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Harvey M. Lederman

Jul 5, 2018, 9:41 PM

The Jewish angle for this triathlete

Illustrative: Competitors make their way from the finish area at the London Marathon in 2010. (Tom Hevezi/AP)

If my motivation flags, I think of Maimonides and his scorn for those who don't exercise

Jul 4, 2018, 7:28 AM

Walking through the valley of the shadow of death

Illustrative. Flowers. (iStock)

My health crisis is not over, but I am living it with joy, intentionality, and an eagerness for more

Jul 2, 2018, 11:19 PM

You’re missing the full story on medical cannabis

We’d all like to think that cannabis is a potential solution for specific, difficult-to-treat medical conditions – such as neuropathic pain or inflammatory disease – for which we lack ideal treatments. After all, it would be poetic if nature’s...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Jul 2, 2018, 12:08 AM

For thousands of years, it must have sounded crazy that Jews would be the apple of G-d's eye. The idea that this tiny decimated universally despised group scattered around the world would return en masse to Palestine to reshape...

Jul 1, 2018, 9:03 AM

Thermobalancing Therapy Offers Israelis New Prostate Treatment Options

Prostate surgery is the go-to, conventional method of treating benign prostatic hyperplasia, or prostate enlargement. The condition has a 50% adverse side effect rate and will impact quality of life for many Israelis. Treatment is required to alleviate the symptoms...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Jun 30, 2018, 9:47 PM

Mothers who have episiotomy in first delivery more likely to need one in next?

This is the text of a nonsensical piece of medical news about a surgical cut sometimes given during delivery. Statistics are fun things. You can prove anything with them - to people who don't pay attention. The mistake here is...

Jun 30, 2018, 12:47 AM

The Mental Illness Stigma in Israel

As advanced as Israel's healthcare system may be, there are still shortcomings that must be recognized and improved. One of these is the mental illness stigma that can be found in Israel. Multiple studies have been conducted to look...

Carol Silver Elliott

Jun 29, 2018, 6:41 AM

Achievement at Any Age

I never cease to be amazed by the elders with whom we work. I am amazed by their stories, by their wisdom, by their energy and by the way they face challenges, both physical and emotional. Of course, not...

Jun 28, 2018, 7:14 PM

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss – Fireworks

One of my annoyances is when I see how many people are losing their hearing due to prolonged exposure to loud noises. If you live in a large city, as I have, it's difficult to avoid all forms of...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Jun 27, 2018, 10:29 AM

Charedic, scientific or reporter’s shortsightedness?

New reports suggest that Israeli "ultra-Orthodox" teenagers are more likely to need glasses for distance due to shortsightedness than Israel's secular and modern-Orthodox teens, because of their lifestyles. This is just what everyone says: If you'd read too much you...

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