Any surgery is a traumatic experience, but fear that surgeons will make offensive comments about you in the operating room while under anesthesia is just as worrisome. Australian researchers have conducted a successful experiment to prevent rude comments in operating theatres by placing “eye” signage in operating rooms. The eye images, without any accompanying explanation, […]
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A person’s hearing can be damaged by loud noise, aging, and even certain medications, leaving victims with little choice except to get a hearing aid or undergo a surgical cochlear implant. A famous case is former US president Bill Clinton who lost much of his hearing from playing the saxophone. He loved to play the […]
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Williams syndrome is a developmental disorder that affects many parts of the body and is characterized by mild to moderate intellectual disability or learning problems, unique personality characteristics, and distinctive facial features – including a broad forehead, puffiness around the eyes, a flat bridge of the nose, full cheeks, and a small chin. In a […]
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To cut red tape and speed the transfer of the medical files of patients who switch from one health fund to another, the Knesset Health Committee will unify private member bills with a proposal by the government. Such a bill was presented by Shas MK Yonatan Mashriki, the committee chairman, and Yesh Atid MK Ron […]
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Dr. Dov Albukrek, Chief Medical Officer at the Meuhedet health service organization, discussed the performance of the Israeli health system since the beginning of the war and specifically that of Meuhedet with Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO, Strategy & Innovation for The Jerusalem Post, at The Jerusalem Post’s Israel Summit. Recalling the events of October 7, […]
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Israel has returned relatively quickly to the familiar situation before the COVID-19 pandemic, characterized by a low rate of public expenditure on healthcare. However, it needs to adjust to the post-crisis reality – the war against Hamas – while continuing to plan for the long term to deal optimally with challenges. So say researchers at […]
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After October 7, All Israel has found itself in a condition of trauma. According to Dr. Eran Harary, a psychiatrist and a Senior Vice-President at Teva’s Global R&D, trauma can be described as a situation where you are exposed to an overwhelming event or series of events that your body and mind cannot comprehend or […]
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If you aspire to be healthy and live until 120, Okinawa Island might hold the key. World traveler and YouTuber, Drew Binsky, recently shared his astonishment at discovering why the locals of this “healthiest place on Earth” enjoy such long lives. Okinawa, the fifth-largest island in Japan, encompasses a vast area of 1,201.03 km² and […]
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If you buy bottled water because you’re getting a purer, cleaner product than the H2O that flows through the pipes to your faucets – think again. A new microscopic technique from Columbia University in New York City zeroes in on the poorly explored world of nanoplastics, which can pass into blood, cells, and your brain. […]
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A previously unknown connection between light and magnetism that discovery could lead to super-fast, light-controlled memory technology and innovative sensors that detect the magnetic part of light has been discovered by Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) scientists. This “breakthrough” is expected to revolutionize how we store data and build devices in various industries. Prof. Amir […]
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