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Meet a health worker empowered to serve her community through a unique model of care

Sister Nomthandazo Lerumo is the first nurse within the Unjani Clinic network to achieve ownership of a Johnson & Johnson-funded clinic—and one of 92 nurses to date equipped through the network to own and lead the effort in transforming South Africa’s healthcare system.

How Johnson & Johnson is fighting counterfeit medical products

Fake medication and compromised devices are part of a global market that poses a significant threat to the health of patients. Here’s how the company’s Global Brand Protection team helps keep people safe.

What are cataracts?

If you can’t read a screen without jacking up the brightness level or if night driving leaves you seeing fuzzy halos around traffic lights, you may among the 20 million U.S. adults who develops a cataract—the most common cause of vision loss worldwide. Luckily a simple surgical procedure can have you viewing the world in crisp, bright color again. Here’s what to know about cataract symptoms and removal.

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.

Safety science innovation: Putting patients first

Steve Lin and Richard Mayer, leaders in Johnson & Johnson’s Office of the Chief Medical Officer, share insights into the company’s patient-centered approach.

By the numbers: Understanding dry eye disease

For National Dry Eye Awareness Month, learn about the causes of this common condition and how Johnson & Johnson is helping to find treatment options.

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.