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Dr. Michael Baker next to a monument in Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv protected by sandbags, Aug. 2022 (Photo/Courtesy Baker)
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This retired Bay Area surgeon is teaching trauma care to doctors in Ukraine

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 20, 2023

After decades in the military and more as a general surgeon in the Bay Area, Dr. Michael Baker has taken on a retirement task right up his alley: training Ukrainian […]

Dr. Ari Johnson and Dr. Jessica Beckerman are this year's recipients of the Charles Bronfman Prize for their work bringing medical care to Mali.
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‘We have the obligation to help’: Married doctors recognized for life-saving work in Mali

by Dan Pine February 18, 2021February 23, 2021
a woman stands speaking on stage
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Q&A: This doctor wants to fix how we die

by Liz Harris November 19, 2018November 19, 2018
Melissa Felsenstein uses gongs, bowls and chimes to create a relaxing sound bath. (Photo/Melati Citrawireja-melatiphotography.com)
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Q&A: A sound healer who will bathe you in relaxation

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 7, 2018
Evelyn Nussenbaum and her son Sam
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My son has epilepsy. Cannabis saved his life.

by Evelyn Nussenbaum July 12, 2018July 13, 2018
Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge at Stanford University School of Medicine (Photo/Wikimedia)
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Stanford, Haifa hospitals announce cooperation agreement

by JTA March 12, 2018
Modeling one of Dr. Olga Lemberg's high-fashion scrubs
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Meet Dr. Olga Lemberg, creator of haute ‘Fabled’ scrubs

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 18, 2018February 16, 2018
Silverman speaks onstage
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Q&A: Setting the stage for doctors to tell it like it really is

by Patricia Corrigan May 16, 2017May 22, 2017
Artist's rendering of a proposed new OLE Health location
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Q&A: A health care pro braces for the future

by Hannah Rubin January 11, 2017February 11, 2017
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The perfect gift: Berkeley couples nonprofit buys baby gear for moms in need

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