Articles in "Health"
Cost of War: Israel Faces 100,000 Disabled Veterans by 2030
Israel reported a sharp increase in the number of wounded security personnel on Sunday morning, ahead of its first international ...
Targeting Fat Distribution, Not Just Weight Loss, Key to Preventing Metabolic Disease, Study Finds
For years, the prevailing scientific understanding was that abdominal fat -- the absolute amount of it in a person-- was the primary risk ...
Discovery of Novel Fat Cell Subtypes Could Revolutionize Obesity Care
Scientists have identified new subpopulations of fat cells in the human body, a discovery that could lead to improved treatments for ...
New Tool Maps Gut Proteins, Opens New Possibilities for Treating Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
A new tool developed by Israeli scientists is making it possible to map all the proteins excreted from the body in feces, providing a ...
Health Ministry Releases First-Ever Quality Ratings for Internal Medicine Departments
The Assuta Ashdod Hospital in Ashdod was rated Israel's top medical center in the Health Ministry's first ever quality and service ratings ...
Quiet Revolution: Petah Tikva Deploys Noise Sensors in Public Parks
To combat noise pollution, Petah Tikva became the first Israeli municipality to begin installing sound sensors in parks on Monday as part ...
Lung Cancer Rates in Israel: Smoking Remains Top Risk Despite Decline in Mortality
A long-term study of lung cancer in Israel released on Wednesday by the Health Ministry found that smoking -- both active and passive -- ...
First Human Trials of Microtech Microsensors Aim to Transform Cardiac Care
Microtech, a subsidiary of Tel Aviv-based Medinol Inc., announced on Thursday the launch of human clinical trials for its microsensor ...
Israeli Mental Health Medication Use Surges Amid War
The use of mental health medication by Israelis has surged, health officials told the Knesset Health Committee on Wednesday. Health ...
Israeli Breast Milk Bank Fights for Premature Infants’ Survival
As the world marks World Prematurity Day on Sunday, Israel's National Breast Milk Bank has been a lifeline for premature infants across ...
