Largest investigation of the new COVID shots suggests they also sharply reduce deaths, calling them ‘an effective and essential tool’; research is not yet peer-reviewed New Omicron-fighting COVID booster shots have delivered an 81 percent reduction in COVID hospitalization to Israelis aged 65-plus, according to recently released research. The study, …
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Number of patients hospitalized in serious condition has also risen sharply, prompting urgent meeting of government’s “corona cabinet” On Monday, May 31, Israel registered just four new COVID-19 infections and everyone was convinced that the Corona crisis had come to an end in the Jewish state. But in just two …
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Moms were just as emotionally available during COVID outbreak as in normal times, research finds, surprising psychologists The pandemic didn’t harm emotional bonds between mother and baby, Israeli psychologists suggest in new research. The psychologists studied interactions between 110 mothers and their babies just before the pandemic started, and then …
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US, Japanese drugmakers announce results of full study, but remains unclear how much of a difference it may make to lives of those affected by the condition AP — An experimental Alzheimer’s drug modestly slowed the brain disease’s inevitable worsening, researchers reported Tuesday — but it remains unclear how much …
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Innovative device successfully detects early-stage cervical cancer, and is available even to disadvantaged populations The State of Israel is now widely praised in the Dominican Republic after the lives of 930 women were saved by Israeli technology brought to the country through the efforts of Israeli Ambassador Danny Biran. The …
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“Everyone here in Gaza talks about how Israeli doctors are the most professional in the world and that they can be trusted completely.” (TPS) Israeli surgeons saved the life of a five-year-old Gaza boy born with a heart defect, Save A Child’s Heart announced on Monday. Amir Yichya Mabchuch, who …
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Peer-reviewed study from Tel Aviv University shows aerobic activity conditions organs to snatch sugar away from tumors, impairing their ability to grow and spread Illustrative image: a man running (BartekSzewczyk via iStock by Getty Images) People who regularly run or engage in other aerobic exercise cut their chance of developing …
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Some insulin lines, heart medicines, psychiatric drugs and blood pressure pills are unavailable, says Pharmacists Association chair, estimating number of missing products at 150 Israel’s shortage of medicine is intensifying daily and is close to becoming a danger to public health, the chairman of Israel’s pharmacists union has warned. Many …
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Everyone loves fine olive oil in the kitchen. Treat yourself to olive oil from Israel this Christmas. Here’s how the story began… About five years ago we had a vision together with our friend Oren Shalom who lives in Southern Israel: We wanted the desert there, where Moses and the …
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Drinking large amount of sugar in a short time can cause inflammation of the intestines. Scientists from the University of Alberta has declared that eating large amounts of sugar in a short time increases the risk of development of intestinal inflammation and has a negative impact on health overall, reports …
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