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In honor of the observation of Mother’s Day this Sunday and May’s designation as Women’s Health Awareness Month, Ronnie Powers tells her story of surviving breast cancer and why genetic testing is so crucial.
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Students at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, held a Pink Day event in February to raise awareness of breast and ovarian cancer. (Photo by Jude Litowitz via JTA)
YAD: The Young ADult Caring Corner at Sharsheret, helps young adults with loved ones’ cancer diagnoses.
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(Left) Through the program Best Face Forward 2.0, Megan, a cancer patient in the Dallas area, was able to get a wig and microblading for her eyebrows. (Provided by JTA) (Right) Bailey Kramer was able to keep most of her hair during chemotherapy treatments using a method called cold-capping in which a specially fitted cap freezes the hair follicles during treatment, preserving the strands. (Courtesy of Bailey Kramer via JTA)
Best Face Forward 2.0, run by Sharsheret, the Jewish breast cancer and ovarian cancer organization, offers qualifying women funding for certain non-medical services considered critical to the healing process but not usually fully covered by health insurance.
Read MoreA pair of local social workers discuss the pros and cons of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy.
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Located in the Bronx, New York, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, was founded by Yeshiva University in 1955.
In 2015, Yeshiva University transferred ownership of Einstein to New York’s Montefiore Medical Center. Einstein and Yeshiva are still closely affiliated.
The gift — which will be tuition-free for the indefinite future — is intended to attract a range of students to the medical school in New York.
Read MoreIf weight loss and wellness are on your list of New Year’s resolutions, Kerryann Gross, owner of Evexia Weight Loss and Wellness Clinic, may have the answer.
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Ira Ackerman: "I enjoyed what I did because it was rewarding. So many people counted on you, whether it was in cardiac surgery, the intensive care unit, or labor and delivery. Doctors repair patients and we repair the equipment they use to repair patients." (Provided photo)
A Northwest Baltimore native and resident, Ira Ackerman has invented a game called Gridiron Golf that incorporates the rules of football for scoring with miniature golf.
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Pikesville resident Ellen F. Lightman is escorted by Dr. Thomas M. Scalea, Shock Trauma’s physician-in-chief and distinguished professor of trauma surgery and director of the program in trauma at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. (Provided by the University of Maryland)
Lightman was among the 1,000 people in attendance at the annual Shock Trauma Heroes Celebration on Nov. 18 at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.
Read MoreFor Jmore’s annual Innovations in Health Care issue, we take a look at what’s new in groundbreaking procedures and techniques at medical institutions around town.
Read MoreJmore held its fifth annual “Innovation in Health Care” panel discussion Oct. 24.
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Dr. Ikwunga Wonodi: "If you can break down barriers of stigma, then more people will seek care." (Provided photo)
Jmore spoke with Dr. Ikwunga Wonodi, service chief of the Thought Disorders Day Hospital at Sheppard Pratt’s Baltimore/Washington Campus in Elkridge, to learn about new outcomes and innovations in the treatment of schizophrenia.
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