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Study links microplastics to increased heart attack and stroke risk

Reasearchers find people with plaque buildup in their neck arteries containing tiny plastic particles more likely to experience heart attacks, strokes or die from any cause within almost 3 years

Gilad Jalon | 03.17.24

בני משפחות של חטופים דיון בוועדת הבריאות של הכנסת אסנצ דודתו של איתי סבירסקי

Families of 134 hostages tell lawmakers they have been deserted

Marking 150 days since their loved ones were abducted in the Hamas massacre, family members say not one government representative has reached out to them while they grapple with suicide attempts, lack of sleep and failing physical and emotional health

Adir Yanko | 03.04.24

Israel faces serious shortage of doctors, Health Ministry report reveals

Data and medical experts warn many specialized professionals are nearing retirement, while promising new doctors are leaving Israel to work abroad

Adir Yanko | 03.01.24

First recorded case of pregnancy in liver shocks Israeli doctors

First-of-its-kind diagnosis in Israel was made after Rabin Medical Center doctors couldn't locate the fetus in traditional ultrasound tests; 'Even after 30 years, there are diagnoses I haven't heard of'

Adir Yanko | 03.01.24

Israeli hospital ranks among top ten in world

Sheba Medical Center ranked in Newsweek annual survey says hospital has 98% rate of survival for battle injuries since the war began; Ichilov and Beilinson among top 250 medical facilities worldwide

Adir Yanko | 02.28.24

Israel transplants miniature pacemakers in patients

The first implants of the new generation Micra AV-2 miniature heart pacemakers were performed at Shamir and Sheba medical centers in Israel; As technology improves, pacemakers become less 'intrusive' and much smaller

Gilad Jalon | 02.25.24

Flu puts hospitals at full capacity, doctors warn: 'desperate situation, losing patients'

Prof. Avishai Elis, Chairman of the Israel Society of Internal Medicine says there has never been such a harsh winter; 'There was no preparation for this scenario'

Adir Yanko | 02.25.24

ד"ר אורית רז, מנהלת המחלקה האורולוגית בבית החולים אסותא אשדוד

Urologist harvests semen from fallen soldier for next generation

Dr. Orit Raz, head of the urology department at Assuta Ashdod Hospital, discusses the significance of phallic injuries: 'It's very difficult for them to recover from it, and I can understand them, they are at the peak of manhood'

Assaf Kamar | 02.25.24

Yawning is an involuntary physical act. A toddler rubs her eyes and yawns

The contagious yawn

We all yawn, and the urge to yawn is highly contagious, yet science remains puzzled by this phenomenon

Alex Avrutin / The Davidson Institute of Science | 02.24.24

Previous experiments revealed that the scent of women's tears reduces testosterone levels in men

Study finds smell of tears has soothing properties

A study finds that individuals who were exposed to the scent of tears of others demonstrated reduced levels of aggressive behavior

Tal Fisher | 02.16.24

מכונת קיצוץ ציפורניים חשמלית נתפסה בשפתיים של ילדה בת 5

Israeli child hospitalized after lips caught in electric nail trimmer

Doctors at Meir Medical Center enlist a team of firefighters in the emergency room to carefully dismantle the device without inflicting additional harm

Raanan Ben-Zur | 02.09.24

'He wasn't supposed to enlist in the IDF, but decided he'd become combat soldier anyway'

Army confirms Staff Sergeant Hanan Drori hospitalized, where doctors battled fungal infection, after being wounded in Gaza in December; friends and colleagues mourn his loss

Elisha Ben Kimon, Nina Fox | 02.07.24

Whooping cough outbreak in Israel; go get vaccinated!

Whooping cough (Pertussis) vaccines are critical in preventing outbreak of disease by providing both personal and communal protection, controlling infection rate and high-risk protecting populations; here are the reasons to get vaccinated and stop the infection chain

Prof. Yosef Peres | 02.04.24

Israeli woman partially loses sight after following TikTok advice

Rachel, who lost her central field of view, says she stared into the sun for 30 minutes after a TikTok clip explained that doing so would improve her health

Ariela Ayalon | 01.29.24

מימין: פרופ' עידו עמית, אורן ברבוי, יובל שפיר איתי וד"ר רוני דהן

Israeli scientists find way to elicit strong immune response against cancer

Weizmann Institute of Science study using newly developed immunotherapy approach reveals link between T cells and dendritic cells – which gather information about invaders in the body – triggers robust immune response against cancer

Ron Crissy | 01.21.24

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