Heart attack

IDF rolls out innovative blood test to spot heart attack risk years in advance

The move places the IDF at the forefront of public bodies in Israel applying advanced preventive medicine, as the test is not yet part of routine screening in the health funds.

Illustration of a blood test.
Defibrillator

Defibrillator rental service on a monthly basis

THE MAYO CLINIC headquarters in Rochester, Minnesota: Though being overweight or obese is certainly a risk factor and increases one’s odds of suffering a cardiac event, the Mayo Clinic cites data that 15-30% of thin people will get heart disease, the writer notes.

It’s time to treat heart disease like the preventable crisis it is - opinion

Hernán Damiani

Argentinian opposition leader dies during live broadcast age 66


Medical intern dies of a heart attack while working at hospital in Haifa

Medical staff at the hospital performed lengthy resuscitation operations on him, but were eventually forced to determine his death.

 Ambulances outside the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, March 30, 2020.

Israel’s most advanced cardiology hospital to open in Rambam Campus

The NIS 200 million, Eyal Ofer Heart Hospital will serve as a centralized location for all the cardiology treatments offered on the Rambam campus.

 Ambulances outside the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, March 30, 2020.

Can a person die of a broken heart?

The partner of Irma Garcia who was murdered in the Uvalde shooting died two days after the shooting, and many believe it was from a broken heart.

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Dr. Morton Mower, Jewish co-inventor of a revolutionary defibrillator, dies at 89

Mower began development in 1969 on a pint-sized defibrillator that could be surgically implanted underneath the abdomen to allow for quicker, more precise electric jolts.

Defibrillator

Russian defense minister reappears after suddenly disappearing on March 11

Sergei Shoigu, who disappeared from the public eye on March 11, was briefly seen in a Security Council meeting. "He has a lot on his plate," a Kremlin official said.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow, Russia, January 13, 2022.

Why do people keep dying after having sex?

Many people die after having sex. This is why.

 Peach (Illustrative)

Can getting angry cause a stroke? Doctors explain

One in 11 strokes occurs about one hour after an emotional upheaval or intense physical exercise.

 Stroke (illustrative)

Do you have a ticking time bomb in your chest that could cause a stroke?

This circumstance greatly increases your risk of having a stroke, and there’s a way to know if you have this characteristic. 

 Stroke (illustrative)

J'lem synagogues to install hundreds of defibrillators for High Holidays

The defibrillators in question are automatic - meaning that they can be operated easily and independently, with no need for previous medical training.

New defibrillator station in Ashkelon

Baron Benjamin de Rothschild dies at 57 after suffering heart attack

In April, he and his wife donated NIS 50 million for purchasing medical equipment for 22 hospitals in Israel.

Baron Benjamin de Rothschild 1963-2021.