Yad Sarah, Israel’s leading voluntary healthcare and social-services organization, on Sunday said it will establish an emergency respiratory system to help anyone who needs oxygen treatments at home if an escalation in hostilities triggers the collapse of the electricity grid. The Energy Ministry had requested the precautionary measures. The initiative will provide initial life-saving help […]
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When you vote in the municipal elections on Tuesday, you can do another good deed – obtain an ADI card showing that you are willing to donate organs to save other lives upon your demise. The National Center for Transplantation (Israel Transplant) is launching a nationwide campaign on that day to sign an ADI card […]
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Women who want to control their reproduction generally complain that they, and not men, are responsible for avoiding pregnancy, except when males use condoms or undergo invasive vasectomy surgery. With unintended pregnancies costing billions of dollars a year in the US alone and growing limits on abortion, the socioeconomic and health benefits of improved birth […]
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More than half the world’s countries will be at high or very high risk of measles outbreaks by the end of the year unless urgent preventative measures are taken, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday. Measles cases have been increasing across most regions mainly due to missed vaccinations during the COVID-19 years when health […]
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The Health and Finance Ministries, as well as the Knesset Health Committee, support a significant increase in the health tax that Israelis pay every month. Health insurance tax is levied at 3.1% on the first NIS 7,522 and at 5% on the difference between that figure and the ceiling calculated for monthly income at NIS […]
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The number of Israelis currently diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), a serious chronic gastroenterological condition, is about 70,000, but by the end of the decade, it is estimated to rise to 100,000. The standard is one doctor per 400 patients, but in reality, each gastroenterologist takes care of 1,000 people. The Knesset Health Committee, […]
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Cleaning your contact lenses is a tiresome process that has to be carried out carefully to avoid corneal infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria that can result in serious complications of microbial keratitis. First, wash your hands with soap and dry them. Fill your clean contact lens case with fresh disinfecting solution. Rub the first […]
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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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The Business Bikeway began life at a different address in Givat Shaul in 2005. Five years ago, proprietor Moshe Ben Naim relocated to the current generously proportioned premises on Shatner Street. The 44-year-old owner’s name, Naim, meaning “pleasant,” clearly fits the personality bill. When you enter the high-ceilinged store, you immediately get an inviting buzz. […]
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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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