Category: Health

Most people are familiar with psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but some conditions are so rare that many psychiatrists won’t come across a single case in their professional lives. Here I present five of the rarest – and strangest – syndromes known to psychiatry. 1. Fregoli syndrome Fregoli syndrome is where someone […]

Actress Megan Fox, who has long been considered a sex symbol, recently revealed in an interview after appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated that she suffers from body dysmorphic disorder.  “I don’t ever see myself the way other people see me. There’s never a point in my life where I loved my body, never […]

Many were shocked by the recent revelation that more than 35,000 incidents of sexual misconduct, ranging from abusive remarks to rape, occurred in the NHS over the five years to 2022. Nearly 21,000 incidents involved patients abusing staff, almost 7,500 were cases where patients had abused other patients, and more than 3,000 involved staff abusing […]

This might sound embarrassing for many of you, but according to a senior British urologist, the correct way to pee isn’t by standing, but by sitting on the toilet. That’s what urological surgeon Gerald Collins of the Alexandra Hospital in Cheshire, England, said in an interview with the Uk paper The Telegraph, following a YouGov […]

Suicide rarely happens in the absence of severe mental health problems. Research indicates that psychiatric disorders are prevalent in up to 90% of adolescents who die from suicide. In particular, what are known as affective disorders, such as major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, are present in 44%-76% of cases. This means that severe mental […]

The ongoing outbreak of avian influenza which began in late 2021 in Europe and the Americas has been marked by rapid genetic changes and highly increased virulence in both birds and mammals, according to a new study published last week. In the peer-reviewed study published in Nature Communications, researchers from the St. Jude Children’s Research […]

The rapid growth of cities comes with many challenges. How can we build greener? And how can we support the health and wellbeing of the people living in urban areas? This seems to involve a trade-off. Many studies show that denser neighbourhoods are relatively better for the planet, but come with higher depression risks. It […]

Since 2020, there has been no decline from 20 percent of those over 15 in the number of Israeli smokers – in fact, there has been a significant increase in the number of teens and even younger children who vape using electronic cigarettes. When broken down by gender, 27.3% of men and 12.6% of women […]

Actress Megan Fox recently shared in an interview with Sports Illustrated that she has body dysmorphia. In the video interview, Fox said: “I don’t ever see myself the way other people see me. There’s never a point in my life where I loved my body.” Fox isn’t alone in her struggle. Many other celebrities have […]

Preeclampsia (toxemia) is one of the most dangerous diseases for pregnant women and their fetuses that sometimes requires an early termination of pregnancy and premature birth. It may even endanger the life of the mother and fetus.  Trying to shed light on the reasons for its development and how to ways to expand the few […]