Category: Science and Health

Although the COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased Israeli mortality rates in the last two years, when these are excluded, the death rate in Israel in 2020 was the lowest for males and second lowest for females among eight countries including the US, Britain and Germany. This was revealed by the a new, 107-page, Hebrew-language report by […]

Haifa researchers have found a non-genetic cause for alopecia areata baldness, which triggered the surprising incident at the the 94th Academy Awards in which actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock after he joked about Smiths wife’s shaved head because of the autoimmune disease. About one person in 50 – equally in men and women […]

People who watch news about human kindness after seeing disturbing news could feel fewer negative emotions and retain more belief in the goodness of humanity, compared to people given just the bad news, researchers have discovered. The findings were published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Dr. Kathryn Buchanan, a psychology lecturer at the […]

Although stress is a natural part of life, when it becomes chronic or prolonged, it can have a negative effect on our physical and mental health.  Stress can cause the body to release hormones such as cortisol, which can affect the immune system and increase inflammation in the body. This inflammation can trigger or worsen […]

A six-year-old boy from Ashdod was hospitalized in critical condition on Saturday at Asuta Hospital in the city after choking on a jelly bean. The incident occurred while the child was out with his mother on one of the city streets, eating the candy. Suddenly, he began to choke and lost consciousness. A Magen David […]

Israel has never been shy of different reasons to be stressed. However, recently, a significant amount of stress has been added to all of our daily lives. Stress is a natural part of life. However, if it starts to become a chronic issue, it can negatively impact our physical and mental health. It causes the […]

Until you gave birth to your first child, you probably didn’t think about the parents out walking their babies. Even if you focused on one mom, you probably assumed she was confident and knew how to handle her baby. After all, she’s the mom and she knows what the baby wants and needs. Then you […]

The autonomy of Israeli patients will expand on September 1 when they will be able to pick the hospital of their choice to undergo treatments in four more specialties – mental health services, gynecological surgery, neurosurgery and in-vitro fertilization. These join the oncology and obstetrics departments that patients could already choose without being told by […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a 74-page report on Tuesday declaring that artificial sweeteners not only fail to reduce weight and body fat in adults and children but do not reduce the risk of chronic disease and may also have undesirable effects on health from long-term use.  Sugar should also be avoided, said the […]

A six-year-old boy has been hospitalized at Assuta Ashdod Hospital since Saturday in serious condition, after choking on a jelly bean. While walking with his mother in Ashdod and eating the candies, he suddenly coughed and choked and lost consciousness. Passersby called Magen David Adom medics, who were unable to remove the bean and rushed […]