Author Profile

Destiny Hinton

Destiny HInton

Destiny Hinton is a communications intern in the Department of Communications & Scientific and Medical Content Outreach at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Stories by Destiny Hinton

Research

Unraveling the ambiguity of risk for childhood cancer survivors

Erin Podolak, MA

Clinical specialists are learning this about the future for childhood cancer survivors and how to help them.

Investigator Insights

What I discovered during my postdoctoral fellowship shaped my scientific steps

Brad Heckmann, PhD

After being a part of a significant scientific discovery, this postdoctoral fellow offers these tips for others to succeed in science.

Outreach

Bringing Chemistry to Medicine: Experts in transcription therapy and chemical biology share research though St. Jude symposia

Erin Podolak, MA

There are new ways to fight diseases fueled by abnormal transcription and gene regulation. Find out more about it during these two symposia.

Clinical

BRAVE program helps ICU patients get moving sooner

Mike O’Kelly

This one simple thing gets pediatric ICU patients off ventilators sooner, out of the ICU and back to regular activities more quickly.

Clinical

Interested in childhood cancer survivorship research? Apply now for support to get started.

Mary Powers

Get your survivorship study funded by applying for this career development award.

Clinical

Hand hygiene a crucial component of preventing viral spread

Mike O’Kelly

You learned how to do it before you could spell it. It may be one of the most important things you can do to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Clinical

Infection prevention and control: Planning patient protection during a pandemic

Stacey Wiedower

Read how early planning to protect patients and staff through infection prevention measures readied this facility for the pandemic.

Clinical

Self-care: The No. 1 thing you can do for your child

Keith Crabtree, PhD

This psychologist gives advice on caring for infant and toddler mental health, and the No. 1 thing to do isn’t what you would expect. %

Clinical

New screening process helps clinicians identify educational and mental health problems in children with hemophilia

Jacklyn Boggs

The HemoFOCUS screening process uses a standardized rating scale to screen children with hemophilia for inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity, which are symptoms of ADHD. The goal is to improve the odds that patients with a dual diagnosis will be identified and will receive appropriate educational and psychosocial services.

Clinical

Physician partnerships and telemedicine advance treatments and cures

Ibrahim Qaddoumi, MD, MS

Telemedicine, identified in 1879 as a way to reduce patient office visits, has become a necessary way to enhance the quality of care throughout the world.