Heart disease

This simple habit cuts the risk of heart disease by 50%

A new study found that maintaining a consistent bedtime significantly reduces the risk of heart disease.

A new study found that maintaining a consistent bedtime significantly reduces the risk of heart disease
Blood preasure

Changing the rules: How low should our blood pressure be?

Not to wait until old age or until cardiac risk is clearly defined, but to begin assessing it earlier

Due to an increase in youth mortality: New guidelines for cholesterol testing

A new index challenges BMI

A new index challenges BMI: This is what really predicts risk of heart disease


This dangerous disease can be reflected in your hair

Many times hair is a reflection of our mental and physical state. A new study has found that hair analysis can show us who has an increased risk of heart disease.

 Illustrative image of a woman with curly blond hair.

This test can prevent a heart attack by catching symptoms early

A virtual catheterization (CT scan for the heart) test assesses the risk of a heart attack event in the next 10 years. It only takes a few minutes.

Virtual image of human heart

Is ice cream healthy? The strangest finding in nutrition science

On the one hand, studies have found health benefits for ice cream, on the other hand, scientists don't really understand how. So, is ice cream healthy or not?

 Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream

Kohlrabi: This unfamiliar vegetable should be your best friend

It's delicious, healthy, crunchy and can be baked – so why isn't it on your menu? We're here to lobby for Kohlrabi.

 Kohlrabi: Why aren't you eating it? (Illustrative)

Severe COVID-19 linked to 16-fold increase in risk of heart rhythm disorder

The researchers found an increased risk among older patients and male patients.

 SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus behind COVID-19 (Illustrative).

Afraid for your heart? This diet could help prevent heart attacks

Women who followed the Mediterranean diet had a 24% lower risk of heart disease and a 23% lower risk of early death.

 Heart attack (Illustrative)

Traffic is bad for your heart's health – study

According to the WHO, untreated hypertension can lead to a myriad of conditions like Angina, heart attacks, heart failure, irregular heartbeat and sudden death.

 A traffic jam during the holiday season in Jal el-Dib, Lebanon, on December 22, 2022. Psychologists say traffic congestion may be a contributing factor to road rage.

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.

 A SCENE in downtown Jerusalem. Although Jews and Muslims remain strangers,  there’s a lot that binds us, whether it be a distrust of government, our goals of providing a good and secure life for our children, and a realization that neither the people of Israel nor the people of Palestine are going

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.

 close-up image of a defibrillator

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.

Grapefruit 370