Young people are using condoms less and less, and the result is an increase in the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). A new study reveals that since the introduction of the drug PrEP to prevent HIV, there has been a significant drop in the use of condoms among gay and bisexual men. The result: […]
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Winter weather may have arrived late this year, but winter diseases have been plaguing Israel for several months already, with concerning results. The hospitals are full to capacity, the wait in the emergency room sometimes takes as long as 15 hours, and many patients in at-risk groups have been admitted to intensive care units. In […]
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There’s that terrifying moment. You prepared for it the entire week. And now it’s your time to show that you are not just another slob, lazing around and not controlling yourself. Discipline, hard work, and self-control are a part of you. And you know those ancient words by heart: “Who is the hero of heroes? […]
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Many factors affect the memory, including fatigue, stress, and of course, diet. Of the most influential factors in the field of nutrition, one of the most significant is the lack of vitamin B12. A lack of vitamin B12 results in many negative effects on the body, including severe memory loss. It can become as serious […]
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Five months after schools in Sderot – 12 kilometers from Gaza – were evacuated due to the dangers of rockets and terrorists causing alarms to sound, anxiety, panic, and uncertainty, they have finally been reopened. But children and their educators are still worried, and they try to return to their pre-October 7 routine. The Israel […]
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Those in Israel who were most affected by the massacre in the south by Hamas terrorists on October 7 and the resulting Hamas war were women and young people, according to a new survey conducted for the Pa’amonei Ruah (Wind Chimes) organization by the Geocartography Institute. The survey showed that 67% felt psychological harm as […]
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In a world where being over 40 is considered by many employers as being “over the hill,” people will do almost anything to look younger – hair transplants, dental implants and teeth whiteners, hair dye, exercise, and injections of wrinkle fillers into their skin. Appearance is an indicator of age and life stage linked to […]
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Women around the world who are alone on public transport including buses, trains, and taxis are frequently harassed by male strangers. This negative phenomenon causes harm to their mental and physical health, but little is being done by the authorities. Despite being neglected for several decades and in many countries, public transport environments have transformed […]
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Sylvie Slotkin was already struggling with her mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic when, before her sophomore year of high school, she learned that her mother, Lisa, had breast cancer. Slotkin, now a freshman at Northwestern University, recalls thinking, “Things really don’t need to be worse right now than they already are — and then […]
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Tonsillectomy performed on children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) does not increase the risk of obesity in adulthood, according to a new study at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Soroka- University Medical Center in Beersheba. OSA, in which the person stops breathing momentarily but many times while sleeping affects about six percent of […]
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