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A sports physical therapist’s guide to conquering the Jerusalem Marathon

Here are some tips I’ve learned over two and a half decades of distance running and injury prevention that can help in the Jerusalem Marathon.

By SHLOMO HAMMER
21/03/2025
  Rabbi Wolk: "This is a need that comes directly from the field."

Veterans returning from war face mental health crisis, Derech Ami steps up to help

Facing unseen trauma, returning Israeli soldiers struggle to heal. Kobi Wolk and Derech Ami provide urgent support, resilience training, and aid.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , IN COLLABORATION WITH DERECH AMI
20/03/2025

Israel’s women’s health crisis: survey reveals major gaps in care, government launches task force

Herzog emphasized the significance of holding the conference at the President’s Residence, calling it “the home of the people – for women and men alike.”

  A graph comparing waiting times to see a consultant with Israel's various HMOs.

Four-fifths of Israelis attributed their mental distress to Israel-Hamas War

The Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute sampled 2,558 adults between June and December 2024, investigating satisfaction with HMO's and the Israeli healthcare system as a whole.

 Ben-Gurion University campus in Beersheba, southern Israel. May 28, 2023.

Children with autism less likely to suffer severe injuries than those with ADHD - BGU

The study at Ben-Gurion University examines the connection between kids with ADHD or autism, and accidents.

Technion close to develop oral consumption of medications to tackle COVID, flu, instead of vaccines

Imagine if antibodies, hormones for fertility, proteins like insulin, and vaccines could be swallowed instead of taken by injection.

Terra Uma: The Israeli start-up treating PTSD through therapeutic wine-making

Tomer Weinberg discovered that when he was around wine, anxiety, fear, and tension dissipated as if by a miracle. And if the winemaking process could help him, it could also help others.

Reducing sensory overload – relieving our stressed nervous system

Helping our stressed senses of sight, sound, smell, and touch adjust to the extreme highs and lows we have been experiencing since October 7.

By DR. BATYA L. LUDMAN
15/03/2025
  BiVACOR CEO Dr Daniel Timms pictured with the artificial heart.

World’s first artificial heart recipient discharged, marking medical breakthrough

The recipient underwent a six-hour operation in November, surviving on the artificial heart for over 100 days until a donor heart transplant could occur in early March.

13/03/2025

TAU researchers use CRISPR to shrink cancer cells

'In this study, we demonstrated that there are in fact some genes without which a cancer cell cannot survive, making them excellent targets for CRISPR therapy,' said Prof. Dan Peer.

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