Planned Parenthood, the network of women’s health care and abortion clinics, released a statement on Tuesday about Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza. The statement recognized and condemned Hamas’s use of rape and other sexual violence against Israeli women, and also called to safeguard women’s and maternal health […]
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Decorating the Christmas tree is a beloved tradition for many of us during the festive season. While some people prefer using and reusing an artificial tree as an environmentally friendly way to enjoy the holiday spirit, others hunt instead for the perfect real tree to adorn with ornaments and cluster presents around. But some people […]
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Releasing its 2023 World Malaria Report as nations gather at the UN climate change conference, COP28, the health agency warned that despite expanding access to malaria prevention, more people are getting sick with the disease. WHO documented 249 million cases in 2022, an increase of two million from 2021 and exceeding the pre-pandemic level of […]
Continue ReadingTech TalkImmediately following the horrific October 7 massacre, the people of Israel have come together to offer their support to those who need it. Whether donating money, food supplies, equipment, or one’s time and energy – the nation has come together in a way that would have been unthinkable just a few months ago, […]
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The festive season is fast approaching, and if you’re organising celebrations with family or friends, you might be grappling with a seemingly endless to-do list. But as you make these plans, it’s important to consider how you can best include any friends or loved ones living with dementia. While no two people experience dementia in […]
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Our planet has logged higher mean temperatures each year, with 2023 set to be the hottest on record. Ice sheets are melting at an unprecedented rate. Wildfires have made the air hazardous in some regions, while in others, floods regularly threaten to contaminate drinking water. Against this backdrop, more and more people are being affected […]
Continue ReadingAs the Gaza war against Hamas slips into winter, an innovative Israeli development that could save wounded who fought or were injured in a hostile environment has been developed at Haifa’s Rambam Health Care Campus. When there is a drop in the body temperate of wounded soldiers and civilians dealing with a drop in […]
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A cluster of cases of ocular syphilis has been reported in Michigan, US. The five women infected all contracted the disease from the same sexual partner. While ocular syphilis is not that common overall, accounting for 1% of all syphilis cases this probably represents an underestimate of its prevalence. Why is this important? Ocular syphilis […]
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Ahead of the first ever ‘Health Day’ at a UN climate conference, delegates signed onto a new declaration on climate and health and separately considered the role of digital technology can play in climate action. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed the new declaration, which aims to help accelerate actions to protect people from […]
Continue ReadingThe number of HIV carriers in Israel in the last two years has increased beyond the forecasted numbers, according to Prof. Itzchak Levy, director of the HIV/AIDS center at Sheba Medical Center, on World AIDS Day, which took place on Friday. “The AIDS epidemic is still with us,” Levy said. “To end this epidemic, […]
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