Category: Science and Health

Just like every other Independence Day, new data from the Central Bureau of Statistics was published on life expectancy in Israel. It showed that by the end of 2021, the average life expectancy for women is 84.6 years and 80.5 years for men. The truth is, no matter what country you set foot in, the […]

Faith in God is supposed to promote altruistic behavior and good deeds of various kinds. But are these aimed by believers only at members of their own religious group or does it extend to helping those of a different religion? University of Illinois Chicago social psychologist Michael Pasek, psychology Prof. Jeremy Ginges at the New […]

An improved way to treat skin cancer with fewer side effects was carried out for the first time in Israel by plastic surgeons and oncologists at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center (SZMC).  The technique involves electrochemotherapy that combines the introduction of low-dose chemotherapy directly into the tumor or through the vein, along with damage to […]

Kids who face more adversity during childhood may have a higher risk for type 2 diabetes in early adulthood, according to a new study. The research, published in peer-reviewed Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes), looked at over 1.2 million Danish individuals born in 1980 through 2001 and found […]

Getting vaccines to people around the world who need them is often complicated, as many need to be put in cold storage – making it difficult to ship them to remote areas that don’t have the necessary infrastructure. Researchers at the famed Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)) researchers have come up with a possible solution […]

SASA Setton is a social-educational organization, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, that promotes education for hospitalized children in Israel. Established in 2009 by Philippe (z” l) and Hilda Setton, the organization provides educational solutions for 140,000 hospitalized children annually in 41 general, psychiatric, rehabilitative and nursing hospitals throughout Israel. Since its inception, SASA […]

Over the past few years, everyone has been talking about weight loss drugs. Although these injections aren’t for everyone, it seems every other person who thinks about dieting also wants an easier solution and ends up switching over to these treatments. It’s been repeatedly discussed why these injections aren’t exactly a panacea and why they […]

Patients who suffered from severe cases of COVID-19 and required ventilation are 16 times more likely to develop a heart rhythm disorder known as ventricular tachycardia within six months, according to a new study by the European Heart Rhythm Association. The study, presented at the EHRA 2023 scientific congress, additionally found an increased risk of […]

Most people suffering from obesity have tried a cornucopia of different diets from paleo (what cavemen and hunter-gatherers followed), ketogenic (high fat, moderate protein and low carbohydrate diet), Atkins (plenty of protein while complete avoiding carbs) to the Mediterranean diet and even fasting periodically. But more than half of the population in the Western world […]

About a third of all women contract urinary tract infections (UTIs) – a painful condition causing frequent urination and burning, feeling the need to urinate despite having an empty bladder, bloody urine and pressure or cramping in the groin or lower abdomen. Many are advised by their doctors to use antibiotic creams or depositories, but […]