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.

Will Song’s teams were on the front lines when COVID-19 shut down the city of Wuhan. One year to the day that the World Health Organization declared the disease a pandemic, he shares how the company kept going during the crisis and the innovative ideas that emerged from it.

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.

For Women’s History Month, we’re spotlighting three of the company’s pioneering early female scientists—and their modern-day counterparts, who are not only innovating in the lab, but also paving the way for the next generation of powerhouse women.

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.

Cold temps and dry air can wreak havoc on already stressed skin. For those with certain inflammatory skin diseases, Lloyd S. Miller, M.D., Ph.D., says following a personalized treatment plan is the key to finding more comfort this season.