Category: Science and Health

Israel has agreed on a deal to officially recognize caregivers of people with disabilities as a profession holding a “special status,” which includes a wage hike, bonuses and training courses totaling up to NIS 330 million. The deal, agreed between the Finance and Welfare and Social Affairs ministries with relevant Israeli organizations, will affect tens […]

Eyal Mordechai Ben-Hamu, a 15-year-old pupil in eighth grade underwent a routine eye examination at his school before classes ended in June. A few days later, the school examiner called his parents to inform them that vision in his left eye was not normal and that he was on the verge of blindness. His mother […]

Sleep is obviously a critical part of the overall health of both adults and children, but it can also be an important factor, especially in the way younger people behave. According to a new study from the University of Georgia, getting enough sleep can help children combat the effects of stressful environments and reduce their […]

Many people spend a lot of time mulling over their personal problems and worrying. If repeated dwelling on negative feelings, situations, and events don’t lead to an answer or help you feel better, then it’s unproductive,  An online course designed to curb negative thinking developed in Australia, however, has had strong results in helping people […]

Pediatricians and parents are calling for the US to treat new high-caffeine energy drinks like alcohol and cigarettes and ban their sale to minors as a single serving can contain as much caffeine as six Coca-Colas. Prime Energy, which launched this year, has 200 mg of caffeine within its 350 ml can — exceeding permissible […]

A plastic surgeon, Dr. Sarmala Sander, gained popularity on social media after sharing valuable anti-aging tips. In a TikTok video, she emphasized the importance of sleeping on your back and avoiding sleeping on your face. Dr. Sanders explained that sleeping on your face puts pressure on specific areas, forming “sleep lines” that eventually turn into […]

A 68-year-old woman from the Galilee who went on a pleasure trip with her husband to Estonia returned with a tick bite that affected her brain and caused encephalitis that threatened her life. Doctors at the Rambam Health Care Campus diagnosed her problem and saved her.  Marina Sogolov from Eshhar in the Galilee south of […]

Recalling dreams that are interpreted has affected work and choices of actions going back to the biblical pharoah and Joseph. They persuaded the ancient Egyptian monarch to put Joseph in charge of saving his people during seven years of famine, restored to his job the wine server and sent to his death the chief baker.  […]

Nutritionists have concluded that one of the main reasons for wanting to eat sugar is a lack of magnesium in the body. According to the Times of India, magnesium regulates the secretion of the neurotransmitter dopamine, as well as insulin and glucose levels. However, sugar cravings are not limited to magnesium deficiency and are caused […]

As a result of the intention of the government to cut the Health Ministry budget as part of the aid program for refugees from Ukraine, Health Minister Moshe Arbel sent a letter on Monday to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and warned that if the cuts are carried out, essential health services to Israeli citizens will […]