GLP-1 drugs are transforming weight loss and medicine. They’re also changing how some Jews experience everything from holiday meals to the Yom Kippur fast.
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What Happens to Jewish Food Culture in the Age of Ozempic?GLP-1 drugs are transforming weight loss and medicine. They’re also changing how some Jews experience everything from holiday meals to the Yom Kippur fast.
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Hadassah’s Promising New Treatment for Heart FailureThe doctors who treated Israeli-Palestinian vlogger Nas Daily’s grandmother are now exploring the gut-heart connection.
The doctors who treated Israeli-Palestinian vlogger Nas Daily’s grandmother are now exploring the gut-heart connection.
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Black and Jewish Moms Unite to Fight Bias in Maternity CareIlana Ybgi’s newly launched Crown Heights Birth Justice Project addresses antisemitism and racial bias through the lens of Black Jewish identity.
Ilana Ybgi’s newly launched Crown Heights Birth Justice Project addresses antisemitism and racial bias through the lens of Black Jewish identity.
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Jewish Women Mobilize For Reproductive RightsPost-Dobbs legal challenges to IVF mark a new front in the fight over reproductive rights, as Hadassah and other Jewish groups push back to protect access to care.
Post-Dobbs legal challenges to IVF mark a new front in the fight over reproductive rights, as Hadassah and other Jewish groups push back to protect
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Hadassah Treats Israel’s Post–October 7 Mental Health CrisisMore than two years after the Nova music festival attacks, Hadassah’s psychologists are still treating a nation gripped by trauma, anxiety and survivor’s guilt
More than two years after the Nova music festival attacks, Hadassah’s psychologists are still treating a nation gripped by trauma, anxiety and survivor’s guilt
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Hadassah Exports Trauma Treatment to AustraliaTwo days after the Bondi Beach attack, Hadassah psychologist Osnat Goori Mussel was on the ground helping treat the trauma.
Two days after the Bondi Beach attack, Hadassah psychologist Osnat Goori Mussel was on the ground helping treat the trauma.
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How to Become a Health Care AdvocateWomen need the tools and language to demand more from a medical system that often asks them to endure suffering quietly or questions their experiences.
Women need the tools and language to demand more from a medical system that often asks them to endure suffering quietly or questions their experiences.

The Jewish Self-Help Books We Desperately NeedA recent wave of books continues the Jewish tradition of turning to spiritual and rabbinical texts for help navigating modern-day challenges.
A recent wave of books continues the Jewish tradition of turning to spiritual and rabbinical texts for help navigating modern-day challenges.
Books
How I Reluctantly Found Purpose as a Cancer MentorIn an excerpt from her new memoir, ‘The End of My Life Is Killing Me,’ Anabelle Gurwitch sits shiva for the ‘angel’ who helped her navigate lung cancer.
In an excerpt from her new memoir, ‘The End of My Life Is Killing Me,’ Anabelle Gurwitch sits shiva for the ‘angel’ who helped her
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Stories From Hadassah’s Underground HospitalsAs Iranian missiles targeted Jerusalem, patients and staff moved below ground, where care continues amid fear, loss and resilience.
As Iranian missiles targeted Jerusalem, patients and staff moved below ground, where care continues amid fear, loss and resilience.
Israel, America and ADHDWhy are rates of the disorder skyrocketing in both countries? Israeli researchers have some theories.These Medical Clowns Are Healing IsraelHadassah’s Rehabilitation Clown Project has adapted its techniques to play a key role in helping thousands navigate the horrors they experienced on and since October 7.Hadassah’s 2024 Medical AchievementsDespite facing war related challenges, Hadassah Medical Organization and its staff have made breakthroughs in the study of cancer and virology.Hadassah Transforms Health Care During WartimeAs in earlier conflicts, HMO develops breakthrough techniques and technologies to treat the injured, like surgical robots and 3-D printers.The Hadassah Forensic Dentist Who Helped Identify SinwarDr. Esi Sharon-Sagie has volunteered for the past 15 years with the Israel National Police Division of Identification and Forensic Science identifying both terrorists and their victims.Combating the Shocking Rise of Antisemitism in Health CareIn response to the outpour of anti-Israel schadenfreude, Jewish health care workers are turning to Jewish medical groups for support.October 7 War Stories From the Extended Hadassah FamilyStories where heroism and tragedy on Israel’s battlefields are paralleled by resourcefulness and ingenuity in Hadassah’s hallways.Using Plant-Based Nutrition to Manage Stressby Julie WilcoxAfter October 7, turning to comfort food is a common reaction. A nutritionist provides plant-based diet tips on getting healthy even amid chaos.Footer Menu Column 2
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