Category: Science and Health

There is no reason to worry now about the new strain of COVID-19 called BA.2.86 that is being tracked by the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), says Prof. Hagai Levine, a senior epidemiologist at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine and head of […]

Sometimes people go to their health fund clinic for more than one vaccination at a time – flu, shingles, COVID-19, tetanus and more. But many doctors and even nurses don’t know the answer to the “trivial” question – should the shot be given in different arms or the same one.  “The question seems so banal […]

Infectious diseases are still a leading cause of death among children around the world and they are more likely than adults to contract such illnesses because of crowding at home or in school. But there has hardly been any serious into measuring children’s responses to sick faces and understanding how youngsters’ ability to recognize and […]

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday that it was tracking a new, highly mutated lineage of the virus that causes COVID-19. The lineage is named BA.2.86, and has been detected in the United States, Denmark and Israel, the CDC said in a post on messaging platform X. Since the CDC’s statement, […]

Ashley Summers was on vacation with her family at Freeman Lake in Indiana when the incident occurred. She had reportedly been on a boat for the weekend, enjoying her time on the water. However, she began to feel dehydrated, experiencing symptoms like a headache and dizziness. To address her dehydration, she consumed a significant amount […]

Maintaining an active lifestyle as you age might seem challenging, particularly for those who consider themselves “too busy” or financially constrained to invest in gyms, classes, or personal trainers. Yet, some demonstrate that staying fit and healthy is achievable at any age, even without breaking the bank. Take Japan, for instance, a country known for […]

Dr. Maya Roseman dedicated the opening segment of her 103FM program to shed light on foods that can trigger headaches, unveiling five key measures to evade their debilitating effects. “Lack of sleep, stress, and hormonal shifts can certainly trigger headaches, but so can dietary factors. Which dietary aspects deserve our attention?” Roseman inquired, then proceeded […]

From a young age, Galila Yohannes began to show signs of a visual field disorder that impaired her ability to function independently until further deterioration began and she almost lost her sight.  Now aged six, she was taken by her worried parents – foreign workers who came from Eritrea – to the outpatient eye institute […]

People who adopt dogs from animal shelters are excited about their new pets. However, when shelter dogs followed at their new homes for six months after they were brought home were studied by researchers at Ohio State University (OSU), it was discovered that the pets showed negative behaviors like stranger aggression or training problems.  Nevertheless, […]

Rosacea primarily affecting the face, will impact up to 10% of the population, particularly women aged 30 and older with fair skin. Learn about its triggers, and natural treatment approaches.