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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)

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Sinai Employee Ira Ackerman Retires After 45 Years at Hospital, Becomes Professional ‘Tinkerer’

December 22, 2023December 20, 2023 Anna Lippe

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.

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)

Pikesville Resident Ellen Lightman Pays Tribute to Shock Trauma and First-Responders

November 20, 2023November 20, 2023 JMORE Staff

Lightman was among the 1,000 people in attendance at the annual Shock Trauma Heroes Celebration on Nov. 18 at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.

(Photo provided by Sinai Rehabilitation Center and LifeBridge Health)

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Innovations in Health Care 2023

October 30, 2023October 27, 2023 JMORE Staff

For 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.

Speakers Discuss Health Care Trends at Annual Jmore Event

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Speakers Discuss Health Care Trends at Annual Jmore Event

October 25, 2023November 1, 2023 JMORE Staff

Jmore held its fifth annual “Innovation in Health Care” panel discussion Oct. 24.

Dr. Ikwunga Wonodi: "If you can break down barriers of stigma, then more people will seek care." (Provided photo)

Health Care

Strides in Schizophrenia

October 20, 2023October 19, 2023 Simone Ellin, Associate Editor

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.

Elana Zimmerman (right) is shown here with her mother. (Provided photo)

Health Care Opinion

Why Knowledge is Power When It Comes to Breast Cancer Awareness

October 19, 2023October 17, 2023 Guest Contributor

Ellen Zimmerman, ambassador for the nonprofit JScreen, writes about why screening for breast cancer is so important.

Dr. Scott E. Brown and Dr. Grace "Annie" Neurohr provide rehabilitation and physical therapy to patients with a wide range of conditions at Sinai Rehabilitation Center. (Provided photo)

Health Care

Getting Physical: Sinai Experts Talk about Innovations in PT and Rehabilitation Medicine

October 6, 2023October 9, 2023 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

Jmore talked with Dr. Scott E. Brown and Dr. Grace “Annie” Neurohr of the Sinai Rehabilitation Center about trends and innovations in physical therapy and rehabilitation medicine.

Rebecca Brown: “I saw the opportunity for me to become an expert in a field in which there aren’t a lot of experts.” (Provided photo)

Community Health Care

Taking the High Road

October 4, 2023September 29, 2023 Simone Ellin, Associate Editor

Jmore gardening columnist Rebecca Brown recently earned a master’s degree in the field of medical cannabis and therapeutics.

Holding a photo of her late son Evan, Shari Ungerleider is shown here with her husband Jeff and their children Justin, Leigh and Sydney. (Provided photo)

Family Health Care Parenting

When Tay-Sachs Awareness Month is Personal

September 14, 2023September 6, 2023 Guest Contributor

Shari Ungerleider of the nonprofit JScreen writes about the importance of carrier screening with genetic counseling.

A student at Hebrew University’s 3D and Functional Printing Center prepares to use the 3D printer. (Photo courtesy of the American Friends of Hebrew University via JTA)

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Jerusalem’s Hebrew University Serves as Hub for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

August 30, 2023August 29, 2023 JTA

Hebrew University’s research development company to help market technological innovations has produced global successes.

Doctors require two specific images of each breast to interpret mammograms properly. Sometimes more than four photos are necessary. (izusek/Getty Images, via JTA)

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Here’s Why Jewish Women Should Get Mammograms at 40, Say Experts

August 2, 2023July 26, 2023 JTA

The age of 50 is too late for Jewish women of Ashkenazi descent to get their first mammograms, say health experts.

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