Medication

8 things people using weight loss injections should not do

GLP-1 type medications help control appetite and lose weight – and there are 8 habits that will prevent you from enjoying their full benefit, and may cause unpleasant side effects.

Experts recommend that patients on GLP-1 type medications exercise extra caution when consuming alcohol because it will worsen gastrointestinal side effects
A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021

Israeli-founded AI biotech Immunai expands AstraZeneca cancer collaboration

Illustration: Irritable bowel syndrome

Taking medications for irritable bowel syndrome? This is the worrying finding from a huge study

Weight loss medication

Study found possible link between weight loss medications and osteoporosis


Good news for patients taking attention and concentration medications and their parents

A new amendment will ease heavy burdens in pharmacies and spare patients the exhausting race against the clock to renew their prescription every 30 days.

Fewer lines at pharmacies

An expert warns: These are the places where you must not store medications

Do you keep medications in a high cabinet in the bathroom? Do you put your child’s medication in their school bag? There are several important things you need to know.

In a bag in the summer it is less good

'Saving money, being healthy': Trump unveils TrumpRx discounted medication website

The website is targeted at consumers looking to buy drugs without using insurance, meaning that most purchases would not count toward patients' insurance deductibles.

US President Donald Trump speaks during an event to unveil the TrumpRx drug discount site, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, in Washington, DC, US, February 5, 2026.

Weight-loss pill approval set to accelerate food industry product overhauls

As GLP-1 pills become widely available, food companies and restaurants are adjusting to rising demand for high-protein, smaller portions to meet weight-loss trends.

Semaglutide pills; illustrative.

Do Your Parents Have Diabetes? You Should Know That Sometimes, Less Is More

A new medical approach suggests breaking old habits, pausing and reassessing whether the current medication regimen truly fits your parents’ needs today. Because sometimes, less really is more.

Prof. Tali Cukierman-Yaffe, MD, MSC, Internal Medicine, Endocrinology

Israeli gov't approves 2026 health cm'tee to approve medications, tech with NIS 650 budget

The delay in appointing the committee persisted in recent months due to the lack of a sitting health minister.

Israel's Health Ministry.

Hebrew U. scientists develop 10-minute imaging for topical drug testing

Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed a new imaging method that can reduce a lengthy, labor-intensive process to just a few minutes.

Clear serum droplets of Hyaluronic Acid penetrating four layers of dehydrated skin to provide deep, multi-level moisture and hydration. 3D render

New hope for lung patients: Innovative treatment changes the game in COPD

New findings from the ERS Global Congress on Lung Diseases present a paradigm shift in COPD treatment: Early identification of type 2 inflammation and personalized biologic therapy.

New hope for lung patients

What do we really know about menopause?

Most women are unaware of the hormone issue. They are not told about the hormone shift as they get older.

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Are you about to undergo surgery? You should definitely read this

Do you take simple daily medications and are you about to have surgery? This is what happens in the body during surgery and what is very important to know.

Anesthesia before surgery