Although the rates of medical professionals – doctors, nurses, dentists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, pharmacists, communications therapists, psychologists, and clinical dietitians – have increased since the beginning of 2022, they are still below the average in the OECD. This was evident in the Health Ministry’s annual Manpower in the Health Professions annual report issued on Thursday. […]
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More families are buying electric-induction cooktops rather than gas burners because they eliminate the danger of fires and harm to children, and are more convenient. Now there may be an additional reason to avoid gas-powered cooking surfaces. Cooking on a gas stove can emit more nano-sized particles into the air than those that run on […]
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No one lives a stress-free life, but too much of it can be very harmful to our health, as chronic stress can raise the risk of heart disease and strokes. It may also help cancer spread, but this work has remained a mystery and a challenge for cancer care. Chronic stress is a physiological process […]
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New data released recently reported the shocking rate of depression and anxiety disorders among children and teenagers. A study in the journal Pediatrics reported an increase in the rate of depression among children, twice as much among girls. Similarly, an Israeli expert reported a significant increase in depression in Israel that has worsened since October […]
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Being a “fast talker” has a negative connotation – trying to persuade or influence others using deceptive, tricky, fluent talk. But in the elderly, talking fast is a good thing, showing that one is probably not on the path to cognitive decline and dementia. Word-finding difficulty (WFD) is a common cognitive complaint among the elderly, […]
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Huntington’s disease (HD) is a cruel, inherited, incurable, but fortunately, rare disorder that causes the progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the brain. It was named for Dr. George Huntington, who studied medicine at New York University. Rarity of the disease Huntington first encountered patients with the disease when he was eight years old while […]
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People living in ancient Eastern Arabia apparently became resistant to malaria after they began to farm in the region about 5,000 years ago. A DNA analysis of the remains of four individuals from Tylos-period Bahrain (300 BCE to 600 CE), the first ancient genomes from Eastern Arabia, revealed the malaria-protective G6PD Mediterranean mutation in three […]
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While it’s not surprising to spot teens wearing headphones and earbuds, it’s also becoming a widespread trend among younger children around the world – and it endangers their hearing. According to a poll made in the US, two out of three parents of elementary – or middle-school-aged children use audio devices, and half of parents […]
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The H5 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been found on mainland Antarctica for the first time, Spain’s Science Ministry announced on Sunday. According to the ministry, the presence of the virus was confirmed on Saturday by scientists at the Severo Ochoa Molecular Biology Center, led by researcher Antonio Alcamí, who works at the […]
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The intention of the Health and Finance Ministries to charge people who come to a psychiatric emergency room NIS 600 to NIS 800 for treatment aroused the ire of the Knesset Health Committee on Monday. Acting committee chairman (United Torah Judaism) MK Moshe Roth declared: “There is no place for such a fee, and the […]
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