Heart health

January sets record for organ transplants in Israel with 54 procedures

During January, 54 transplants were performed on 47 patients, significantly higher than the previous record set in 2024, when about 36 transplants were performed in one month.

 An illustrative image of surgeons conducting surgery.
Thirteen pediatric and heart patients from Zambia are spending Christmas in Israel as part of SACH’s humanitarian medical program, which provides free cardiac surgery to children from developing countries.

Zambian children celebrate Christmas in Israel after Save a Child's Heart surgeries

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Heartie wins two Red Dot Design awards

 People watch the military airshow as part of Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, in Saker Park, Jerusalem, April 26, 2023.

Israel's life expectancy is rising, but can continue to rise higher - opinion


Residing in a ‘greener’ environment helps heart-bypass surgery patients live longer 

Researchers say that better surroundings can be a beneficial factor in recovering from trauma.

 Shade the home garden with a shade net and start enjoying

Extracellular bubbles in the heart muscle may cause higher cancer risk, new study shows

Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) and at Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer have found a mechanism that is responsible for the increased risk of getting cancer among heart disease patients.

 Monitor your symptoms carefully if you're at risk of a heart attack

What is the best time of day to exercise?

If you plan to exercise during the day, certain times may have certain advantages, specifically during the morning.

 Sports shoes, illustration

Sweetened drinks linked to risk of irregular heart beat that raises the danger of a stroke

New medical research shows a correlation between drinking sugar and artificially sweetened drinks with a higher risk for irregular heart rhythms known as atrial fibrillation.

 Un empleado trabaja con células madre en el laboratorio del doctor Ali Ertuerk en Múnich, Alemania 23 de abril de 2019.

How does eating nuts impact your brain? - study

Dr. Maya Roseman details the advantages of including almonds, walnuts, and more into our diet.

Walnuts

The medical establishment's role in heart attack rehabilitation - opinion

The third installation of a coach's advice on life after a heart attack.

 Even the coach can have a heart attack