Category: Health

Since the start of 2023, measles has been reported in a third of countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) European region. And in the first five months of the year there were 5,699 cases reported there – nearly seven times as many as in the whole of 2022. The UK lost its measles-free status […]

Scientists who have analyzed the genes expressed by individual cells from the brains of people with and without post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorders (MDD) have identified shared and unique genes expressed in these conditions. The results, said an international team led by scientists at McLean Hospital in Massachusetts, could lead to a […]

The concept of austerity featured prominently in the first round of hearings of the UK’s COVID inquiry, which has recently come to a close. Notably, former chancellor George Osborne claimed that austerity had a “positive” effect on the UK’s ability to withstand the pandemic. Our reading of the evidence is that the austerity policies initiated […]

An outbreak of pertussis (whooping cough) among ultra-Orthodox (haredi) children whose parents have declined to take them for vaccinations has worried public health officials and the Health Ministry here.  More than 225 cases of whooping cough have been reported since the beginning of this year, 13 times more than during the same period last year. […]

Furious over the passage of the “Reasonableness Law” by the coalition on Monday, the Israel Medical Association – which insists that the change will cause severe harm to the practice of medicine – instituted a strike on a reduced Shabbat schedule in most hospitals and clinics around the country but continued to treat urgent cases.  […]

In the summer you can go to the beach, sunbathe, wear short clothes and enjoy the sun and the warm air. Just as we have to be careful of the many dangers that lie in the hottest season of the year, we need to make sure we are taking care of our cats. Veterinarian Dr. […]

 Britain is reviewing a class of drugs used in a diabetes medicine and a weight-loss treatment sold by Novo Nordisk  after some patients reported suicidal or self-harming thoughts, two weeks after similar action by the European Union. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said in a statement to Reuters late on Tuesday it […]

Losing weight is challenging. But as anyone who has ever successfully lost weight knows, it’s avoiding weight re-gain that’s the real challenge. This is true no matter what method you follow to lose weight. For example, studies show that people who follow very low calorie diets (between 800-1,200 calories per day) regain between 26% and […]

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 […]