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Julie Levine's son.
Posted inParenting

Lessons learned when I was pregnant and fate dealt me a scary hand

by Julie Levine December 23, 2019
Pink Challah Bake on Nov. 14 in Palo Alto to promote awareness of genetic mutations that raise cancer risks. (Sarah Felson)
Posted inBay Area

Women, girls think pink at Palo Alto Challah Bake

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 26, 2019November 26, 2019
Birgit Sacher, member of Santa Rosa's Congregation Shomrei Torah, comforts Nicholas and Zoe Miller who lost their home to wildfires, Oct. 11, 2017. (Photo/Norm Levin)
Posted inHealth

Acts of kindness are good for your health

by Dr. Jerry Saliman October 25, 2019
portrait of a middle-age blonde woman in a pink jacket
Posted inHealth

Learn more about BRCA gene, join a study — or do both

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 15, 2019
(Photo/Flavio-Flickr)
Posted inSukkot

The etrog is Judaism’s best-kept wellness secret

by Rachel Myerson October 11, 2019October 10, 2019
Fred Mayer back in the day
Posted inHealth

Q&A: An old-school pharmacist with very modern opinions

by Liz Harris October 10, 2019
Neuroscientist Itamar Kahn in San Francisco during an August 2019 visit to the Bay Area (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inBay Area, Israel, Health, News

Israeli brain researcher Itamar Kahn is waiting for his wow moment

by Gabriel Greschler August 30, 2019August 30, 2019
Rabbi Zac Kamenetz during his first psilocybin experience at Johns Hopkins University (Photo/Courtesy Kamenetz)
Posted inJewish Life

Can psychedelics heal the Jewish people? This rabbi is exploring that question.

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky August 20, 2019May 12, 2020
Dr. Sara Imershein in the abortion clinic where she works in Falls Church, Va., July 2, 2019 (Photo/JTA-Ron Kampeas)
Posted inUncategorized

This doctor provides abortions and brit milahs. She says her Jewish values drive both practices.

by JTA and Ron Kampeas July 11, 2019July 11, 2019
Dr. Louise Aronson’s new book is “Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life.”
Posted inBooks

70 is 70, not ‘the new 50,’ says S.F. doctor’s new book

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller July 2, 2019July 2, 2019

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