Category: Health

When BBC journalist Rory Carson sought online consultations for a potential mental health issue, three private clinics diagnosed him with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). They charged between £685 and £1,095 for these consultations, which lasted between 45 and 100 minutes, and all prescribed him medication. ADHD is a highly controversial disorder which emerged in […]

A total of nine cases of measles cases were discovered in Tel Aviv last month, according to the Health Ministry, whose epidemiologists found a connection among all of them. Although those infected were considered mild cases with a rash and fever, the virus is very contagious and may lead to severe and even life-threatening […]

The Treasury must immediately allocate significant amounts of money for rehabilitation hospitals where they are especially lacking, in Jerusalem and the North, said Knesset Health Committee chairman MK Yonatan Mashriki. The shortage of rehabilitation beds was serious even before the war, but now it is much worse, the Shas MK said on Wednesday during […]

Raz Shapira, a nurse at Soroka Medical Center, was suspended from her post at the hospital after she published posts on social networks in which she called for the reporting of medical staff members in Israel who expressed support of the October 7 massacre.  “We must deal with the supporters of terrorism here,” she […]

To allow a continuous supply of food to Israel, the Health Ministry will temporarily not enforce the marking of stickers with the red food symbol (for too salty, sweet or fatty products) and or the marking of mineral water bottles in Hebrew. As a result, products of the same type may be found on […]

What’s the best type of exercise you can do for your health? The answer seems to change every week. Lately, many fitness enthusiasts and influencers have been talking about the importance of “functional fitness” – especially for people in their 20s and 30s who want to stay mobile and ready for anything as they get […]

More than half of medical students and more than 45% of doctors in Israel and many other countries are women. Yet a US study has found that fewer than 20% of physicians’ roles in movies are portrayed by females, giving a skewed view of the profession. In the 2009 film Gifted Hands, which was […]

In difficult periods marked by tension and uncertainty, one of the first aspects affected is our sleep. We become more alert to noises, increasingly worried, and tend to stay up late in front of screens. Unfortunately, these factors do not contribute to a restful sleep. It is important to recognize that inadequate sleep can […]

The challenge that lies before you has captivated countless internet users, leaving them perplexed. Originating from a popular TikTok account that regularly shares quizzes and personality tests, this riddle has caused quite a stir. Credit – AdobeStock Let’s take a look at the incorrect exercise: 1-3=4, made up of 14 matches. Your objective is […]

Although Israel’s medical centers have in normal times been overcrowded, with patients facing long queues in many departments and the number of wounded in the Hamas incursion and the war far greater than any emergency scenario, the system in all of its parts has performed beyond expectations.  This is the verdict of Prof. Nadav […]