diagnosed with cancer. This idea gave me strength during those years.

The total number of lives cut short due to smoking is staggering. Do we find that cigarette smoking is indeed forbidden by leading halachic experts of the day?

Does Judaism view alternative medicine as a good thing, something to be tolerated, or is it actually forbidden?