Category: Science and Health

Japanese researchers who asked medical staff at a large pediatric hospital about their experiences with full-time “hospital facility” dogs have found that they can provide exceptionally valuable support to the terminally ill and other patients of all ages. Such dogs can provide valuable support and help gain patients’ cooperation, according to the new study by […]

A “groundbreaking” bio-sensing technology that predicts the response of cancer patients to anti-PD1 – an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy – with significantly greater accuracy than current methods has been developed by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheba. Since anti-PD1 is the leading immunotherapy treatment in cancer patients, such an achievement can […]

Can cancer really kill in 24 hours? A US family says their “fit and healthy” teenage son died of leukemia just one day after he was diagnosed. The devastated family has revealed that their son, who was very active and athletic, died of leukemia just 24 hours after being diagnosed, which begs the question – […]

Israel’s health ministry tweeted that Elon Musk was engaging with “fake news” regarding COVID-19 data, the third Israeli government ministry to comment on the Twitter owner’s views in recent weeks. Musk had replied to a tweet from Zero Hedge, a far-right blog site that features conspiracy theories and has been accused of spreading Russian propaganda. […]

Preeclampsia (toxemia) is one of the most dangerous diseases for pregnant women and their fetuses that sometimes requires an early termination of pregnancy and premature birth. It may even endanger the life of the mother and fetus.  Trying to shed light on the reasons for its development and how to ways to expand the few […]

Since 2020, there has been no decline from 20 percent of those over 15 in the number of Israeli smokers – in fact, there has been a significant increase in the number of teens and even younger children who vape using electronic cigarettes. When broken down by gender, 27.3% of men and 12.6% of women […]

When exercising, there’s a common belief that we’re doing something good for our bodies yet in practice, many beliefs about training routines actually turn healthy activities into harmful and even dangerous ones. Here’s a list of the mistakes we see repeated over and over among trainees which can dramatically increase the risk of injuries, chronic […]

It is a well-known fact that drinking water contributes to all of the body’s systems and it is the healthiest drink. After all, between 50-70% of the human body is made out of water. But what about those who find water’s taste boring and who need frequent trips to the bathroom, which is difficult for […]

E-cigarettes sold in kiosks, on social networks, and on the Internet can have filler liquids including “Nice Guy” and the psychoactive drug THC, Israel’s Health Ministry warned in its second official warning about electric cigarettes containing substances that could endanger public health. Synthetic drugs called ADB-BUTINACA and MDMB-4en-Pinaca, both part of the Nice Guy “family” […]

Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem has announced an “unprecedented achievement” in the treatment of multiple myeloma cancer – the second-most common hematological disease. It accounts for one-tenth of all blood cancers and 1% of all types of malignancies. The innovative treatment against the disease, which has long been considered incurable, was developed after […]