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The Knesset Health Committee has decided to alter its February 19 decision to raise monthly health taxes by a uniform rate for all Israelis and instead charge more for higher-income residents and less for those with lower incomes. Committee chairman MK Yoni Mashriki, who asked for this amendment, said that up to 60% of the […]
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It’s already known that nuts have a zero glycemic index, meaning they do not spike blood sugar levels. They contain very high-quality fats, many minerals such as zinc which is important for the immune system, magnesium which is required for muscle function, calcium which is important for bones, and also iron which is important for […]
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Hardly anyone thinks about breast cancer in men. Few are aware of it, and the male malignant tumor represents about 0.5%-1% of all breast-cancer cases. The molecular characterization of male breast cancer has received limited attention in research, mostly due to its low incidence rate. But suddenly, Israelis have started to talk a lot about […]
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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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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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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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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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On Thursday, Missouri’s Republican attorney general sued a Planned Parenthood affiliate accusing it of helping minors travel to Kansas to get abortions without notifying their parents in violation of state law. The lawsuit, by Attorney General Andrew Bailey, cites undercover footage released by the conservative Project Veritas last year purporting to show a Planned Parenthood […]
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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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