The Fight for Reproductive Freedom
The Rabbi for Repro campaign encourages Jewish clergy to teach, write and speak out about reproductive rights and Judaism in the U.S. and in the Jewish community. National Council of Jewish Women...
View ArticleFront Porch Medicine: Urologists Add No-Contact Testing Layer to Patient Care
Dr. Howard Korman, along with Comprehensive Urology pathologists, created a way for patients to provide urine samples without leaving their homes and with limited or no contact with another person. In...
View ArticleWith Stay at Home Restrictions Lifting, Three Therapists Advise on ‘Coping’...
With some COVID-19 restrictions lifted, some people continue to cope with great anxiety and fear about going out into a world where the coronavirus still poses a threat. Michigan has gone from being a...
View ArticleJewish Surgical Oncologist Fulfills His Dream of Aliyah, Securing New Job
Dr. Jake Shachar Laks has joined the surgical staff of Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, a hospital ranked ninth-best in the world by Newsweek magazine. Jake Shachar Laks, 41, has spent his...
View ArticleMetro Detroit Veterinarian Weighs in on Pets and COVID-19, Separation Anxiety...
With many questions circulating about pets and COVID-19, Dr. Orit Szwarcman answers some of the most common concerns. While the world continues to understand COVID-19, how it spreads and the impact it...
View ArticleEpidemiologist Looks at Impact of COVID-19 in L.A.
Dr. Adva Gadoth, originally of Farmington Hills, talks coronavirus research and her love for public health.
View ArticleDetroit Native Leads Charge for Women’s Heart Health in Israel
Dr. Donna Zfat-Zwas is the director of the Linda Joy Pollin Cardiovascular Center for Women at the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem. Detroit native Dr. Donna Zfat-Zwas, 56, still remembers that as...
View ArticleCouple Will Once Again Participate in This Year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s Event
Sue and Eli Cooper, members of Temple Israel, met on JDate and married in 2007. Sue, who had a longtime career in radio, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s in 2013 at age 53. Talking to Eli...
View ArticleRecovery Month: Be Sure to Connect
Celebrate connections by making new ones. September marks the start of National Recovery Month, an international observance held each year to honor and celebrate the millions of people in recovery from...
View ArticleSupporting Our Older Adults: The Pandemic Brings the Challenges They Face...
Lynn Breuer gives a few ways to help older adults combat feelings of isolation. 2020 has been a year full of … what exactly? Political unrest, violence in the streets, healthcare in crisis, the list...
View Article‘Free-From’ Munching: West Bloomfield Nutritionist Offers Healthier Snacks on...
Savorfull helps organizations & consumers discover healthy free-from snacks and connects clients to clean, allergen friendly based lifestyle options. When nutrition consultant Stacy Goldberg first...
View ArticleNew Hope for Chronic Fatigue Sufferers
Psychiatrist pens book that suggests ADHD medications. Many people pre-coronavirus pandemic were used to going at a nonstop pace, bustling to and from work and/or school, getting involved in religious...
View ArticleHow Are People Taught to Hate? “Poisonous Pedagogy,” One Doctor Says
Neo-Nazis and other members of hate groups don’t necessarily require hateful upbringings, according to research by Dr. Gerald Katzman. When JN Editor Andrew Lapin profiled former neo-Nazi leader Jeff...
View ArticleJFS Receives $25,000 Grant to Improve Mental Health Services
The funds will help the agency improve access to high-quality, person-centered mental health and substance use disorder healthcare for Oakland County residents. Jewish Family Service has been awarded...
View ArticleAnxiety Keeping You Awake? Pandemic and Politics Take a Toll on Sleep
Stress is causing increased sleep problems, especially for women, according to some local physicians and therapists. The recent surge in COVID-19 cases is stressing many aspects of life — from health...
View ArticleKeeping Seniors Safe at Home
Two friends start home healthcare business with personalized service at the forefront. Now more than ever, with a steadily increasing elderly population and continuing COVID-19 concerns, people are...
View ArticleHypodermic of Hope: Jewish Seniors, Frontline Workers Among First to Get...
Members of the Detroit Jewish community share their stories about playing pivotal roles in distributing the lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine injection throughout the area. As 2021 begins, many hope the year...
View ArticleOakland County Urges Patience on Vaccine
“Save Your Spot” for county shot — and check for alternative sources. The Oakland County Health Division (OCHD) is asking residents currently eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, including all residents...
View ArticleAlbion College Student Creates High Heel Stabilizing Device for Those with...
Leia Serlin hopes to continue making the devices for people who both want and need them, even while applying for dental school. Leia Serlin was having trouble shopping for high heels to wear to her...
View ArticleNew Possibilities: Hyperbaric Therapy is Used to Treat Diverse Medical...
The Oxford Recovery Center provides hyperbaric oxygen therapy, coordinated with other treatments for an integrated approach, for more than 100 conditions.
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