Health
Approximately 154 Israelis die each week from smoking-related illnesses, amounting to roughly 8,000 deaths annually, according to the The Israel Cancer Association.
Each additional one-year increase in biological age over chronological age was associated with a 15% increase in the risk of mortality.
Gila Zarbiv says Israel can improve maternal care by giving midwives a larger role before, during and after birth.
A Shavuot benefit at Jerusalem’s Tower of David raised funds for HaGal Sheli’s surfing-based rehabilitation programs.
A total of 144 people have died, and there are 653 suspected cases.
A new policy paper published by the Center for Medical Integrity shows that Israel-related incidents are disproportionately reflected in WHO’s conflict health database.
Dr. Nadia Khir is honored for changing the face of women’s healthcare in Druze society.
Deena Margolies, of the Brandeis Center, told JNS that antisemitism in healthcare is a bigger problem than a single union or doctor and is becoming “normalized.”
Nadia Khir, 58, is a veteran and highly respected gynecologist.
“I was given the privilege of receiving the light of his eyes,” said IDF Lt. Shily Leibovitch.
Tel Aviv University researchers developed a method that may remove excess glutamate from the bloodstream in the first hours after injury, aiming to reduce the chain reaction of damage.
The hearing is to focus on “bad medicine,” the politics, unions and antisemitism in healthcare.
