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From fortified ORs to popup clinics, Israel’s medical centers streamline wartime operations
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (813+ words) Two days after the deadly Iranian missile attack on Beit Shemesh that killed nine and wounded dozens, Dr. Jonathan Lifshitz, a family doctor in the city's Mishlat General Clinic, traveled to Jerusalem to provide medical care to his patients who…...
With Israelis under fire, a rabbi offers guidance where Jewish law meets mental health
16+ hour, 57+ min ago (969+ words) Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter. A few weeks after the bloody Hamas-led invasion of October 7, 2023, an Israeli woman suffering from anxiety reached out to Rabbi Yoni Rosensweig, an expert on the intersection between Jewish…...
Health Ministry says 140 people taken to hospital due to Iran war in past 24 hours
22+ hour, 41+ min ago (154+ words) The Health Ministry reports that in the past 24 hours, 140 injured people have been taken to hospitals as a result of the conflict with Iran. Among those treated in hospitals, one is in serious condition, 19 are in moderate condition, and 114 are…...
Israeli researchers find cannabis compounds could lead to 1st drug for fatty liver disease
1+ day, 6+ min ago (887+ words) Two compounds from a cannabis plant could help what's commonly known as "fatty liver disease," Israeli researchers say. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, known as MASLD, is the most common liver problem in the world, affecting about one out of…...
Israeli scientists: ‘SuperAger’ brains make twice as many new neurons as their healthy peers
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (796+ words) Groundbreaking research by Israeli and American scientists suggests that the brains of "SuperAgers" may grow more new neurons than those of their peers. Adults over the age of 80 who can recall everyday events and their past personal history just as…...
Israel’s HMOs prepare for potential conflict with Iran
1+ week, 2+ day ago (175+ words) Israel's HMOs prepare for potential conflict with Iran'The Times of Israel Israel's health management organizations have inventories of equipment, medications, and laboratory supplies sufficient for about 60 days in case Iran strikes Israel, according to Ynet. If conflict erupts, the funds…...
Nine-month-old girl from Beit Shemesh dies after choking on small object
1+ week, 4+ day ago (294+ words) A 9-month-old baby from Beit Shemesh died of asphyxiation on Monday, after choking on what doctors said was a small stone. She had been taken from her home to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem in critical condition. There, doctors…...
IDF ends testicular examinations for new recruits
2+ week, 1+ day ago (347+ words) The Israeli military on Thursday said it would end a decades-old practice of testicular examinations for male recruits, as part of a larger overhaul of its medical screening process for young civilians ahead of their draft to the army. According…...
In breakthrough, Israeli scientists use deep-brain stimulation to counter schizophrenia
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1005+ words) In a breakthrough study, Israeli scientists say they have developed a novel deep brain stimulation approach for patients with schizophrenia. This therapy for the severe chronic mental disorder could restore functions that control movement, learning and decision-making. "The study proposes…...
Vegetarian and vegan babies develop at same rate as meat-eating peers – Israeli study
2+ week, 2+ day ago (559+ words) A landmark study of nearly 1.2 million infants led by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers and the Health Ministry Nutrition Department found that infants from vegetarian and vegan households grew in trajectories that were nearly identical to those of their…...