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After their husbands were diagnosed with multiple myeloma, these 3 care partners became health equity activists
Kimberly Alexander, Michelle Ware-Ivy and Marsha Calloway-Campbell learned firsthand that Black individuals develop multiple myeloma at higher rates. That’s why they joined Johnson & Johnson’s That’s My Word® health equity campaign, which builds awareness about the disparities surrounding this rare blood cancer.
“The surgical devices I design for Johnson & Johnson can help speed healing and save lives”
Candice Otrembiak’s work combines her love of science with her natural problem-solving skills. The result: high-tech devices that help make medical procedures more efficient for surgeons and safer for patients.
Learn about 3 health advocates who gather in NJ every year for empowerment and connection
In the quest to solve the toughest health challenges, innovating therapies and finding treatments are essential—but so is supporting the patients living with these diseases. That’s exactly why Johnson & Johnson launched HealtheVoices a decade ago.
“Lung cancer wasn’t even on my radar. Then I was diagnosed.”
The disease is often detected late—which can have fatal consequences. But thanks to innovations in diagnostic tools, there’s a way to catch lung cancer earlier. Here’s how early detection saved one woman’s life.
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Meet two brothers who are revolutionizing the way scientists develop treatments for cancer
Justin and Colin Farlow share how their next-generation cell and gene therapies are helping Johnson & Johnson in its quest to get in front of cancer.
Terra Kremer, Ph.D., is on a mission to create self-sterilizing surgical tools
Since its launch, Johnson & Johnson has focused on helping make surgeries safer. Learn how this analytical microbiologist and her team are continuing in that tradition with a digital app that aims to change the way medical devices are designed and sterilized.
Meet 3 leaders who are breaking new ground for women in healthcare
Celebrate the achievements of these amazing female scientists and researchers at Johnson & Johnson.
“My family and I volunteer on a floating hospital that delivers medical care”
Lee-Anne James is a Johnson & Johnson clinical research manager whose home base is Australia. That is, when she and her family aren’t donating their time to Mercy Ships to help treat people who lack access to lifesaving healthcare.
Giving the gift of sight
In Kenya, around 1.5 million people—including children—contend with visual impairment or blindness. Sight For Kids, Johnson & Johnson’s global eye-care partnership, is devoted to changing these stats, one vision screening at a time.
