Cardiovascular

Beet juice emerges as a natural ally for cardiovascular health

Beetroot is rich in fiber, folate, iron, potassium, vitamin C, antioxidants, and betalains - compounds that help detoxify the body, purify blood, and support healthy liver function.

 Beet juice emerges as a natural ally for cardiovascular health.
Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett donates blood in memory of Sgt. First Class Yona Betzalel Brief, March 27, 2025.

Post-Bennett heart attack: Warning signs and first aid treatment until MDA arrives

 Woman walks past a poster calling for the release of the hostages held by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, December 5, 2024

Medical experts warn hostages’ condition in Gaza captivity raise grave health concerns

 From left to right: Former hostages Or Levy, Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben Ami.

Emaciated hostages were 'weeks away' from cardiac arrest, security source says


Sitting, lying down for too long may increase heart related issues - study

The study examined associations between sedentary behavior, or sitting for long periods, and the risk of specific heart problems.

 Businesswoman sitting on her desk in an office (illustrative).

Dvora Szerer to be ICI Meeting 2024 spokesperson

Dvora Szerer, a communications veteran, has been named the spokesperson and public relations manager for the 29th Innovation in Cardiovascular Interventions Meeting 2024 in Israel.

 Deborah Sherer

Cardiologist heading to work at Shaare Zedek saves man with life-threatening clot in his lung

The man was ignored by passersbys, but a doctor on the way to work at Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek Medical Center stopped and assisted the man.

 Shaare Zedek hospital.

The Israeli medical organization saving the hearts of children

Lives of 10 more youngsters with serious cardiac disease from poor countries rescued by Israel’s non-profit Save a Child’s Heart organization.

 Two siblings from South Sudan after heart surgeries, visited by Israeli and Sudanese ambassadors

Is too much oxygen harmful to the body?

California researchers, who studied mice, suggest that what they discovered could one day help decide whether to use supplemental oxygen as a medical treatment.

 Alan Baik is part of the team in Isha Jain's lab at Gladstone Institutes that uncovered why high levels of oxygen can cause lasting problems in humans.

Man and dog: could research of shared disease help both species? 

Insights gained from studying dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs may be able to further our potential to treat the same disease in humans.

 A dobermann sitting among dandelions.

Woman 'died' for 27 minutes. Here's what happened when she returned

Tina Hines was declared dead for nearly 30 minutes. When she woke up, she wrote this two-word message.

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Concerned about heart disease? Check your saliva - study

An increased white blood cell count could be an early warning sign of heart conditions to come.

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

Could walking extend your lifespan? - study

The risk of dying from any cause or from cardiovascular disease decreases significantly with every 500 to 1000 extra steps you walk.

Residents in Jerusalem walk through the city (illustrative).

Israel unveils miniature human heart model to transform drug testing

A minuscule model of a human heart, the size of a grain of rice, has been created in Israel. With the potential to put an end to the often criticized animal testing by pharmaceutical companies.

 Fluorescent Heart

Netanyahu receives pacemaker ahead of judicial reform vote

Justice Minister Yariv Levin served as acting prime minister while Netanyahu was in surgery.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on July 2, 2023