Category: Science and Health

Every minute, millions of people around the world are put on intravenous (IV) injections in hospitals and clinics. The technique induces speedy effects and allows treatment through continuous administration of medication by directly injecting drugs into the blood vessel. An estimated 16 billion medical injections are administered annually on a global scale, according to a […]

During the conflict in Gaza and the events of October 7, many lives were tragically cut short. Now, families are seeking to honor the memory of their loved ones by utilizing their sperm to conceive children, thereby continuing their family lineage. According to Professor Talia Gilboa, who provided data to the Ministry of Health for […]

Researchers have presented scientific evidence that age is simply a number, and a person’s true body age can vary from one individual to another, regardless of their birth year. Led by researcher Michael Snyder from the Stanford University School of Medicine, a team has identified four key “age identifiers” – metabolic, immune, hepatic (related to […]

A comprehensive database of thousands of Jewish and non-Jewish physicians and physician assistants who are eager to volunteer in hospitals and other medical organizations has been prepared by Nefesh B’Nefesh in response to Israel’s pressing healthcare challenges during wartime.  The 11-year-old, non-profit organization that has brought some 60,000 immigrants to Israel from the US, Canada, […]

After a controversial press conference with the freed hostage Yocheved Lifshitz, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) spokesperson Avi Shushan faces possible dismissal following over 13 years of dedicated service. Shushan, who organized the press conference at the family’s request, has been summoned for a hearing as part of the termination process. The press conference, held on […]

A Bedouin IDF soldier who was traumatized fighting Hamas on October 7 is being denied mental healthcare, and is being kept in military jail after being arrested for cannabis possession, Army Radio reporter Doron Kadosh shared Tuesday on X, formerly Twitter. לא חשבתי שתוך כדי המלחמה אפרסם סיפור כזה, אבל זה פשוט לא ייאמן: חייל […]

Ophthalmologists at Soroka-University Medical Center in Beersheba who have been treating soldiers wounded in the war against Hamas terrorists have produced a short video to raise the military’s awareness of the need to wear protecting goggles at all times to prevent harm to the eyes during combat. Dr. Liron Kravitz and Dr. Ana Bunin of […]

Many women in the high-risk pregnancy and the fetal-medicine units at Haifa’s Rambam Health Care Campus who spends weeks or longer in the wards have been very anxious since the war against Hamas terrorists in the south began and rockets have been fired in the north by Hizbollah terrorists. Now, the patients have gotten what […]

The phrase “Don’t cry over spilled milk” often reminds us of life’s minor setbacks, but at Magen David Adom’s (MDA) National Human Milk Bank of Israel in Ramla, every drop is invaluable. In this unique venue, voluntary donations undergo rigorous processing, including controlled pasteurization, before aiding premature and medically fragile infants. This initiative is led […]

A commission established by Britain’s The Lancet medical journal produced a 73-page report on medical atrocities under Nazism and during the Holocaust – and their implications for today. The most comprehensive report issued to date, with 878 references, details the central role health professionals played in formulating and carrying out the antisemitic, racist, and inhumane […]