Weight loss
Novo's $149 Wegovy pill hits US market, challenging Lilly's injectable dominance
A key to the pill's success will be attracting cash-paying consumers who cannot obtain insurance coverage, a stark shift from the dominant business model.
Health index 2025: 39% of IDF soldiers report urgent need for mental health care
Pharmacies report localized shortages as weight-loss injection Mounjaro arrives in Israel
Weight-loss pill approval set to accelerate food industry product overhauls
10,000 steps a day? unnecessary. The method everyone is switching to that’s 10 times more effective
Apparently, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t know how many steps they should take each day to lose weight, but it turns out there’s a new method that burns more fat. So how does it work?
Dr to Maariv: Each hostage receives personalized dietitian, choosing food important psychologically
Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus's Prof. Noa Elikim Raz and Dr. Sigal Frishman discuss the care and rehabilitation process for the 20 hostages recently freed from Hamas captivity.
Eating healthy and exercising – and still gaining weight? This is the reason
Weight gain after workouts and healthy eating doesn’t necessarily mean failure. It often comes from building muscle mass or temporary changes like fluid retention.
Parents, you must not pass this scar on to your children
We tell ourselves that we are just concerned about their health, that we want life to be easy for them, but in reality—we project our own childhood wounds onto our children. Let’s break this cycle.
Scientists discover potential way to combat deadly weight loss in cancer patients
Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science discovered a way to use pre-existing treatments to fight often terminal side effects of serious illnesses.
Wegovy injections reduce risk of heart attacks and strokes by 57%, study finds
The study found that the risk of heart attack, stroke, or death in patients who received the drug dropped by 57% compared to those treated with the equivalent drug, Monjaro.
The Japanese trick that reduces weight and blood pressure
Japanese studies show that walking in 3-minute intervals brings more impressive results than regular walking or the common goal of 10,000 daily steps.
Weight loss hypnosis: does it work?
The rebound effect: After stopping anti-obesity medications, patients regain weight rapidly
Weight regain begins eight weeks after discontinuation and continues for up to 20 weeks, study finds.
Using weight-loss injections? Five things you must know from the new guidelines
Weight-loss injections using GLP-1 receptor agonists mimic a natural hormone in the body that suppresses appetite, slows digestion, and promotes a lasting feeling of fullness.
