#bone marrow transplant

Researchers discover antibodies to block common respiratory viruses that put bone marrow and stem cell transplant patients at risk.

Monoclonal antibodies used to prevent COVID-19 in immunocompromised people aren’t active against new virus variants.

Tests prevented relapse and limited graft-vs.-host disease (GVHD) in laboratory models of leukemia and multiple myeloma.

Grammy Award winner Jon Batiste married author Suleika Jaouad a day before a bone marrow transplant to treat her acute myeloid leukemia.

Protecting the immunocompromised is not only a matter of health equity, it’s critical to ending the pandemic.

Hospitals are filling up with COVID-19 patients and other medical conditions are going untreated.

Rikako Ikee, who competed in the 2016 Olympics at age 16, was diagnosed with leukemia in early 2019, prompting a yearlong hiatus.

Researchers hope to combine gene editing with a less toxic stem cell transplant. Findings may apply to cancer and other illnesses.

Experts say treatment decisions should depend on the individual and factors such as cancer stage.

Cancer treatments can cause long-term problems linked to aging, such as heart problems and brittle bones.

The short answer is yes. but the procedure isn’t suitable for everyone.

Bone marrow transplants can cure many diseases, but more donors are needed.

Sickle-cell anemia remains more common among people of African ancestry, but science has made strides in treating this blood-borne disease.

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