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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
For some childhood cancer survivors, new hardships await
Overcoming childhood cancer is only the beginning of the journey – a whole new set of problems await.
Even teens with chronic medical illnesses need to be allowed to be teens
Raising a teen is hard enough without the added stress of a medical condition — here’s nine ways you can help them and foster their development.
Occupational therapy: how all work and more play restores some “normal” to childhood
Making pizza sounds fun, but it’s a practical example of how we help kids regain the skills to do the activities that are important to them.
The SILver Lining: The yin-yang balance of proteins in muscle disease
Ever heard of Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome? A St. Jude lab found the mutation that causes it.
Central line infections: How ETHEL helped us to bust a myth
A simple line drawing helped uncover something unexpected about central line infections. Read how it will save lives.
New studies raise warnings with CRISPR-Cas9, but there's more to the story
Recent studies highlight efficacy and safety issues of CRISPR. While the results are important, read why we should wait before drawing conclusions.
All in the family: How 59,000 volunteers and a team of scientists helped uncover six inherited gene mutations for medulloblastoma
There were 110 suspect genes. We found the six that could lead to childhood brain tumors.
New discoveries are simply that and must withstand the test of time
You really trust the ‘latest and greatest?’ Over-hyped scientific discoveries that haven’t been thoroughly tested create false hope for cures.
Continuing medical education is a vital part of translating research to patient care
Continuing medical education at St. Jude means our physicians are always in school.
Statistical hypothesis testing: minimize bias and help ensure your results are significant
Don’t fall for the trap: Follow these 4 steps to help ensure your experimental results are statistically significant.