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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 347

pain

Illustrative: A nurse cleaning a wound on a patient (Serhii Hryshchyshen via iStock by Getty Images)
January 31, 2023, 12:45 pm
Autism intensifies experience of pain, Israeli study finds, challenging assumptions
Largest study on pain responses may affect medical treatment by making doctors and nurses aware that patients with autism may be hurting more than others, but don’t communicate it
By Nathan Jeffay
A doctor prepares an epidural (Dmitry Andreev via iStock by Getty Images)
November 6, 2022, 1:01 pm
Health Ministry strikes deal for epidural shipments, alleviating fears of shortage
Israel Midwives Association says ministry has located alternate sources for anesthesia kits, easing the concerns of many pregnant women
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image: a woman undergoing radiotherapy (Mark Kostich via iStock by Getty Images)
October 27, 2022, 2:24 pm
Radiotherapy fights excruciating back pain from pancreatic cancer, in Israeli study
Patients often report intense upper body pain, thought to be from tumor pressing on nerves; MDs at Israeli hospital find radiotherapy has major benefit, following 4-year research
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative image: a woman giving birth. (gorodenkoff via iStock by Getty Images)
October 11, 2022, 1:06 pm
Doctors scramble to avert possible epidural shortage in Israel as stock dwindles
With supplies on pace to run out within two months, Midwives Association assures women nobody will lack an epidural, as efforts kick in to find new sources
By Nathan Jeffay
The Nerivio device developed by Theranica Bioelectronics is worn on the upper arm to stimulate the body's neural pathway and fight migraine pain. (Courtesy)
August 29, 2022, 7:15 pm
Israeli startup Theranica, maker of migraine-zapping device, nabs $45m investment
Financing part of ongoing Series C round as company readies for commercial expansion in US
By Ricky Ben-David
Illustrative image: a tired doctor (Iker Martiarena via iStock by Getty Images)
June 28, 2022, 6:05 pm
Tired doctors often leave patients in unnecessary pain, Israeli study finds
At night, patients are 20% to 30% less likely to get painkiller prescription than from day-shift physicians, research shows
By Nathan Jeffay
Emily Levi. (Facebook)
May 17, 2022, 11:59 pm
Israeli diagnoses her own rare condition while watching Grey’s Anatomy
Emily Levi suffered from joint dislocations for years until she found answer in medical drama; today, she is the CEO of a clinic in Petah Tikva that aims to assist others like her
By ToI Staff
Commuters look at their smartphones as they walk through a subway station in Beijing, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
March 12, 2021, 5:40 am
Cellphone obsessives are grinding their teeth, losing sleep — Israeli study
Saying symptoms are related to FOMO, researchers find those with smartphone dependency are physically hurting themselves
By Nathan Jeffay
Still from 'Out of My Head': Emma retreats to her darkened room as a migraine descends. (Maya Edelman)
January 18, 2021, 12:53 am
For world’s 1 billion migraine sufferers, COVID a major headache, new film shows
Now streaming, documentary ‘Out of My Head’ on debilitating neurological disease coincides with worsening of condition for many during past year’s pandemic lockdowns
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative image of lovers holding hands (LightFieldStudios; iStock by Getty Images)
November 28, 2019, 1:27 pm
Holding hands can help reduce a loved one’s pain, study shows
University of Haifa researchers devise experiment that shows a hand’s grasp syncs romantic partners’ brains, mitigating feeling of pain; holding hands with a stranger doesn’t do it
By Shoshanna Solomon
An illustrative image of pain (Marjan_Apostolovic; iStock by Getty Images)
January 17, 2019, 6:10 pm
To measure and track pain, Israeli duo develops ‘objective’ monitor
Yariv Adan, lead user-tester of wristband sensor and app he created with Assaf Ariel, hopes their product will help improve treatment for millions by quantifying the unquantifiable
By Shoshanna Solomon
Michael Fel
October 6, 2016, 3:24 pm
Michael Fel
The perfect life
On staying positive in the face of adversity — from prosthetics to PLS to other bumps on the road of daily living
A woman wears a Livia system (Courtesy)
May 2, 2016, 2:52 pm
The Israeli invention that could end period pain
Menstrual cramps have plagued half of the human race since its earliest days. No more, says the team behind Livia
By ToI Staff
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