Category: Health

Israel’s Health Ministry wants to transfer responsibility for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) from private hospitals, which have several times been negligent, to public hospitals.  In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in the number of IVF treatments in privately owned medical institutions, the ministry said on Monday. “This increase raised the need to increase […]

The model of masculinity has undergone many positive changes in recent decades. Now, many people understand that it’s not a weakness to show emotions or admit flaws and to be more connected to the softer and gentler side we all have. Today, we understand that these are signs of mental strength, which can prevent many […]

A direct connection between levels in the brain of nitric oxide (NO) – a colorless, odorless and non-flammable gas  — has been found for the first time in mouse models with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This breakthrough has just been published by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) – offering new insights into […]

It’s difficult for neurologists to assess objectively how much patients with chronic pain syndromes are suffering, even when they are difficult to treat and can make them disabled. Thus, if objective biomarkers could be identified, they would help guide palliative medicine specialists. A pain syndrome is defined as pain that continues for more than three […]

Bajo la dirección de una agresiva opositora al comportamiento empresarial que menoscaba la competencia, la Comisión Federal de Comercio (FTC) está actuando contra las empresas farmacéuticas y los intermediarios del sector, como parte de la campaña de la administración Biden para reducir los precios de los medicamentos en las farmacias. El 16 de mayo, la […]

Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez WEST WENDOVER, Nev. — In April, Mark Lee Dickson arrived in this 4,500-person city that hugs the Utah-Nevada border to pitch an ordinance banning abortion. Dickson is the director of the anti-abortion group Right to Life of East Texas and founder of another organization that has spent the past few years traveling […]

Don Thompson California has allocated more than $1 billion in recent years to combat its opioid crisis. Much of the money has been used to distribute fentanyl test strips and the overdose reversal drug naloxone, as well as deliver medical care to people who are homeless. The state has an opioid awareness campaign tailored to […]

Last June, Jay Comfort flew to the United States from his home in Switzerland to attend his only daughter’s wedding. But the week before the ceremony — on a Friday evening — Comfort said he found himself in “excruciating pain.” “I tried to gut it out for three hours because of the insurance situation,” said […]

Under the leadership of an aggressive opponent of anti-competitive business practices, the Federal Trade Commission is moving against drug companies and industry middlemen as part of the Biden administration’s push for lower drug prices at the pharmacy counter. On May 16, the FTC sued to block the merger of drugmakers Amgen and Horizon Therapeutics, saying […]

Blueberries are a nutrient-rich food well-known for their diverse health benefits, from cancer-fighting properties to helping diabetics maintain insulin levels. Now, new research suggests that eating a handful of wild blueberries can improve brain and heart health. Researchers from the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine at King’s College London evaluated 61 healthy participants, men […]