Category: Science and Health

Since the appearance of COVID-19, viruses have gotten a very bad name in the general public. These tiny intracellular parasites of living organisms are the most numerous biological entities on Earth and cause disease in humans, livestock and crops. Along with model bacterial viruses (phages), they have been studied in detail.  But not all of […]

Along with the words we say, the body has its own non-verbal language, which communicates subconsciously and conveys messages directly to the brain through physical gestures and body movements. Interestingly, there are significant differences in the body language of men versus women. Social psychology teaches us that this is a product of a socialization process […]

Doctors in India were stunned after they removed an absurd number of gallstones from the gallbladder of a woman who had been complaining of back pain for two months. The video of the stones’ removal was shared on TikTok and went viral. Yashoda Bai, the patient in question, is a resident of Harraiya village, Vijayraghavgarh. […]

Israeli men are much more likely to get lung cancer than women, according to the latest report of the National Center for Disease Control in the Health Ministry that provided lung cancer data for the years 1996 to 2019. In 2019, there were 2,739 new cases of lung cancer diagnosed in Israel, 61.3% of them […]

Heart disease is the second leading cause of death in Israel, yet it seems that many ignore the warning signs and risk factors, until it is too late. Prof. Eric Finkelstein, director of the catheterization unit at Surasky Medical Center, was a guest on the “Expert Clinic” podcast to explain what causes heart disease – […]

Most people who like salty and sweet snacks find it’s almost impossible to eat just one potato chip or peanut and only one fancy donut on Hanukkah and then call it quits.  It’s not just a lack of self-control that causes this behavior; it’s also a gene. Recently, it has become clear that a gene […]

I had a small-world experience recently when a fellow psychologist wrote to me regarding my recent column on grandparenting (“Grandparenting revisited,” November 11).  She and I have our best chats around 6 a.m., when many of our family members are still sleeping soundly, and we are crazily contemplating exercising before moving on with our day. […]

Sheba Medical Center in Ramar Gan announced a partnership with the US government National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the new Sheba Pandemic Research Institute (SPRI). The focus of the institute will be to translate the global research into infectious diseases into the development of rapid deployment clinical products to combat future epidemics and […]

One common cause of burns is boiling oil, especially during Hanukkah when oil is a staple. Burns are serious injuries that cause pain and suffering, sometimes require prolonged hospitalization, and can lead to dehydration due to loss of fluids and blood.  When they cover large areas of skin, burns are dangerous, especially in toddlers up […]

You might not have heard of the “No Nut November” challenge, whose participants abstain from sex, masturbation and orgasms during the entire month of November.  However, one participant sparked a new discussion as to whether complete abstinence has any health benefits and if it is worth continuing No Nut November into December. Since there is […]