More articles about: Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)
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Honoring the Heart of Care: Nurse Well-Being in Action
In this special Nurses Week episode, Chief Well-Being Officer Elizabeth Harry, M.D., chats with nurse leaders Denise Ervin, D.N.P., R.N., NC-BC, and Tonie Owens, M.S.N., R.N., about resilience, teamwork and the evolving future of nursing. They share personal stories, “sacred moments” in care and practical ways teams support well-being on the front lines. The conversation highlights both the challenges nurses face and the culture of connection that helps them thrive.
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Two Big Ten schools connected by one bone marrow donation
The National Marrow Donor Program matches bone marrow donors with those who need it for cancer or blood disorder treatment. A University of Michigan Medical School graduate was able to give her marrow and a second chance at life to a young girl in Nebraska.
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Novel risk score for cardiovascular complications after bone marrow transplant
More bone marrow transplants, also known as hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, are being offered to older patients, a population at greater risk of cardiovascular disease.
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Gene therapy to treat sickle cell disease
How two newly approved gene therapies, including novel technology CRISPR, may help kids and adults with inherited blood disorders
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Potato starch supplements could be solution to bone marrow transplant complications
University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center scientists have found a potential solution for preventing a common and dangerous complication in patients that receive stem cell transplants from a donor’s blood or bone marrow.
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The drive to find a bone marrow donor
Ryder Washington needs a bone marrow transplant. But the five-year-old, like many other African-Americans, doesn’t have any matches in the national bone marrow registry. His parents are out to change that.
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Researchers find promising new approach to stop intestinal problems caused by immune cells
New research suggests gastrointestinal diseases caused by immune system T cells could be mitigated by bolstering a common enzyme.
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Treatment enhances anti-leukemia effect of bone marrow transplant, reduces recurrence, study finds
In a clinical trial, adding interferon treatment with a bone marrow transplant bolstered outcomes for patients with advanced, high-risk leukemia.
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Nursed Back to Health
Olivia Goff was diagnosed with cancer twice before age 21. But she kept her goals in sight, eventually becoming a nurse on the same floor she received treatment.
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Researchers Identify a New, Vital Player in Graft-Versus-Host Disease and Organ Transplant Rejection
How one long noncoding RNA could help improve outcomes in bone marrow and solid organ transplantation.
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Key Pathway for Activated T-cells Might Be Targeted to Fight GVHD
A new understanding of intracellular pathways activated as T cells start to mount an immune response offers clues against graft-versus-host disease, a serious complication of bone marrow transplantation.
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Baby Gets Early Stem Cell Transplant to Treat Rare Disease Thanks to Newborn Screening
MPS-1 had recently been added to the newborn screening panel when Minette was born, leading to an early diagnosis and the first stem cell transplant at Mott for a lysosomal storage disorder.
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A 4-Year-Old’s Journey with Sickle Cell Disease
After Shavonn Burgess got her daughter’s diagnosis, she had no idea how her family would cope. Now, after a year of blood transfusions and spleen removal, they’ve found a new normal.
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Cancer Isn’t One Size Fits All: Nashawn’s Story
A patient’s genetic makeup and journey with leukemia highlights the need for more gene sequencing in minority children.
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How A Bone Marrow Recipient Found His Perfect Match
When Dan Wagner’s leukemia came back, he was devastated. Now he’s celebrating five years’ cancer-free, thanks to his donor and new life-long friend.
