A young soldier who was close to death after a six-millimeter piece of metallic shrapnel entered his heart during the fighting in Gaza has been saved “miraculously” when Shaare Zedek Medical Center (SZMC) cardiothoracic surgeons decided after consultation here and abroad to treat the bleeding but to leave the projectile in his heart. Dr. Danny […]
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Pets, just like their owners, are affected by changes in weather and temperature, and the winter time is no exception. In preparation for the upcoming cold days, pet experts have gathered some useful tips. Here’s some information from Orly Zakai, a cat behavior consultant, on changes in cat behavior during winter and some tips for […]
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This article was originally published in May 2021, during the escalation in tensions between Israel and Hamas. Thousands of Hamas rockets have terrorized Israeli society in the last week. Some two-thirds of Israelis are under attack and hundreds have been injured as a result of the rockets. When hospitals report that people were treated for […]
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Burping in public is not only embarrassing, but people who are unable to release gas from their stomach are unfortunate in other ways. The inability to burp, officially called “retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction (R-CPD),” is caused by the failure of the throat’s cricopharyngeal muscle to relax and allow the outward passage of gas. A burp or […]
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OFFLU, a network of scientists from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), warned on Thursday that bird flu is likely to spread further in Antarctica and could have an “immense” negative effect on wildlife in the region. In October, the first ever recorded case of bird […]
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As Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen continue their missile and pirate attacks in the Red Sea and other bodies of water, measures are being taken to ensure the safety of port workers in Israel. The attacks have led to various incidents directly affecting port workers in Israel, including increased risks, physical strain on workers due […]
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Yael Walfish is a social worker based in Passaic, New Jersey. She wrote a therapeutic coloring book for children in Israel to help them cope with fear and trauma. The book is being distributed for free, with crayons, to displaced children in Israel, with versions in Hebrew and English. The Elephant in My Room is […]
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A groundbreaking study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has unveiled a previously unknown class of antibodies with the potential to neutralize various forms of the flu virus. The findings, published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology on Thursday, mark a significant step toward the development of more universally protective […]
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Despite the common expression “crocodile tears” that means a “phony display of emotion,” mice and rats are the only animals that release tears. According to Italian researchers who studied rodent tears three years ago, male mice tears turn female mice on with a specific protein that acts as an aphrodisiac to the females, making them […]
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With the rains of winter, mushrooms are pushing their heads up through the ground in forests or even on lawns. Mushrooms are fungi that originate from tiny spores, and in the wild, they release their own spores that fall to the ground or are carried by the wind. They appear suddenly because of their rapid […]
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