Cancer Guide
By Jim Stallard, MA, Writer/Editor  |  Friday, September 13, 2013

Memorial Sloan-Kettering specialists provide outstanding care for multiple myeloma and related plasma cell diseases.

Pictured: Clostridium difficile
In the Lab
By Julie Grisham, MS, Science Writer/Editor  |  Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Information about the microbiome, the genes of all the microorganisms that naturally inhabit the human body, is leading to new approaches for treating infections in cancer patients.

Pictured: Andromachi Scaradavou
Ask the Expert
By Jim Stallard, MA, Writer/Editor  |  Wednesday, July 24, 2013

In this “Ask the Expert” feature, pediatric hematologist Andromachi Scaradavou discusses options for expectant parents who are considering banking a newborn’s cord blood.

Pictured: Robin Roberts & Sergio Giralt
Honor
By Media Staff  |  Friday, June 7, 2013

Sergio Giralt, Chief of Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, has been recognized for his achievements in the field of bone marrow transplantation with an award presented by GMA’s Robin Roberts.

Pictured: Robin Roberts & Tonya Samuel
In the News
By Jim Stallard, MA, Writer/Editor  |  Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Co-host Robin Roberts gives thanks to her Memorial Sloan-Kettering treatment team during her first day returning to the show after receiving a stem cell transplant.

Pictured: Marcel R. M. van den Brink
In the Clinic
By Jim Stallard, MA, Writer/Editor  |  Friday, December 21, 2012

Memorial Sloan-Kettering researchers have shown for the first time that administering a growth factor called interleukin-7 can help patients regenerate T cells more quickly after stem cell transplantation.

Pictured: Robin Roberts
In the News
By Media Staff  |  Thursday, October 11, 2012

Good Morning America co-host Robin Roberts recently said good-bye to her inpatient treatment team at Memorial Sloan-Kettering after undergoing a stem cell transplant to treat myelodysplastic syndrome.

Pictured: Natural Killer Cells & Cancer Cell
In the Lab
By Eva Kiesler, PhD, Science Writer/Editor  |  Tuesday, September 4, 2012

In the future, more-advanced genetic testing might offer better ways to match up patients who need a bone marrow transplant with potential donors.

Pictured: Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Team
Q&A
By Allyson Collins, MS, Science Writer/Editor  |  Thursday, August 30, 2012

In an interview, experts on our Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service talk about the types of transplantation and finding an appropriate donor for an allogeneic transplant.

Pictured: Joao Xavier and Eric Pamer
In the Clinic
By Julie Grisham, MS, Science Writer/Editor  |  Thursday, July 19, 2012

New studies investigate how the use of antibiotics affects the balance of both harmful and beneficial bacteria in patients undergoing stem cell transplantation.

Pictured: Farid Boulad
Profile
By Memorial Sloan-Kettering  |  Monday, July 2, 2012

Pediatric Day Hospital Medical Director Farid Boulad explains that “we’re trying to excel at caring for the entire child, physically and emotionally.

Pictured: T cells on surface on thymus
In the Lab
By Eva Kiesler, PhD, Science Writer/Editor  |  Friday, April 6, 2012

A recent study holds promise for the development of a new type of drug to alleviate immune deficiency caused by cancer treatment, radiation injury, or certain diseases.

Pictured: Sergio Giralt
Q&A
By Memorial Sloan-Kettering  |  Monday, March 26, 2012

Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service Chief Sergio Giralt explains recent advances that are enabling more patients to survive the most difficult period after receiving a transplant.

Pictured: Blood donation
In the News
By Media Staff  |  Thursday, December 22, 2011

After signing up for the National Bone Marrow Registry “Be The Match,” a Montclair man was recently called to donate peripheral blood stem cells for a sick child. He was inspired to join the registry after an anonymous donor saved the life of his own son, who had received a bone marrow transplant.

In the Lab
By Julie Grisham, MS, Science Writer/Editor  |  Monday, December 12, 2011

A Memorial Sloan-Kettering study suggests that a new, experimental treatment could make bone marrow and stem cell transplantation safer and more effective.

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