2020 Archive

Clinical research and precision medicine are changing health care, and nursing as a profession can play this critical role with patients and families.

A newly found fossil may help us learn more about histiocytosis, a rare disorder of the immune system. Read how scientists are collaborating on new therapies.

Understanding more about childhood cancer raises ethical issues related to cancer predisposition not just for current patients, but for generations after.

Even though he treated patients and conducted research until 1978, little was known about John W. Smith, the first African American physician at St. Jude.

Read how a 20-year wait for technology shows key insights in brain proteins’ role in the development and progression of Alzheimer’s.

Teens have unique psychosocial needs: Read how clinicians and support staff are meeting those needs for teens and young adults who have cancer.

Staff scientist in Charles Mullighan’s pathology lab praised for new experimental approaches to leukemia pathogenesis and for helping others.

Patient navigators help ease the transition from the familiar hospital to an unfamiliar hospital close to home.

Combining microscopes allows for a resolution that allows scientists to see deep into a cell and how neurons organize gene expression in cell formation.

Read how this pediatric oncologist describes hers and her patient’s journey through cancer treatment.