Health / Nutrition

Dear Esther, A number of weeks ago, my husband, Hesh, went to dinner with a group of friends he’s known since childhood. They get together about once a month and...

November 23, 2020 If you watch or read the news, you're being bombarded with conflicting messages on a continuous basis. Hang in there, the vaccines are coming. Watch out, the...

By Shoshannah D. Frydman We just completed another October Domestic Violence Awareness Month. As an agency that is dedicated to combating domestic violence in the Jewish community, we find it...

Men’s health is celebrated in June of every year. During this month, men are encouraged to monitor and manage their health properly. The awareness of preventable men’s health issues...

JNS.org – Israel’s Health Ministry Deputy Director Itamar Grotto announced his resignation on Sunday, in what some in the healthcare system described as a “surprising move.” Grotto is the third...

The first Israeli SARS-CoV-2 vaccine was administered at Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer in Ramat Gan on Sunday to the first volunteer in a clinical trial. The vaccine, called...

By Marc J. Sicklick, M.D. What treatment modalities are available now? Why is COVID less likely to kill and cause hospitalization today than it was in March and April? Why am I a...

By Mordechai Fox, ’22 On Monday, October 19, talmidim participating in MTA’s Honors College were privileged to hear from Dr. Dean Hosgood, a professor in the department of epidemiology and...

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Perhaps never before in human history have the halachic aspects of bikur cholim, visiting the sick, been so pertinent. We lived through the pain of the...

All of us have at least heard of vaping. Vaping has captured the world of news, entertainment, investments, and so on. Numerous branches of our lives are connected to...