This is one of the busiest winters for Israeli hospitals in recent years: Occupancy rates in some medical centers have reached over 200% in the past few weeks in the emergency rooms and internal departments. Hospitals have reported that in certain cases, waiting times have reached 15 hours or more. The heavy loads cause a […]
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During the winter season, the temptation to spend more hours indoors than outdoors is common for many people. However, maintaining an active lifestyle during the cold months is crucial for overall health and well-being. Physical activity during the winter has many positive effects on the body’s health, disease prevention, and weight management. Research in the […]
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Ido Rosenblatt, Information Systems Director of Magen David Adom and MDA Paramedic Menachem Blumenthal discussed the organization’s lifesaving activities on October 7 when Hamas attacked Israel, at Joint Perspectives, a conference hosted by the German newspaper WELT and The Jerusalem Post in Berlin on Wednesday. Rosenblatt said that Magen David Adom deployed state-of-the-art systems with […]
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Wives of reservists who are fighting in Gaza are really suffering – torn between caring for their children at home and working at their regular jobs (if they haven’t been dismissed). A new study by the Israel Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (IIOSH) has just unveiled the heavy burden of war on soldiers’ partners […]
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Following the demand of the Knesset Finance Committee, a representative of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich told the committee on Thursday that he no longer is opposed to equalizing taxation on electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) with that on regular cigarettes. The finance minister stated that the minister is not opposed to comparing the taxation on electronic cigarettes […]
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Every woman, as well as some men (one out of 100 of whom are diagnosed), dread the procedure of undergoing a mammogram. Now, a team from the US and Taiwan have invented a hand-held biosensor that makes breast cancer screening fast, affordable, and accurate and has the potential to save lives. In the Journal of […]
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Ido Rosenblatt, Information Systems Director of Magen David Adom, Israel’s National EMS and Blood Services Organization, will address attendees at the Jerusalem Post German-Israeli Summit conference on Wednesday afternoon in Berlin. The event will be streamed on Thursday on jpost.com. Rosenblatt will discuss the organization’s lifesaving activities on October 7, when it rapidly placed all […]
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Familiar scents are more effective than words for bringing to mind a specific personal memory, and smelling them can help a depressed person may potentially assist in their recovery, according to a team at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers and social workers. The study, just published in the journal JAMA Network Open […]
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In recent years, there have been a number of shocking mix-ups involving medical gas that was mistakenly given to hospital and clinic patients; some patients were harmed and even accidentally killed. Now, the Knesset Health Committee has finally approved for a second and third reading an amendment to the People’s Health Ordinance that requires supervision […]
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IDF officer R suffered a severe head and limb wounds while serving on the northern border, from a missile attack. He was urgently transferred to Rambam Health Care Camus in Haifa for intensive treatment, with both of his legs completely crushed. Despite his condition stabilizing, he remained in his bed with his head bandaged and […]
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