Diabetes
Can young diabetics safely observe Jewish fasts? Insulin pump tweaks can help, Israeli study finds
A first-of-its-kind Israeli study found that most young people with type 1 diabetes completed Jewish fasts safely, with insulin pump changes improving their chances of success.
Tech Talk: Israeli firm wins landmark FDA clearance for injection-based diabetes app
The Israeli drug that will revolutionize treatment for diabetes patients worldwide
How to identify a sugar crash before it takes a heavy toll
Ozempic, Wegovy and Saxenda: How do these weight loss drugs really work?
As a new weight loss drug prepares to enter the market, find out how the existing ones work, and what the difference is between all of them.
How to approach a prediabetes diagnosis
Prediabetes is not quite diabetes, and can ultimately be eliminated. One expert weighs in with immediate health changes to make to avoid the disease.
Weight loss injections can do this scary thing to your face
The drug Ozempic, originally intended to treat diabetes and became a weight loss drug, can do something horrible to your face as a side effect.
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?
Trauma in childhood could lead to type 2 diabetes in adulthood - study
Researchers suggest that interventions to reduce the impact of childhood adversity could also prevent the development of type 2 diabetes in some cases.
Weight loss drugs: Everyone wants them, but are they even safe?
Experts have been warning for a long time that weight loss injections aren't for everyone, but a recent study found a disturbing side effect: Increased risk of thyroid cancer.
Does sugar increase the risk of stroke?
Experts from Maccabi Health Services explain which sugars you should avoid - and how you can reduce the dangerous effect of sweets.
With Passover around the corner, its time to clean out your habits
After a certain amount of time, the habits become part of us and it then becomes difficult to break away from the patterns.
Smotrich risks public health for sweet Passover political treat - opinion
Human lives and public health are more important than gathering more votes at the polling station.
Uber driver donates kidney to passenger, sparking lifelong friendship
An Uber driver donated his kidney to a passenger, forever changing the trajectory of an elderly dialysis patient's life.
