Heart disease

Artificial sweeteners help obese people lose 1.6 kg in a year and improve gut bacteria

WHO recommends against using low-calorie sweeteners for weight control, citing risks of type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

Artificial Sweeteners.
THE MAYO CLINIC headquarters in Rochester, Minnesota: Though being overweight or obese is certainly a risk factor and increases one’s odds of suffering a cardiac event, the Mayo Clinic cites data that 15-30% of thin people will get heart disease, the writer notes.

It’s time to treat heart disease like the preventable crisis it is - opinion

 Boxes with the popular weight loss injection drug, Wegovy.

Wegovy injections reduce risk of heart attacks and strokes by 57%, study finds

 Illustrative photo shows various medicine pills in their original packaging

Does a common heart attack pill help everyone? Studies disagree


Israeli-Arab teen with heart disease meets Messi thanks to Make-A-Wish

About a year and a half ago, Arafa Hwamdeh suffered complete heart failure and is now living with an artificial heart. 

CEO of Make-A-Wish Israel Denise Bar-Aharon (left) with Lionel Messi (center) and Arafa Hwamdeh (right)

First Congress of Israeli Medical Innovations in the field of Cardiology opens in December

 Dvora Szerer

Life-saving breakthrough for heart disease at Hadassah medical center

The first case, on an elderly man at high risk of death, was performed in May without official Health Ministry approval on compassionate grounds. There have been two more cases since then.

 Dr. Gabby Elbaz-Greener and the bus explosion she survived.

Professor Nachman Ash celebrates 26 years of Save a Child's Heart

Ash met the medical professionals who were training to do work for SACH in Zambia, Ethiopia, the Palestinian Authority and Gaza.

 Prof. Nachman Ash celebrates the 26th anniversary of Save a Child's Heart.

New Israeli tech can detect heart condition with simple breath test

Electronic nose” (eNose) technology, developed at Haifa's Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, can detect tiny molecular changes in a patient's blood.

3D image of a heart in a cardiology test

These seven healthy habits effectively reduce chances of a stroke - study

A new study found that there are seven health tools that can reduce your risk of suffering from one of the most dangerous medical conditions. These are the findings.

 Illustrative image of a girl in a facemask eating a cucumber, October

Is chocolate actually good for you? New study explains

Researchers found that cocoa in moderation might be the sweet spot to reduce risk for high blood pressure and heart disease. It is unclear how this translates to a typical bar of chocolate.

 A 200 gram bar of dark cooking chocolate, broken up.

Cats injured in wildfires at risk of deadly blood clots

Researchers discovered that cats with injuries from wildfires had more overactive platelets than healthy cats or even those with heart disease.

A cat is seen being treated at the clinic of SPCA Israel.

Y Chromosome loss causes heart failure, cardiovascular disease - study

The study, published in the scientific journal Science, found that loss of Y chromosomes in older men may suffer from heart failure and other organ damage.

Illustrative photo of two elderly people staring at a beach.

Huge study shows air pollution greatly increases death risk - study

People exposed to above-average levels of outdoor air pollution have a 20% higher risk of death, and a 17% higher risk of death from heart disease.

 The unrecognized villages around Ramat Hovav which suffer from a high level of air pollution from nearby evaporation ponds of the chemicals and the IEC power plant. December 28, 2017