Now a Nurse, 10-Year-Old Xisto Survived Aplastic Anemia
By the time he was 10 years old, Xisto had earned a Black Belt in taekwando. He was traveling to, and winning, competitions.
Aplastic Anemia
Fatigue Management
Topic(s)
Living Well with Bone Marrow Failure
Presenter(s)
Timothy Pearman, PhD
Jenny Finkel
In this webinar, Dr. Tim Pearman discusses fatigue and how it can be best managed. Jenny Finkle demonstrates some gentle exercises you can do to increase your energy level. This was an interactive session.
Safe, Successful Pregnancies Possible After AlloHCT
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Findings refute former consensus that pregnancies post-transplant are nearly impossible, highlight need for increased fertility counseling (WASHINGTON, July 15, 2024) — Despite treatment-related fertility challenges, female patients can become pregnant and give birth to healthy…
Alternative donor transplantation for severe aplastic anemia: a comparative study of the SAAWP EBMT
Selecting the most suitable alternative donor becomes challenging in severe aplastic anemia aplastic anemia: (ay-PLASS-tik uh-NEE_mee-uh) A rare and serious condition in which
Teen Athlete's Normal Life Interrupted by Severe Aplastic Anemia and Lengthy Treatment
“You must go to Children’s Hospital now.”
Ninth grader Patrick McLaughlin was surprised, but followed his mom’s lead, who calmly drove to the Emergency Department while disguising her fear and confusion.
Earlier that week, while Ellie was on a business trip, her elder son, Liam, called. “Mom, Paddy’s still sleeping after early dismissal.” It was 8:30pm. At that moment, she knew that she needed to take him to the doctor. She flew home as soon as she could, picked Patrick up at track and field workout, and dashed to the pediatrician’s office.
Pashna N. Munshi, MD
Institution
University of Pennsylvania
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
A Patient Story - from the 2024 Philadelphia Patient and Family Conference
Topic(s)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Aplastic Anemia
Living Well with Bone Marrow Failure
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Ellen Kalinosky describes her turbulent journey through multiple bone marrow failure diseases in this recording from the 2024 Philadelphia Patient and Family Conference.
Aplastic Anemia - from the 2024 Philadelphia Patient and Family Conference
Topic(s)
Aplastic Anemia
Presenter(s)
Daria Babushok, MD, PhD
Dr. Daria Babushok explains the medical condition of Aplastic Anemia. She describes symptoms and treatments as well as recent research.
HLA-haploidentical stem cell transplantation in children with inherited bone marrow failure syndromes: A retrospective analysis on behalf of EBMT severe aplastic Anemia and pediatric diseases working parties
Haploidentical stem cell transplantation (haplo-SCT) represents the main alternative for children with inherited bone marrow failure bone marrow failure: A
Acquired Aplastic Anemia Therapies: Immunosuppressive Therapy Versus Alternative Donor Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Immunosuppressive therapy Immunosuppressive therapy: Immunosuppressive drug therapy lowers your body's immune response.