It starts with a slight scratchiness at the back of your throat.
Then, a sneeze.
Then coughing, sniffling and full-on congestion, with or without fever, for a few insufferable days.
Viral upper respiratory tract infections – also known…
Category: 5. Health
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SNAP benefits have been cut and disrupted – causing more kids to go without enough healthy food and harming child development
About 4 in 10 of the more than 42 million Americans who get Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are children under 18. This food aid helps their families buy groceries and boosts their health in many ways – both during…
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Stanford study links Epstein-Barr virus directly to lupus
Stanford study links Epstein-Barr virus directly to lupus | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & Wellness“We think it applies to 100% of lupus cases,” said William Robinson, professor of immunology and rheumatology at Stanford…
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From the sausage aliyah to pumpkin spice olim: How two generations of post-Soviet Jews made Israel home
Strolling through Tel Aviv, a tourist from an ex-Soviet country might exclaim, “What a solyanka!” In Russian, solyanka is a traditional soup, consisting of whatever ingredients are on hand. By calling the crowd a solyanka, the tourist…
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Top Chef’s Gail Simmons Talks About Her Brother’s Schizophrenia
Gail Simmons, cookbook author and longtime judge on Bravo’s Top Chef TV series, is opening up about her brother’s battle with schizophrenia. (Photo: Bristol Myers Squibb)
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There’s a big difference between tabling a…
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10% of Israelis suffer from diabetes
10% of Israelis suffer from diabetes | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & WellnessFor World Diabetes Day, an expert explains why diabetes is more severe in women, its unique complications, and how personalized care can reduce…
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Cognito And WVU Imagine A Future Beyond Alzheimer’s
Cognito Therapeutics and West Virginia University’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) have announced a strategic partnership that lays the groundwork for a new, neurotech-enabled learning healthcare system, initially focused on treating…
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Menopause: A natural stage in a woman’s life
Menopause: A natural stage in a woman’s life | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & Wellness/Health and Wellness Around the WorldNot a period of decline, but of change: Dr. Ronit Almog explains how to go through menopause calmly, maintain…
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Artificial Intelligence’s Cognitive Toll
As AI becomes more prevalent in education, work and social life, research is increasingly focused on understanding its nuanced effects on core cognitive functions such as memory, attention and creativity
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Artificial intelligence is…
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What’s a ‘black box’ warning? A pharmacologist explains how these labels protect patients
A “black box” warning on a health product sounds pretty scary – maybe even more so when it’s suddenly being taken off the packaging.
Americans were reminded of this type of public health messaging on Nov. 10, 2025, when the Food and…
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