Author: Arsen Mayer

Dina Klatis and Roni Sela like to “do good.” They met as volunteer medics for United Hatzalah, an Israeli volunteer-based emergency medical services organization.  Roni: “Our story actually started a year earlier,” he explains. “In 2016, Dina’s picture popped up on my Facebook page of ‘people you may know.’ I sent her a message asking […]

Sleeping pills are an effective tool for those who have trouble sleeping. New research, however, has shown that commonly-prescribed sleep aids could have negative cognitive effects later in life, which could cause some users to stop taking them.  Scientists have recently discovered that common sleeping pills can significantly increase the risk of dementia. In their […]

A genome-study analysis conducted by scientists in China, where the COVID-19 pandemic began more than three years ago, has found that no new variants have appeared since the Chinese lifted their strictest control policies. It suggests that they all were caused by existing strains. The study, published in The Lancet medical journal, suggests two existing […]

It’s time for dinner, you put a plate of food on the high chair’s tray, you say that it’s time to eat and go to lift the baby into the chair and… you encounter firm resistance. A baby who isn’t ready to eat will rage and resist, shout “no”, and feel frustrated – and so […]

A quarter of Ukraine’s population is at risk of developing a severe mental health condition as the country grapples with the year-long Russian invasion, a senior health official said on Thursday. Michel Kazatchkine, a member of the Eastern and Central European and Central Asian Commission on Drug Policy, said the conflict in Ukraine had not […]

World tourism was crippled by the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has largely bounced back – yet traveling remains a serious challenge for a large group of people. These are the 20% of the world’s population who suffer from chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer or mental disorders. It is a group of people […]

Do your children wear makeup on a daily basis? If the answer is yes, you should probably read this: New and disturbing research from Columbia University in the US shows that most children grow up in the US using makeup and body skincare products that contain damaging chemicals and materials that can cause cancer like […]

Everyone knows how important brushing teeth is to protect teeth and the mouth, and to prevent infections which can harm your health. Yet in order for brushing to do all this good, it’s important to do it right, and above all to make sure that your toothbrush is doing its job. Dr. Ariel Savion, dentist […]

A delegation of six doctors and nurses from Assuta Ashdod University Hospital went to Ethiopia this week for a humanitarian mission to teach the local teams minimally invasive surgeries (laparoscopy) and open and complex cancer surgeries. The head of the delegation, Prof. Hanoch Kashtan of the hospital’s surgical staff, said before leaving that “the fact […]

GAZIANTEP, TURKEY – Emergency services not only need to contend with physical injuries when responding to Monday’s deadly earthquake in Turkey, but they also need to treat victims’ trauma and mental wounds. United Hatzalah volunteer and Psychotruama specialist Sophie Donio, who is currently working on the rescue mission in Turkey explained to The Jerusalem Post […]