Category: Science and Health

Two-fifths of stroke victims suffer from aphasia – difficulty or the inability to speak or produce written language – but they can be helped with their voices nevertheless. Researchers at the University of Helsinki have found that language function and the psychosocial well-being of patients and their families can be promoted by singing in a […]

Imagine a future where you can see the future. Where doctors can look at people and know that something terrible is going to happen and see what they have to do to get out of danger. That future is now, according to Prof. Ran Balicer, Chief Innovation Officer and Founding Director of the Clalit Research […]

Smart gadgets in the home might soon be able to tell you what’s wrong with you when you’re feeling unwell. What if this gadget could quickly tell you whether you have COVID or the flu or just a cold. Or maybe it would even pick up that you have diabetes without knowing it. Such a […]

As the world prepares to ring in the new year, one thing is for sure: people will be drinking for New Year’s Eve. Whether you are preparing to drink or not, it is best to have all of the correct information in mind regarding the health and safety precautions necessary. Alcohol consumption is common, with […]

Dozens of doctors and scientists, including the directors of medical centers and health funds from across the country, participated in L’maanchem’s medical innovation conference last week in Tel Aviv.  The participants received a comprehensive overview of the latest technological developments in the field of health as well as the complex challenges facing the world of […]

British researchers have mapped the parts of the brain that support our ability to solve problems without prior experience – otherwise known as fluid intelligence, which is the defining feature of human cognition. Fluid intelligence predicts educational and professional success, social mobility, health and longevity, and also correlates with many cognitive abilities such as memory. […]

Every year 10,000 Israelis have a heart attack – a frightening, shocking and of course also dangerous experience. Prof. Kobi Shaham, director of the cardiac intensive care unit at the Ichilov Hospital’s cardiology department, was a guest on the “Expert Clinic” podcast to explain what warning signs we must be aware of, and how heart […]

Passengers on flights from China to Israel will only be allowed to board after getting a negative coronavirus test due to the rising infection rates in China, Health Minister Arye Deri decided on Friday. Deri also ordered the establishment of a voluntary testing site for passengers arriving from China to Israel at Ben-Gurion Airport. The […]

Today we begin chapter ten of Tractate Nedarim. Chapters ten and eleven will cover the subject of vows made by women and in what circumstances those vows can be canceled by male relatives.  The Torah addresses this topic in Numbers chapter 30, where we learn that if a young woman makes a vow while living in her father’s house, […]

Narrative passages in the Talmud often leave much to the imagination of the reader. The following anecdote from today’s daf is no exception: Once there was a person who said to his wife, “You are forbidden to benefit from me until you have given Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Shimon your cooked food to taste.” What […]