HEALTH & SCIENCE

Weizmann Institute research improves players' performance

The research brings together nutrition, technology and science to help athletes.

Court: If parents disagree, child must be immunized

Arguing against immunizing her child, the mother said that due to the high level of immunizations in Israel, he was protected by “herd immunity.”

Israel's fluoridation supply expected to be restored

The cost of fluoridation adds just a few agorot per cubic meter to water bills.

IDF officers, soldiers give 25% of all donated blood

Magen David Adom praised the officers and soldiers during a ceremony at Tel Hashomer hospital.

Amateur sportsman goes to donate kidney – and saves his own life

After passing all but the last medical tests, Yisrael Elyada assumed – as an active amateur athlete – that he had no problems and would proceed on to the surgery needed to remove the kidney.

French immigrant nurses protest against red tape in government

Elisabeth Ranassier, a registered nurse from France with 17 years of experience, does not work in her profession here because of the red tape.

New medical position paper: Patients should not stop taking statins on their own

All patients should consult with their cardiologist, internal medicine specialist or family physician before considering any discontinuation of medications.

New technique improves properties of superconductors

Israeli scientists at the Weizmann Institute and Hebrew University have made new discoveries.

Israeli medical cannabis is flying high

Jerusalem’s Israel Medical Conference focused on how the increasingly acceptable green weed could benefit health.

Finance minister nixes cancer group’s demand to raise tobacco taxes

"Making tobacco cheap widens the health and social gaps between the well-off and the poor."

Israeli study says Zika virus alerts spread too much confusion

Hebrew University study says information on the epidemic was at too high a reading level.

Dental Volunteers for Israel provides free dentures to elderly

The Jerusalem based free dental clinic kicks off its second year of providing free dentures to those in need.

Extra nurses promised after preemie infection

The doubling will add 121 new nursing job slots to neonatal intensive care units in three stages starting in January, the ministry said.

Shlomit Malka’s condition improves after e-bike accident

Growing injury toll for electric scooters during summer vacation.

Gaza boy able to walk after Jerusalem doctors remove tumor

Four-year-old breathes easier after surgical removal of chest growth undetected in Gaza hospitals.

Finance and Health ministries jointly to approve export of medical marijuana

The overall global price for cannabis in the world is about $10 per gram. The price of medical cannabis is growing significantly.

Cornea transplant rescues an Israeli infant’s eye

The baby, an only daughter who was born to her parents after seven sons, was referred at the age of only four days to the ophthalmology clinic at Schneider Children’s Medical Center.

Preschool afternoon programs to provide healthy food, teach healthy habits

The children will also learn about hygiene, washing hands, drinking water, setting a table and making salads.

The dark side of a smiley

People often try to create a positive first impression by using emojis, in particular the smiley.

Health Ministry drops opposition to video cameras in geriatric institutions

"An institution that does not install cameras according to the new law will not have a license and will be closed down.”

Weizmann Institute 6th in world in Index of Innovation

“Our high place in this index reflects our guiding philosophy, which says that we recruit scientists who are among the best in the world and let them follow their curiosity."

Israeli team journeys into Siberia to preserve histories of remote tribes

MyHeritage project documents family trees of isolated communities.

Litzman describes red tape for medical cannabis as ‘terrible’

Health minister says 100 additional medical specialists are undergoing training to prescribe drug.

TAU drug regimen can fight cancer metastasis

The research team has conducted a similar study, which has not yet been published, on colorectal cancer patients and found similar results.

Technion student-designers win ‘escape room’ contest

The project’s goal was to bring youngsters and adults closer to the worlds of science and engineering and expose the Technion to the general public through action, creativity and advanced technology.

Over 1,000 Israeli teens spend summer learning lifesaving to teach others

The youth also learned about alcohol and smoking and disease prevention and will speak to the general public in malls and other public places.

Bar-Ilan U. reports among ‘most-read’ chemistry articles

Generosity, even among family members, had long been considered to be a specifically human characteristic.

Early gene-editing could prevent inherited diseases

“Thanks to advances in stem cell technologies and gene editing, we are finally starting to address disease-causing mutations that impact potentially millions of people."

The dangers of consumer products to Israelis children

Most countries have state bodies that set standards, supervise and warn the public.

Israeli team finds biological basis for rare neurological kids' disease

The breakthrough in Jerusalem may help doctors around the globe detect genetic abnormalities early.