Medicine

10 common medications that cause men to develop female breasts

Experts warn that common medications for blood pressure, hair loss, anxiety, and heartburn may disrupt hormonal balance in men and lead to unexpected physical changes.

Finasteride, known by its commercial name Propecia, a common medication for treating hair loss and enlarged prostate, may also cause this phenomenon
WhatsApp users.

Majority of Israeli healthcare workers use Whatsapp professionally despite privacy risks - study

Matan Nitzky with assorted Dream Care patients

Dream Care: This haredi male nurse is helping redefine private nursing care in Israel

SHEBA MEDICAL Center's new Roman Abramovich Theranostics and Nuclear Medicine Center.

Anonymous family donates $10m to Sheba to advance AI-driven medicine


Iran war could trigger medicine price spike in UK, trade group warns

Chief Executive Mark Samuels said Britain was "one step away" from medicine shortages if instability persisted, with stockpiles providing only a temporary buffer.

PEOPLE WEARING medical scrubs and face masks walk across campus at the University of Kent in Canterbury, south-east England on March 18, 2026, following an outbreak of meningitis.

New research reveals how early environment shapes ADHD risk in children - study

BGU: Identifying infants’ sensitivity to the environment linked to fewer symptoms later on in childhood.

Prof. Andrea Berger, the lead researcher of ADHD study.

Israeli pilots admit using stimulant pills on long Iran missions, doctors warn public against use

Recently, IDF pilots have admitted to using stimulant pills designed to help maintain alertness in situations of extreme fatigue.

An Israel Air Force fighter jet on the way to strike targets in Iran on March 4, 2026.

After 144 years, Israel's Health Ministry to move from Jerusalem’s Ottoman-era health building

Its history spans the late Ottoman Empire, in which the Turks ruled Jerusalem from 1516 until 1917, to the British Mandate, to the State of Israel.

District Health Office at 86 Jaffa Road – the Ottoman-era stone façade with courtyard entrance.

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

From medicine to coding: The Israeli initiative connecting sound, AI, and social impact

MusicTech is a new field where sound serves not just music but also medical, communication, mechanical, and environmental purposes – from health to fire prevention – with Israel leading.

Dibb Abu Ganimah, entrepreneur of Darbuka AI Powered Drum.

Rare Disease Day: “We are here for them, but they need you to be here for them as well"

Nedirim is advancing rights and raising awareness for rare syndromes.

Nedirim Association

Nine-month-old baby rushed to Shaare Zedek after choking, passes away despite resuscitation efforts

Despite successfully removing the foreign object from the baby’s throat, doctors were unable to stabilize her condition.

Illustrative image of a baby girl to frame story of 9-month-old who died in Shaare Zedek after choking. February, 2026.

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

New study examines debate over brain-dead pregnant women kept on ventilator

The case that occurred in 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia, has just been described in “The halachic heartbeat at the edge of life: navigating maternal brain death and fetal life.”

Prof. John Loike (R), Prof Alan Kadish (M), and Rabbi Tzvi Flaum (L)