Category: Science and Health

While practicing diving in Greece, Barak Haruvi of Eilat suddenly felt severe pain. The38-year-old diving instructor was told by doctors there to return urgently to Israel where he was diagnosed with a complicated and life-threatening malformation of a vein in the abdominal wall. The unique treatment he underwent at Hadassah-University Medical Center in Ein Kerem, […]

The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first over-the-counter contraceptive pill, paving the way for millions of women to purchase birth control without a prescription in the country. The daily contraceptive Opill, sold by Perrigo PRGO.N, was first approved for prescription use in 1973, and the over-the-counter approval clears the way for […]

Diplomatic relations between Jordan and Israel are not very cordial, but among medical establishments and personnel in the two countries, politics is fortunately irrelevant.  Surgeons at Haifa’s Rambam Health Care Campus have this week performed very difficult but successful surgery on a seven-year-old girl from Amman who was born with a severe and increasingly painful […]

A new development in diabetes technology could change the lives of millions of people with insulin-dependent diabetes. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org On Tuesday, the Israeli company, Betalin Therapeutics, announced progress in creating a “micro pancreas.” The experimental therapy, which is still in the preclinical trial stage, could ultimately free […]

Researchers have identified a rare case of co-infection involving H5N1 avian influenza and the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), resulting in severe pneumonia. This discovery sheds light on simultaneous respiratory virus infections and underscores the importance of accurate diagnosis and timely treatment.  The case involves a 52-year-old woman from China who retired to […]

Summer has arrived, which means that we’re trying to ventilate our houses in every possible way. It also means leaving the windows open to allow as much air as possible. This, however, might invite some unwanted critters. Specifically, flies and fruit flies looking for a moist place to hide. Have you tried all the possible tricks […]

A pioneering collaborative study conducted by a global team of microbiome experts has uncovered compelling evidence linking the gut microbiome to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study, involving researchers from the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University (BIU) in Safed and researchers in the US, UK, Switzerland, Ecuador, Russia, Italy, and China and in […]

Women who work as hairdressers, beauticians and even accountants are certainly unaware that they are at a greater risk for ovarian cancer – but they are, according to a case-control study just published by Canadian researchers in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine entitled “Occupational environment and ovarian cancer risk.” They also warned that those […]

New research suggests that indulging in the occasional glass of red wine can bring excitement to your sex life, but not in the way you might have assumed. A comprehensive review of studies spanning 30 years reveals that men who drink one or two cups of red wine daily have a decreased risk of erectile […]

An extreme heat wave is expected to make its way throughout Israel starting on Wednesday, according to a report by Israel Meteorological Service, and it will strengthen towards the end of the week. The Ministry of Health has put together some important advice on how to avoid damage to your health from the heat. For […]