The Conservative movement's Rabbinical Assembly Committee on Jewish Law and Standards has approved a teshuva (responsum) on cannabis usage, addressing social, legal, and medical issues.

The association between Jews and diabetes was first observed in the 19th century when doctors noted that a significant number of their diabetic patients were Jewish.

Emily Kramer-Golinkoff, a woman battling a rare form of cystic fibrosis, the Ashkenazi mutation, founded Emilys Entourage, a nonprofit aimed at funding research for nonsense mutations of CF that lack effective treatment options.