Heart attack

Unauthorized weight loss supplement containing banned ingredient leads to hospitalization

Laboratory tests conducted by the ministry found that the product contains the active ingredient sibutramine, a pharmaceutical substance banned in Israel and multiple other countries.

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
G-Slim supplement found to contain banned substance.
Eligible building committees in Givatayim will actually pay only NIS 800 for a package that includes a resuscitation device, cabinet, installation, signage, and instruction

This is the city that will subsidize the installation of defibrillators in residential buildings

After similar moves in Rishon Lezion, Rehovot, Herzliya, Ra'anana, and additional authorities, Givatayim is also subsidizing defibrillators for residential buildings.

|ByDORON KUPERSTEIN
The decision to act immediately can be the difference between life and death. The problem is that many still view the defibrillator as a complex medical device intended for professionals only.

The surprising reason why people do not use defibrillators in an emergency

Despite high accessibility and simple operation, the public still hesitates to use defibrillators. The result can be the loss of critical minutes and human lives.

|ByAMIT WEINSTAT
A picture taken on July 10, 2026 shows US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaking to the media after his meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, just days before his sudden passing.

'I'm having chest pains': Lindsey Graham's final phone call for help to Senate staffer revealed

"Lindsey basically worked himself to death," US Senator Tommy Tuberville said of Graham's commitment to work. He rarely took vacations and was constantly traveling for work. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Crying Israeli falafel shop owner suffers heart attack

'It is definitely possible to say that he took these things to heart. Without a doubt'

MAY 18, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Yuval Carmi, an Israeli falafel shop owner, with Prof. Kobi George at the Kaplan Medical Center

Hillel's Tech Corner: Vectorious - Taking technology to heart. Literally.

The Vectorious team, which is now more than 30 members strong, has successfully implanted in-heart micro computers in multiple countries across Europe and Israel.

MAY 8, 2020ByHILLEL FULD
Vectorious' in-heart microcomputers

Sharp decline in citizens turning to hospitals, even in critical cases

Doctors are reporting that people are beginning to fear turning into the emergency room. "Heart diseases are just as prevalent as they were before the coronavirus"

MARCH 26, 2020ByMAAYAN HARONI/MAARIV
People are seen in front of the entrance to the emergency room at the Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem

Israeli researchers discover 'blue dye' to repair hearts after attack

"Because Chicago Sky Blue is non-toxic, we think it might be tested to prevent further damage following the initial injury of a heart attack."

JANUARY 20, 2020ByHANNAH HEPNER
A 3D printed, small-scaled human heart engineered from the patient’s own materials and cells.