Health
Ten wounded soldiers take on a grueling trek through the Drakensberg Mountains as part of a recovery program supported by local Jewish communities.
Bill Ackman, who is Jewish, wrote that he plans to create a nonprofit rather than working with universities in part due to “politics outweighing meritocracy, protests that disrupt learning” and the “curse of antisemitism” on campuses.
“We decided that it was time for a rigorous narrative review of what we called anatomy of antisemitism in the health professions, not just medicine but across-the-board,” one of the authors of a new paper told JNS.
Bar-Ilan University researchers found that inflammation subsided more quickly when participants focused their attention on the affected area.
The Central District Court in Lod will examine whether consumers were misled by labeling that the company says meant no sugar had been added.
The individual returned to the Jewish state from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a location with active Ebola transmission.
The technology identifies a chemical “fingerprint” associated with cancer cells by analyzing fragments of DNA released into the bloodstream.
The Tel Aviv-based drug maker is facing an antitrust lawsuit, together with several other pharmaceutical companies.
The American Psychological Association postponed a vote on the Association of Jewish Psychologists’ application for formal recognition, prompting criticism from Jewish groups that said the move reflects broader concerns about antisemitism and Jewish inclusion.
Bike4Chai Ride supports Chai Lifeline and Camp Simcha, which provide overnight summer camping in a medically supportive environment.
“It isn’t assisted suicide,” bioethicist Arthur Caplan told JNS. “It is managing dying in a more humane way.”
“It’s a small technical change, but it’s obviously going to make a very significant difference by opening this up to the lowest-income New Yorkers, who struggle to make ends meet,” David Greenfield, of Met Council, told JNS.
