Health

How to stay healthy and active as a senior in Jerusalem

Another Jerusalem resident said she enjoys walking along Mesila Park, the popular walking and cycling path built on the old Turkish railway line, passing the First Station.

Israelis are seen walking along Mesila Park in Jerusalem.
Do you make the most of your leisure time?

The third age: Between 'middle-aged' and 'old' - opinion

Experimental Regeneron therapy delivers full responses in aggressive blood cancer

Metabolic and Dietary Profiles in Adolescents with Obesity

Children with obesity can be metabolically healthy when liver fat remains low, study shows


The woman behind Melabev: Leah Abramowitz, powerhouse Israeli who transformed eldercare

The Magazine recently met with Leah Abramowitz at her home to talk about her life since retiring from Melabev in 2008.

LEAH ABRAMOWITZ – born Lotte Froelich in Germany in 1935 – was recognized as a 2008 Yakir Yerushalayim.

A new and especially rare blood type has been discovered

A new study has found that we are still far from understanding the blood classification system – and more blood types are ahead of us.

Rare blood type

You wouldn’t suspect it: Surprising signs that you may be depressed

Depression does not show up the same way for everyone. But if you thought it manifests as sadness and isolation, you might be surprised to learn that it has some rather unexpected signs.

It doesn't have to look exactly like that

A huge deception: Dr. Maya Rosman reveals the big health bluff

Recently, more food products are being enriched with collagen. Dr. Maya Rosman explains why it won’t improve your skin’s appearance – and how to actually get collagen from food.

Collagen powder

Eyes wide shut: how to beat insomnia and become wiser

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Dr. Maya Rosman reveals: Where is there more protein – in fish, chicken, or red meat?

Those looking for high protein, and even people on a diet, often ask themselves – which type of meat is preferable? Dr. Maya Rosman clarifies.

Meat, chicken, and fish

Research reveals: Five daily habits that may harm the pancreas

Experts warn: Alcohol, smoking, poor diet, and lack of physical activity burden one of the body’s most important organs.

Don't ignore the pain

Complications arise from stopping weight-loss injections before pregnancy, study finds

Women who stop GLP-1 weight loss injections near pregnancy experience more complications, including rapid weight gain and gestational diabetes.

 Weight-loss injections 41% more effective than surgery in reducing obesity-related cancer risk.

Israeli gas sensor spots ‘mirror’ molecules, opening path to breath-based diagnostics

By detecting subtle structural differences in volatile compounds, the sensors could power non-invasive breath tests for diseases such as lung cancer or diabetes.

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. October 20, 2015.

Without hormones: The new treatment that is changing the rules of the game for hot flashes

A real-world study at the International Menopause Society conference shows notable improvements in hot flashes, sleep, and daily functioning with a new non-hormonal treatment.

Hot flashes. The enemy of women in midlife

Israel's forgotten airport: Ramon Airport security, health safety ignored, comptroller warns

The Jerusalem Post has received indications that since the September attack by the Houthis, there has been some improvement in security for Ramon Airport, but far from sufficient.

View of the Ramon Airport near Eilat, after a drone launched from Yemen struck the airport, September 7, 2025