Heart disease
Artificial sweeteners help obese people lose 1.6 kg in a year and improve gut bacteria
WHO recommends against using low-calorie sweeteners for weight control, citing risks of type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
It’s time to treat heart disease like the preventable crisis it is - opinion
Wegovy injections reduce risk of heart attacks and strokes by 57%, study finds
Does a common heart attack pill help everyone? Studies disagree
Israeli and Palestinian get to the heart of the matter - opinion
The operation that his Palestinian health service was suggesting would cost Mohammed in the ballpark of NIS 60,000.
Biological defibrillator to treat irregular heartbeat developed by Rambam, Technion
This breakthrough will eventually treat only diseased and not healthy cardiac cells, through a receptor causing a biological process in the heart.
Why grapefruit juice and tonic water can be detrimental to your health
In total, close to 100 different drugs are affected by grapefruit juice, and the number has only grown over the years.
Perspective on cholesterol numbers: Better predictors of heart disease - opinion
For cholesterol to become harmful, it has to oxidize. So, let’s see what might be better predictors of heart disease.
More people are at risk of heart failure worldwide, researchers say
Two out of 100 Israelis, Europeans, North Americans at risk for dangerous heart failure, according to researchers.
For the first time ever - Shaare Zedek among the few to launch catheterization for heart failure
Patients with moderately severe valvular stenosis who have not been treated so far will be catheterized and will be able to return to full function.
Is fat good? Study shows cellulite can help protect you from disease
This interesting study doesn't recommend that we all gain weight on purpose, but it does show that thigh fat might help prevent strokes and dementia. Here are all the details.
Two Israeli foundations working together to help save children’s lives!
Two of Israel’s top humanitarian organizations, Save a Child’s Heart and Make-A- Wish Israel have come together to help children with heart disease from developing countries.
What does a heart attack feel like? The signs that everyone must know
Heart attacks can have different symptoms, and in any case of an abnormal feeling, it is important to get checked.
Too much salt can change the way you behave- study
New research highlights the effects of salt beyond physical health. Too much can change behavior, specifically amplifying stress.
