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While hormones gradually decline as older women approach menopause, younger women who undergo surgery-induced menopause may experience a sudden and dramatic hormonal crash. (Justin Paget/Getty, via JTA)
Women who undergo surgery to remove their ovaries or breasts to reduce their risk of cancer may experience sudden and dramatic menopause. One Jewish group is finding ways to help them.
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After 13 years as LifeBridge Health's president and CEO, Neil Meltzer plans to retire from the organization on June 30, 2026. (Photo courtesy of LifeBridge Health)
Jmore recently caught up with LifeBridge Health’s President and CEO Neil Meltzer to discuss his future plans, the evolution of LifeBridge Health over the years, and innovations and challenges in the health care field.
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Select events will feature the “Manischewitz Deli on Wheels,” a new traveling restaurant serving food and distributing swag. Manischewitz food items provided at events will include matzah ball soup, hot dogs, knishes, rugelach, babka and more.
The “Deli is in your DNA” genetic testing campaign is aimed at college students and other members of the Jewish community to promote future family health.
Read MoreThe Jewish practice of kvelling could be just the remedy for America right now, writes author and psychologist Barbara Edelston Peterson.
Read MoreFounded by Northwest Baltimore resident Tzvi Haber in 2021, imadi’s mission is to help children and their families who are facing complex pediatric diagnoses every step of the way.
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A woman prepares a semaglutide pen, a medical device used for injectable weight-loss drugs that can help patients undergoing cancer treatments. (Getty Images/Tatsiana Volkava, via JTA)
The topic was explored at a recent webinar organized by Sharsheret, the Jewish breast cancer and ovarian cancer organization.
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Sharsheret’s Global Health Leadership Training Institute trains Jewish communal advisers to guide women through cancer treatment with cultural and religious sensitivity. (SDI Productions/Getty Images via JTA)
Sharsheret’s Global Health Leadership Training Institute trains Jewish communal advisers to guide women through cancer treatment with cultural and religious sensitivity.
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Ulman Foundation and Keep Punching leaders recently joined brain cancer physicians and staff from Johns Hopkins Hospital, the University of Maryland Medical Center and the Maryland Proton Center to discuss collaborative efforts to support patients and their loved ones impacted by brain cancers. (Provided photo)
The two local organizations are funding a patient navigator position for brain cancers.
Read MoreOn this episode of “Marc My Word,” Marc Terrill talks with Dr. Bradley Schlaggar, president and CEO of Kennedy Krieger Institute, about the Institute’s mission and the critical resource for families it provides.
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Neil M. Meltzer joined Sinai Hospital of Baltimore in 1988 and held several leadership roles before becoming president and chief operating officer there a decade later. (Provided photo)
LifeBridge Health’s board of directors will launch a nationwide search for a successor to Meltzer, who has worked in the system for more than 37 years.
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The late Erin Michele Levitas (left) is shown here with her cousin, Marissa Jachman, who is executive director of the Erin Levitas Foundation. (FIle photo courtesy of Marissa Jachman)
The portal provides tools and resources to help users engage in open, healthy conversations and address sensitive topics.
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