Personal stories

Personal loss and setbacks only made Cathy Seakamela more determined to take ownership of a clinic and ensure that her patients get the quality medical care they need.

As both a cancer survivor and caregiver, Shauna Smith knows the power of feeling supported when facing the disease. That’s why she founded Johnson & Johnson’s Cancer Focus Group—so every employee has somewhere to turn if they or someone they love is faced with a diagnosis.

Every year, roughly 80,000 Americans receive a bladder cancer diagnosis. Many endure difficult and burdensome treatments in an attempt to fight the disease. But new innovations just might change that.

For more than 125 years, Johnson & Johnson has championed nurses—providing resources and expanding opportunities for these frontline healthcare professionals. Follow along with one such trailblazer on a typical workday.

Learn how Johnson & Johnson MedTech is innovating to help improve outcomes with this complex procedure.

Nurse technician Adriana Augusta recalls working at an ICU during Brazil’s COVID-19 crisis and her transition since to primary care to focus on promoting good health and disease prevention.

Investing in HealthQuad opens new doors for J&J Impact Ventures, an investment fund within the J&J Foundation, to play a larger role in supporting health innovation in India because of the vast need and great potential.

Johnson & Johnson got its start as a pioneer of sterile surgical sutures and continues to make advancements today. Jesse Nawrocki, Ph.D., shares how he and his award-winning team are working to make surgery easier for doctors and safer for patients.

Stress can do a number on you physically, but there are unexpected emotional and psychological costs, too. Take this quiz to learn more about the surprising effects stress has on your brain.