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"Why I Decided to Undergo Facial Feminization Surgery"

“I Tell Them They Can Do Anything”: Meet a Mom Whose Kids Are Living With a Disease That Causes Blindness

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"Even On My Worst Days With Multiple Sclerosis, I Believe in Finding Joy Where I Can"

How a Support Group Went Virtual to Help Kids Cope With COVID-19 Anxiety

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How Johnson & Johnson Is Supporting the Next Great Leaders in Mental Health

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"I Want to Live a Life That's Not Defined By My Schizophrenia"

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The Power of Prioritizing Your Vision

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"1.5 Million Children Are Living With HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. I'm One of the Doctors Treating These Young Patients Every Day"

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"How Johnson & Johnson Helped Us Adopt 11 Children"

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Why Tarana Burke Thinks Vulnerability Is Actually the Key to Success

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"AIDS Won’t Stop for COVID-19": Meet 3 Inspiring Women Who Are as Committed as Ever to Making HIV History

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He Helped Pioneer Robotic Surgery. Now He Wants to Reinvent Lung Cancer Care

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"I've Learned I Don't Have to Apologize for My Psoriasis"

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Left to right: Joss J. De Wet, M.D., Johnson & Johnson's Brian Woodfall, M.D., and artist Tiko Kerr

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Meet 3 Men Who’ve Been on the Front Lines of HIV Treatments for Decades

Johnson & Johnson's Brian Woodfall, M.D., was working at a Vancouver clinic in the mid-1990s. That's where he met Tiko Kerr, who became one of the first patients to take the company's HIV medicines—and has thrived to this day. Watch as Kerr, Dr. Woodfall and fellow researcher Joss J. De Wet, M.D., reflect on how those treatments have saved lives and continue to evolve, in this moving video, filmed for AIDS 2022, the annual International AIDS Conference.

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"Why I Decided to Undergo Facial Feminization Surgery"

For Pride Month, Lynn Discenza shares her transition journey and how gender-affirmation surgery helped her reclaim her confidence and be who she's always wanted to be. Plus, learn how Johnson & Johnson MedTech is working to help ensure more people have access to the life-changing procedure.

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“I Tell Them They Can Do Anything”: Meet a Mom Whose Kids Are Living With a Disease That Causes Blindness

Imagine learning that your children have an uncommon genetic disorder that will likely cause them to lose their vision by their 20s. Here’s how one mother dealt with this shocking diagnosis—and how she's supporting her kids while scientists look for a cure.

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