Can Israel finally stub out smoking? Experts turn to AI, brain stimulation, and new drugs
While smoking is declining in many countries around the world, it is growing in Israel, rising in the last few years from one in five adults to one in four.
Health & Wellness
Children of Holocaust survivors face higher schizophrenia risk, Israeli study finds
'Ecology of healing': Israel's October 7 trauma victims say the system is failing them
This clown eats bubbles, cracks jokes to help Israeli children recover from trauma
Are vitamins disappearing from your smoothie? This is the truth | Dr. Maya Rosman
Is that morning smoothie truly healthy? Everything you need to know about preserving vitamins and preventing the degradation of nutritional components.
Study: The party drug that relieves resistant depression and suicidal thoughts
A new review in the medical journal JAMA Psychiatry has found that administering ketamine via intravenous infusion may reduce severe depression symptoms within hours.
The mistake everyone makes with the dishwasher that poses a health risk
It looks clean, sometimes smells only "a little bad", and works almost every day, but inside the dishwasher hides one of the most neglected places in the kitchen: The filter.
The food that can change your gut health in just days
Experts explain how just one daily serving of fermented food may impact the immune system, mood, and even inflammation levels in the body.
'Seniorland': Growing old in the world's largest retirement city - review
Prof. Galit Nimrod, an expert in communications at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, left her family for two months in 2023 to immerse herself in the Villages’ experience.
The shoreline that holds: October 7 post-trauma therapists embark on a healing retreat
For years, many of these therapists have sat with survivors, bereaved parents, evacuated families, children who lost their sense of safety, and communities trying to return to life.
Common painkillers are safe during pregnancy, don't raise birth defect risk, Israeli study finds
A large Ben-Gurion University of the Negev study challenges concerns over common painkillers in pregnancy, finding no link to birth defects.
A new Israeli technology used at Rambam Hospital helped free a man from dependence on painkillers
A breakthrough treatment was carried out at Rambam Medical Center, where specialists helped wean a man who had been taking about 130 painkiller pills a day in just 20 minutes.
Prince William drinks this juice every morning. Is it really good for the heart?
The apple juice that stars in the British crown prince's breakfast is winning praise for its potential contribution to heart health and reducing cholesterol.
NHS to make Jewish BRCA genetic testing program permanent after successful pilot
Those with Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry have a one in 40 chance of carrying a BRCA1 or BRCA2 compared to a one in 250 chance for the general population.
