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


COVID: Health Ministry finds some myocarditis cases linked to vaccines

“There is a likelihood of a connection between receiving a second dose of vaccine and the onset of myocarditis in young men aged 16-30."

Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021.

EMT gets call to save someone's life, turns out to be his father

Roi Ido's father, who is suffering from terminal heart disease, was revived with him by his side.

A United Hatzalah Ambucycle

Drug used to treat diabetes can reduce renal and cardiovascular mortality

As kidney damage and failure are increasingly common, deadly, and expensive, Farxiga, can help save the lives of those suffering from chronic kidney disease.

Prescription pain pills are dumped out on a table.

Israel performs first heart accessory implant surgery in Israel

Usually, when a cardiac aid is implanted, it is done through open heart surgery. But Israeli doctors managed to implant one under the skin of the patient, effectively saving her life.

The transplant operation being performed at Bellinson Medical Center.

First in Israel: Innovative treatment for irregular heartbeat at Hadassah

"Happily, the procedure was successful and I can finally get back to work and the life I was used to."

Prof. David Luria, director of the Arrhythmia Unit at Hadassah

New technology allows for an accurate reading of the heart

An ECG is a mobile device that can be used to monitor and provide a printout of a person's heart rhythms.

Virtual image of human heart

Study shows that telecardiac rehab can help adherence, exercise capacity

The study focused on evaluating clinical and physiological results, in addition to patient adherence, as a means for assessing the viability of tele-CR.

Virtual image of human heart

Hillel's Tech Corner: Vectorious - Taking technology to heart. Literally.

The Vectorious team, which is now more than 30 members strong, has successfully implanted in-heart micro computers in multiple countries across Europe and Israel.

Vectorious' in-heart microcomputers

Israeli researchers discover 'blue dye' to repair hearts after attack

"Because Chicago Sky Blue is non-toxic, we think it might be tested to prevent further damage following the initial injury of a heart attack."

A 3D printed, small-scaled human heart engineered from the patient’s own materials and cells.