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Medical ties linked Israel and Somaliland years before formal recognition

For more than two decades, the Israeli NGO Save a Child’s Heart has provided cardiac care to children from Somaliland, bringing patients to Israel for surgery at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon.

AWO AND Sumaya from Somaliland with Israeli volunteer Ella in the middle.
Coffee.

Daily coffee cuts atrial fibrillation recurrence risk by 39%, JAMA study finds

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‏Digital revolution in medicine at ICI Meeting 2025: Innovation in cardiovascular intervention

 New study shows cannabis use doubles risk of death from heart disease.

New study shows cannabis use doubles risk of death from heart disease


Can video games trigger life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in children?

A new research examines how video games can affect children with unrecognized cardiac arrhythmic conditions.

 THE IESF World Championships is comparable to the World Cup of gaming.

Want less stress in your life? Eat with your family - survey

A survey conducted by the American Heart Association showed that nearly all the participants reported lower levels of stress in their families when they eat dinner together.


Does your life flash before your eyes before your death? - study

Researchers found evidence that the brain may be capable of generating "coordinated activity during the near-death period."

From the 1543 book in the collection in National Institute of Medicine. Andreas Vesalius' Fabrica, showing the Base Of The Brain, including the cerebellum, olfactory bulbs, optic nerve

Is love the ultimate cure for the heart? - study

A study revealed that the neurohormone oxytocin induces epicardial cell proliferation, which is vital in forming Epicardium-derived Progenitor Cells (EpiPCs).

CPK model of the Oxytocin molecule C43H66N12O12S2

This surgeon has helped children get heart surgery in Israel for decades

No. 30 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Save a Child's Heart president Prof. Arie Schachner.

 Prof. Arie Schachner, president of Save a Child's Heart.

Hello Heart's My Cholesterol in action

Cholesterol tracking has been made easy by this Israeli med-tech start-up.

Hello Heart's My Cholesterol in action

Researchers find link between Monkeypox and myocarditis - study

A patient diagnosed with Monkeypox developed acute myocarditis, according to a new study.

Endomyocardial biopsy specimen. Extensive eosinophilic infiltrate involving the endocardium and myocardium (hematoxylin and eosin).

This heart abnormality can raise your risk for dementia - study

An abnormality in the heart's left atrium known as atrial cardiopathy is already linked to stroke and atrial fibrillation, but it may be independently linked to dementia as well.

Virtual image of human heart

Social isolation, loneliness increase risk of heart attack, stroke - study

Social isolation and loneliness are common, but under-recognized determinants of cardiovascular and brain health.

Organs in the body - transparent illustration

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