Category: Science and Health

As most people want to live longer and with good health, Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer will open in September on its campus the world’s first public hospital longevity center to provide advanced, research-based medicine for maintaining and improving people’s physiological and mental functions. The Sheba Longevity Center is being planned to promote longer, […]

The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday set guidelines for blood donation organizations, recommending they screen donors based on one set of criteria, ending a restrictive policy that applied only to men who have sex with men and their female partners. The Biden administration had been seeking to end the previous set of time-based […]

“Data World,” a digital dashboard that includes extensive data on the quality of medical treatment, public complaints about health services and patients’ experiences with them has been launched by the Health Ministry in Jerusalem. Until recently, the ministry has been stingy about providing the public with access to comparisons among medicalinstitutions and services. It is […]

A new collaboration focusing on the use of artificial intelligence in medicine is being put into motion by the University of Toronto’s leading Center for AI in Medicine (T-CAIREM) and the Technion’s Artificial Intelligence Hub (Tech.AI), a leading Israeli academic institution’s branch for the field of medicine. The collaboration will bring together faculty members and […]

The scalp is a grating issue, in fact anyone who deals with an itchy scalp knows the phenomenon that can develop all year long. There are quite a few reasons for the annoying sensation experienced by the majority of the population. Dr. Sivan Mercer, an expert in aesthetic and laser dermatology, sorts out the well-known […]

A breakthrough in the study of Alzheimer’s disease that explains why the dementia occurs more seriously and faster in women than men has been led by Hebrew University (HU) of Jerusalem’s Prof. Hermona Soreq – one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of gene expression in the brain.  It has been known for […]

Israelis who travel abroad to save money on plastic surgery, dental work, hair transplants and other procedures may find themselves returning with serious complications that they desperately need to be treated in Israeli hospitals, the Health Ministry has warned. Some return with serious infections, lifetime scars and even the risk of death.  Following a number […]

Progress in reducing deaths during pregnancy and childbirth and among newborn infants has stalled since 2015, and over 60 countries are on track to miss 2030 targets at current rates, a World Health Organization report released on Tuesday found. The COVID-19 pandemic, poverty, and worsening humanitarian crises have strained already pressured healthcare systems, the UN […]

More than one out of five Israeli adults provide care without financial compensation for their relatives and others who suffer from disabilities – and some take care of more than one person. This investment in caregiving impacts their ability to work for pay in the labor market, and many of the 1.2 million caregivers are […]

Millions of nurses around the world will celebrate International Nurses Day on May 12 to mark the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, who has been credited with being the founder of modern nursing. The British nurse, statistician and social reformer, who lived from 1820 to 1910, is best known for caring for thousands […]