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illustrative: three doctors walk toward the camera

Bay Area

A Jewish doctor's tale of treating a Covid patient covered in Nazi tattoos

Dr. Taylor Nichols looked at the Covid-19 patient in front of him who was struggling to breathe. As he made preparations to provide emergency medical…
By Sarah Brown, Forward Dec 1, 2020
Rick Doblin is a leading advocate for the use of MDMA in psychotherapy. A clinical trial he championed produced favorable results this year. (Photo/JTA-Ben Harris; Illustration/JTA-Grace Yagel)

Health

How his psychedelic journey may lead to the legalization of MDMA

When Rick Doblin was in his early 20s, he had a dream in which he was escorted back in time to witness a Holocaust survivor’s narrow escape from the…
By Ben Harris, JTA Nov 24, 2020
Mikael Dolsten, Pfizer's chief scientist, is a Jew from Sweden. (Photos/JTA-Pfizer and Getty Images)

Health

Meet the Jewish immigrant leading Pfizer’s vaccine charge

When Mikael Dolsten, the head scientist at Pfizer, heard the news last week that the Covid-19 vaccine that he has been helping to develop for the better…
By Gabe Friedman, JTA Nov 17, 2020
Dr. Nicola Klein

Health

Meet a Kaiser doc monitoring Covid vaccine safety for the state

This is the final part of our four-part Battling Covid series, in which we speak with local Jewish researchers battling the pandemic. When will we see a…
By Maya Mirsky Nov 12, 2020
Married couple Dean Felsher, M.D., and Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, Ph.D., are both researching Covid-19 at Stanford University. (Photo/Scott Lasky Photography)

Health

Married Stanford scientists fight Covid on two fronts

This is the third part of our four-part Battling Covid series, in which we speak with local Jewish researchers battling the pandemic. Conversation at the…
By Dan Pine Nov 11, 2020
A researcher studies samples of the coronavirus in a state-run laboratory in Pennsylvania. (Photo/Flickr-GovernorTomWolf CC BY 2.0)

Health

What happens in a vaccine study? S.F. researcher breaks it down

This is the second part of our four-part Battling Covid series, in which we speak with local Jewish researchers battling the pandemic. The night before…
By Maya Mirsky Nov 9, 2020
Stanford virologist Dr. Robert Siegel getting a flu shot. (Photo/Courtesy Siegel)

Health

Stanford virologist: Fix-everything vaccine is wishful thinking

This Q&A is the first part of our four-part Battling Covid series, in which we speak with local Jewish researchers battling the pandemic. Dr. Robert…
By Maya Mirsky Nov 6, 2020
Cali Kosher owner Darron Silva (left) looks over his crop with Rabbi Levy Zirkind. (Photo/Courtesy Cali Kosher)

California

This Central Valley cannabis brand is stamped kosher all over

Colloquially, both Jews and non-Jews often use the word “kosher” to mean acceptable, suitable or even, according to Urban Dictionary, “cool or chill.”…
By Gabe Stutman Oct 13, 2020
(Photo/JTA-Jeffrey Greenberg-Getty Images)

Health

How curing loneliness can increase longevity and health

Zara Jaffe, president of the Senior Friendship Club of Peninsula Temple Beth El (which meets at the Peninsula JCC), does not mince words: “Loneliness is…
By Dr. Jerry Saliman Oct 13, 2020
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