By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — A kindergarten—two little girls: one is sitting quietly by her teacher, not really wanting to engage in the other children’s activities. She is shy. The other little girl can hardly be contained. She has to be caught running out the door and totters dangerously on the highest rungs […]
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Natasha Josefowitz, Science, Medicine, & EducationThe tragic story of a 10-month old British baby who is on life support in a London hospital has focused a spotlight on an often-fatal rare genetic disease called mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome. The case even caught the attention of President Trump on Monday, who tweeted that “if we can help” the boy, Charlie Gard,
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAEx-Supreme Court judge Rubinstein gets an extra 24 hours to solve dispute surrounding children’s cancer unit By Times of Israel staff Prof. Michael Weintraub, former head of Hadassah Hospital’s pediatric hemato-oncology department, speaks with a young patient at the protest tent in Sacher Park, Jerusalem, June 4, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) The former Supreme Court judge
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationAn Oregon bill requiring insurers to provide their customers with free abortions-including illegal immigrants-has advanced to the state Senate after winning approval Saturday in the state House with no Republican votes. House Democrats pushed through the Reproductive Health Equity Act after a nearly two-hour debate over the bill, which would allocate $10.2 million for services
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAAttack apparently related to ransomware affecting computers worldwide; officials say no damage done as attempt dealt with ‘immediately’ By Shoshanna Solomon A monitor making sure vital signs of the patient are in check during open heart surgery at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon , September 12, 2011. (Illustrative photo: Nati Shohat/Flash90) Several Israeli hospitals were
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAPresident Trump has nominated Indiana’s health commissioner, Dr. Jerome Adams, to be the next surgeon general, the White House announced Thursday. If confirmed, Adams would replace Dr. Vivek Murthy, who was ousted by the Trump administration in April. Adams was appointed to his current post in Indiana by Vice President Mike Pence when he was
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USADavid Horowitz According to a recent study conducted by the “Brand Israel Group,” support for Israel among Jewish college students has dropped 27% in the last 6 years. This mirrors a smaller but still significant drop in support among Americans generally, from 76% to 62%. According to Fern Oppenheim, the founder of the Brand Israel
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell suffered a rare, stinging defeat Tuesday. But he’s wily enough to recover. The Senate majority leader was forced to postpone a vote on a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare after failing to secure enough votes for Senate Republicans to deliver on their persistent campaign promise. But Senate observers say the
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USASpeaker of the House Paul Ryan wishes all those folks on the left would cut it out with that “resistance” nonsense. Ryan, who had a big hand in crafting the House’s Obamacare replacement bill, dubbed the American Health Care Act, has a lot invested in the current health care debate and says liberals have burned
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWashington (dpa) – A health care reform bill proposed in the US Senate will leave 22 million more Americans without insurance within a decade, a non-partisan analysis said Monday. The figures released by the Congressional Budget Office will provide fodder to opposition Democrats, who uniformly opposed the measure, which they fear would hurt many Americans
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWhen the mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, was invited to speak at San Francisco State University (SFSU) in the spring of 2016, few could have predicted that his visit—at the request of SF Hillel, a group for Jewish college students in the city—would result in a lawsuit being filed a year later. The mayor’s trip
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAIt’s been a little over six years since Glen Campbell and his family shared the heartbreaking news that the legendary singer-songwriter had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Since then, Glen’s decline has been slow and steady, and in a recent interview with “Access Hollywood,” wife Kim shared a devastating update. “He’s in the late stages
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & EducationU.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday morning released a discussion draft of their health care reform bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, after the 52-member caucus met behind closed doors to learn about its details. Replacing one of his predecessor’s signature laws has been a main goal of President Donald Trump since his travels on the
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAExtra virgin olive oil is the key ingredient of the Mediterranean diet that protects the brain from Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline, scientists have discovered. The health benefits of the Mediterranean diet—rich in plant-based foods, olive oil and fish—have long been known. It reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke, and leads to a
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