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Inspired by several physicians in her family, Suliat Nurudeen, MD, FACS, decided at an early age to become a doctor. In July 2021, she was named director of the nationally recognized Breast Health Center at University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center.
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The Sandra R. Berman Pavilion will become the new home of the Sandra and Malcolm Berman Cancer Institute at GBMC.
GBMC is modernizing its campus and renewing its community promise for future generations.
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Runners and walkers are shown participating in the fifth annual Keep Punching 5K in 2017. (Photo by Steve Ruark)
Keep Punching Inc., a Pikesville-based nonprofit supporting patients, health care providers and researchers in the fight to prevent and eradicate brain cancer, will hold its eighth annual 5K Run and 1-Mile Walk on Sunday, Sept. 12.
Read MoreJmore Managing Partner Jonathan Oleisky talks medical cannabis with Wendy Bronfein, co-founder, chief brand officer and director of public policy at Curio Wellness.
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Israeli emergency workers take part in an outdoors activity designed to help process trauma in the wake of the May 2021 conflict in Israel. (Courtesy of Israel Trauma Coalition, via JTA)
Two months after the brief war with Hamas in May, many Israelis are suffering from lingering trauma, both from the more than 4,000 rockets and mortar shells fired from Gaza and the paroxysm of internal violence that the conflict sparked.
Read MoreWith pandemic restrictions being lifted, Keswick is now presenting a mix of online and in-person programs, along with hybrid options. “We’re here for their wellness journey – however they want to take it,” says Maria Johnson Darby, Keswick’s Chief Operating Officer.
Read MoreEthan Rogers announced at age 5 that he would become a doctor. In 2013, he returned to Baltimore as a skilled and compassionate breast surgeon at the nationally-recognized Breast Center at University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center.
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Carol Stern, shown here with her late husband Gary, says, “I don’t care what kind of doctor you are. You’re not the one that’s important in that room.” (Provided Photo)
In David Black’s new book “Ripped Apart: Living Misdiagnosed,” Carol Stern tells the story of medical malpractice she and her husband, Pikesville native Gary A. Stern, went through in the hopes of helping others.
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Rivka Nissel, right, works with a client during a mental health counseling session at the Jewish Board's Seymour Askin Clinic in the Midwood section of Brooklyn, N.Y. (Kate Lord via JTA)
Mental health problems have soared during the pandemic, especially among the young. In New York, four Jewish organizations are participating in a program called Partners in Caring to bring mental health services to students and their families in Jewish day schools and yeshivot.
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A paramedic with Magen David Adom, Israel's national emergency medical service, treats a pregnant woman in her home. (Courtesy of AFMDA via JTA)
A cutting-edge pilot telemedicine program launched by Magen David Adom, Israel’s national emergency medical service, is significantly reducing the number of patients sent to overcrowded emergency rooms.
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Philadelphia area speech pathologist Abby Match: “Knowledge is power. It is important to know the risks ahead of time.” (Photo courtesy of Abby Match, via JTA)
Having a genetic screening for cancer risk recently became easier with a national program called JScreen that focuses on the prevention of Jewish genetic diseases.
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