Category: Health

Only a quarter of low-income countries cover childhood cancer medicines in through public benefits, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said at his weekly press briefing in Geneva. Survival rate slashed “This subjects children and families to significant suffering and financial hardship, or puts them at risk of receiving substandard […]

The extreme heat that has been plaguing Israel and much of the rest of the Northern Hemisphere for over a week can double the risk of fatal heart attacks, especially if sand and other fine-particulate pollution come with it.  An analysis of more than 202,000 heart attack deaths between 2015 and 2020 in a single […]

Difficulties with cognitive functions or skills, such as the ability to recall memories, concentrate on tasks, or find the right words in conversation, are commonly reported following a COVID infection. These symptoms are often referred to as “brain fog”, and are especially common among people who have long-term or persistent symptoms called long COVID. At […]

A 28-year-old man has tested positive for the potentially fatal Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a city in Abu Dhabi on the border with Oman, the World Health Organization said on Monday. The man in the city of Al Ain was admitted to a hospital last month, the WHO said in a statement. […]

Calcium is found in a range of foods besides just the cheese you eat and the milk you add to your coffee.  If you’re lactose intolerant or don’t want to eat dairy for other reasons, there are plenty of other foods explored in this article that are rich in calcium or will help your body […]

Summer vacation is in full swing, and children are at summer camps and spending a lot of time in the pool, at the sea and at home. However summer fun brings a bunch of laundry to do. The dirty clothes keep piling up, from shirts stained with sweat to clothes stained by spilled ice cream. […]

Most care home residents have both dementia and hearing loss, which can leave them feeling lonely and depressed. Hearing loss and dementia both cause difficulties with listening, understanding and communicating. This can lead to breakdowns in relationships because something as simple as a conversation with a loved one can become impossible. People with dementia often […]

Nervous when you see an epidermic needle, even if the shot can save your life? A significant link between behavioral stress and the effectiveness of vaccines has been demonstrated for the first time in mouse models by Tel Aviv University (TAU) researchers.   They found that acute stress in mice nine to 12 days after […]

Having dipped somewhat during the pandemic, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise again around the world. In England and Ireland in 2022, rates of chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis exceeded levels recorded before COVID. The number of gonorrhoea diagnoses recorded in England was in fact the highest since annual records began. Untreated STIs can […]

The Health Ministry’s annual national program for quality indicators takes the pulse of the country’s health system, with its main goals the promotion of quality care in key and selected areas and presenting the results to the public.  The new indices this year include polyp detection index in colonoscopy performed in general hospitals; pain assessment […]