Personal stories

There’s a lot of hype about the secrets of the microbiome, but did you know there’s a whole universe of good and bad bacteria that only inhabit your mouth? For National Dental Hygiene Month, we spoke to researchers who are investigating how this small ecosystem can have a big impact on your overall health.

Helping change the trajectory of health for humanity is a lofty goal—and it’s one Johnson & Johnson is deeply devoted to. Just read these moving stories, from a boy who benefited from spinal surgery to a woman who survived a stroke at 37.

In honor of Customer Service Week, we’re profiling Michael Strong—a man who’s driving behind-the-scenes innovation to improve how the company delivers products to people around the world.

It isn’t just music superstars who attend the annual event taking place in New York City and South Africa this year. Johnson & Johnson’s Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Paul Stoffels, is on the lineup, too. He shares his personal story of why he’s so dedicated to global public health—and how the company is working to prevent HIV infections through an investigational vaccine.

Johnson & Johnson has been instrumental in helping bring us closer to a TB-free world through its groundbreaking work with multidrug-resistant TB.

The company has made the prestigious list for over 30 years—and this year’s inspiring Working Mother of the Year, Tonja Danowski, is one shining example of why Johnson & Johnson is such a leader in helping women grow their families and their careers.

He may not wear a lab coat, but Johnson & Johnson (that’s his name!) is a member of the family, thanks to a conservation partnership between Xian Janssen and the Shaanxi Academy of Forestry Qinling Mountains Giant Panda Breeding Center. We catch up with the mischievous youngster on the anniversary of his adoption ceremony.

We sat down with the winner of the 2018 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research to learn how his tireless cancer research efforts have helped revolutionize the way we treat the disease—and save lives.

Johnson & Johnson and Chinese company Legend Biotech have teamed up to work on a new form of treatment for the incurable blood cancer. We interview Dr. Sen Zhuang about the unique collaboration—and the promise it holds.

Tackling a triathlon isn’t for the faint of heart. But Mark van Ooij, an Associate Scientific Director for Janssen Vaccines & Prevention B.V., is doing just that—and he’s taking what he’s learned from his disease to propel him forward.