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Israeli hospital develops rapid test for ‘Nice Guy’ drug poisoning

January 29, 2024January 30, 2024Arsen Mayer

Nice Guy, also known as the “designer drug,” is a popular and dangerous drug in Israel. Researchers at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa have discovered a new method to diagnose victims of its potentially lethal poisoning through CT imaging, allowing for quick identification and life-saving treatment. The research findings have been published in the medical […]

Alarming increase in cases of cannabis poisoning in children

January 25, 2024January 26, 2024Arsen Mayer

An “alarming increase” in the reporting of cannabis poisoning in children in 2023 compared to 2022 has been noted by the Health Ministry’s National Center for Poisoning Information at Haifa’s Rambam Health Care Campus. At the end of last December, a one-year-old girl was brought to the emergency room of Rambam’s Ruth Children’s Hospital. She […]