Following Wegovy’s arrival in Israel, the Health Ministry has today instructed pharmacists nationwide to cease selling Ozempic for weight loss, limiting its use to diabetes patients only. Those who have begun using Ozempic for weight loss are advised to gradually transition to Wegovy. The frenzy over Ozempic in Israel began a little over two years […]
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common diseases in the Western world. The disease has become the leading cause of liver cirrhosis and a significant reason for liver transplants. The prevalence of the disease is increasing due to unhealthy dietary habits, a sedentary lifestyle, and obesity among the population. The rate […]
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The Labrador retriever – easy to train as a service dog, including living with the blind, is the most popular canine breed for work and has been so for many years. In the US, it remains an extremely popular breed, but fashion has raised the tiny, wrinkle-faced pug to number one. But now, new research […]
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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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Obese teenagers have a significantly higher risk of developing early chronic kidney disease (CKD) in young adulthood, according to a large cohort study led by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) and Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer. The study, just published in the prestigious JAMA Pediatrics under the title “Adolescent Body Mass […]
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