HEALTH & SCIENCE

Israeli medical cannabis is flying high

Jerusalem’s Israel Medical Conference focused on how the increasingly acceptable green weed could benefit health.

Finance minister nixes cancer group’s demand to raise tobacco taxes

"Making tobacco cheap widens the health and social gaps between the well-off and the poor."

Israeli study says Zika virus alerts spread too much confusion

Hebrew University study says information on the epidemic was at too high a reading level.

Dental Volunteers for Israel provides free dentures to elderly

The Jerusalem based free dental clinic kicks off its second year of providing free dentures to those in need.

Extra nurses promised after preemie infection

The doubling will add 121 new nursing job slots to neonatal intensive care units in three stages starting in January, the ministry said.

Shlomit Malka’s condition improves after e-bike accident

Growing injury toll for electric scooters during summer vacation.

Gaza boy able to walk after Jerusalem doctors remove tumor

Four-year-old breathes easier after surgical removal of chest growth undetected in Gaza hospitals.

Finance and Health ministries jointly to approve export of medical marijuana

The overall global price for cannabis in the world is about $10 per gram. The price of medical cannabis is growing significantly.

Cornea transplant rescues an Israeli infant’s eye

The baby, an only daughter who was born to her parents after seven sons, was referred at the age of only four days to the ophthalmology clinic at Schneider Children’s Medical Center.

Preschool afternoon programs to provide healthy food, teach healthy habits

The children will also learn about hygiene, washing hands, drinking water, setting a table and making salads.

The dark side of a smiley

People often try to create a positive first impression by using emojis, in particular the smiley.

Health Ministry drops opposition to video cameras in geriatric institutions

"An institution that does not install cameras according to the new law will not have a license and will be closed down.”

Weizmann Institute 6th in world in Index of Innovation

“Our high place in this index reflects our guiding philosophy, which says that we recruit scientists who are among the best in the world and let them follow their curiosity."

Israeli team journeys into Siberia to preserve histories of remote tribes

MyHeritage project documents family trees of isolated communities.

Litzman describes red tape for medical cannabis as ‘terrible’

Health minister says 100 additional medical specialists are undergoing training to prescribe drug.

TAU drug regimen can fight cancer metastasis

The research team has conducted a similar study, which has not yet been published, on colorectal cancer patients and found similar results.

Technion student-designers win ‘escape room’ contest

The project’s goal was to bring youngsters and adults closer to the worlds of science and engineering and expose the Technion to the general public through action, creativity and advanced technology.

Over 1,000 Israeli teens spend summer learning lifesaving to teach others

The youth also learned about alcohol and smoking and disease prevention and will speak to the general public in malls and other public places.

Bar-Ilan U. reports among ‘most-read’ chemistry articles

Generosity, even among family members, had long been considered to be a specifically human characteristic.

Early gene-editing could prevent inherited diseases

“Thanks to advances in stem cell technologies and gene editing, we are finally starting to address disease-causing mutations that impact potentially millions of people."

The dangers of consumer products to Israelis children

Most countries have state bodies that set standards, supervise and warn the public.

Israeli team finds biological basis for rare neurological kids' disease

The breakthrough in Jerusalem may help doctors around the globe detect genetic abnormalities early.

BGU researchers find genetic defect that causes male infertility

The reasons for this new genetic defect remain a mystery.

Much of South Asia could be too hot to live in by 2100

Heatwaves across South Asia in the summer of 2015 killed an estimated 3,500 people and similar events will become more frequent and intense, researchers said.

Health Ministry issues new 'sick day' regulations

Employees can now get a sick day note for a four-day leave without having to see their doctor.

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Rapid 3D printing in water developed at Hebrew University

The technology could lead to personalized creation of artificial body parts.

Dr. Francine Robinson, outstanding cancer volunteer, dies at 68

Over the years, Robinson’s project expanded into other areas, including hair care, wigs and cosmetic treatments for adolescents, men and mothers of sick children. Thousands of people benefited.

First Israeli research mini-satellite already sends data

Built by Israel Aerospace Industries, Venus is the world’s smallest satellite of its kind - with all components made in Israel.

Health Ministry looking to stop specialists from switching health funds

Health Ministry, Finance Ministry and Antitrust Authority officials met on Sunday to discuss the problems and how to ameliorate them.