Heart health
heart health
For the first time in Israel: Artificial heart is transplanted successfully
Hadassah doctors performed the country’s first-ever complete artificial heart transplant on a 63-year-old patient, offering new hope for patients with severe heart failure.
Choosing health: Why you should live a healthy lifestyle even if you're unwell - opinion
Post-Bennett heart attack: Warning signs and first aid treatment until MDA arrives
World’s first artificial heart recipient discharged, marking medical breakthrough
Saudi hospital performs first fully robotic heart transplant in groundbreaking 2.5 hour operation
The innovation is hoped to shift heart transplant surgery away from traditional chest-opening procedures, which have long recovery periods lasting weeks or months.
New collaboration between Maccabi and Medical Care
Medical Care has signed a recovery service agreement with Maccabi Health Fund, providing members with 5-7 days of recovery and saving up to NIS 4,550 in hospitalization costs.
Sheba Medical Center's heart valve company sold for $300 million
Edwards Lifesciences, the American medical device giant, announced the acquisition of the Israeli company Innovalve Bio Medical.
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.
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.
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If you plan to exercise during the day, certain times may have certain advantages, specifically during the morning.
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.
How does eating nuts impact your brain? - study
Dr. Maya Roseman details the advantages of including almonds, walnuts, and more into our diet.
The medical establishment's role in heart attack rehabilitation - opinion
The third installation of a coach's advice on life after a heart attack.
