Innovation

Despite being preventable and curable, tuberculosis is one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases—and COVID-19 is making it even harder to diagnose and treat it. Enter these healthcare visionaries, who’ve made it their mission to move the world closer to the goal of ending tuberculosis.

Two experts in the field share the latest understanding and research into conditions like pediatric plaque psoriasis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis and pediatric active psoriatic arthritis—diseases that afflict children and can have long-term damaging effects into adulthood if not properly treated.

Learn more about the event, Johnson & Johnson’s historic collaboration with Merck—and watch a video that chronicles the progress that the company has made since last March in the fight against COVID-19.

Imagine having a disease that many doctors have never seen before. That’s what Marty Verel experienced when he was told he had AL amyloidosis—and it’s what hematologist Brendan Weiss, M.D., is determined to help change. For Rare Disease Day, Dr. Weiss shares what he’s learned studying the rare disease.

The company leader shares the latest news about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decision about the single-shot Janssen COVID-19 vaccine.

From a virtual reality game that helps children with remote physical therapy to a clever way to upgrade personal protective equipment for healthcare workers, the winning ideas from the latest Johnson & Johnson Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge came out of medical conundrums posed by the pandemic. Meet the women behind them.

The Access to Medicine Index, a ranking of pharmaceutical companies’ work to distribute medications to low- and middle-income countries, just named Johnson & Johnson #3 on its biennial list, underscoring the company’s deep history of ensuring people in underserved communities receive the treatments they need.

From Fast Company‘s 2020 Best Workplaces for Innovators to Interbrand‘s Best Global Brands of 2020, learn about some of the distinctions that the company has been honored with this year for its work to help people and communities around the world.

Taubert, who has helped guide the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been honored on the annual list for the fifth year in a row.

In addition to its own cadre of scientists hard at work fighting the pandemic, Johnson & Johnson also supports external researchers and entrepreneurs equally dedicated to finding solutions for the current health crisis. We take a look at some of this groundbreaking work happening across the globe—from San Francisco to Seoul.