Author: Arsen Mayer

A senior doctor had to take a short break from taking part in his mother’s funeral on Thursday to provide life-saving treatment for a woman in cardiac arrest. An 80-year-old woman, also a participant at the same funeral, collapsed at Barosh Gate at the entrance of the Haifa cemetery. A doctor on location, who happened […]

Women across the globe are being denied crucial feminine health resources because of their reported “virginity” status. Following a Vice World News report that covered five women who were denied access to internal vaginal exams due to sexual inactivity, The Jerusalem Post uncovered a pattern across the globe that limits female healthcare access. In the initial report […]

A group of substances called Solanaceae glycoalkaloids (GAs) has recently been identified as having significant anti-tumor properties. These substances are natural compounds produced by nightshade plants that have long been used in traditional medicine. GAs show significant antitumor properties including the ability to inhibit cancer cell growth, which can ultimately result in the induction of […]

Sleepless nights and great fatigue sometimes mean pulling out the big guns to function, such as downing a double shot of espresso or an energy drink. Some have already made the blue can part of their morning ritual, but experts say you should avoid this seemingly innocent habit. This is because one can of an […]

In November 2022, investigators in a high-profile case in the UK concluded that two-year-old Awaab Ishak died as a result of exposure to mold in his family’s apartment in Rochdale.  This tragic story highlighted various social issues, from poverty to racism, and it showed the underappreciated impact of mold-related health effects. While the potential threat […]

The annual number of new Parkinson’s disease diagnoses in the United States is likely 50% higher than estimated, based on a broad analysis of insurance claims and population growth detailed in a study published on Thursday that could help increase funding and care for the disabling illness. Earlier, much smaller US studies conducted in the […]

Testing all Ashkenazi Jewish women for a variant of the BRCA gene that greatly increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer – instead of only women at high risk due to family history – has been found to be cost-effective. The analysis by researchers at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center, the Hebrew University’s Faculty […]

A loss of taste or smell during a COVID-19 infection could actually be a good sign, a new study has found. A new peer-reviewed study published on Plos One has found that the loss of either sense during a COVID-19 infection is a strong predictive factor for a robust immunologic response. As the COVID-19 pandemic […]

A towel was discovered in the stomach of a 25-year-old woman (S.) living in the north of Israel after she had suffered from stomach aches for months – now she claims that the hospital didn’t treat her properly.  At the beginning of August S., pregnant with twins, arrived at the Holy Family Hospital in Nazareth […]

Some 3,544 Americans have died due to long COVID since the coronavirus pandemic began in 2020, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Long COVID is a general term for a wide range of symptoms that COVID-19 patients may experience weeks or […]