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Your First Visit Stories

Your First Visit

By Tauseef Ahmed, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Oncology / Hematology at New York Medical College

Your tests have come back. The news is not good and your doctor refers you to a specialist. Oncologist, Orthopedist, Neurologist, each one trusted by your doctor, each one trained to help you, whatever your problem might be. Each one can and should be helped by you.
Here are a few tips to help your caregiver help you: (Read more about Your First Visit)

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SICKLE CELL BREAKTHROUGH Stories

SICKLE CELL BREAKTHROUGH

Researchers at Duke University have made a potentially dramatic advance in the study of sickle cell disease.
The scientists now say they are beginning to understand what happens, on the cellular level, to patients with this often debilitating inherited disease. (Read more about SICKLE CELL BREAKTHROUGH)

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SICKLE CELL CURE Stories

SICKLE CELL CURE

There is new hope for kids suffering from the intensely painful condition called sickle cell disease. Doctors are now successfully performing bone marrow transplants on these children, completely curing them of the disease! (Read more about SICKLE CELL CURE)

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CORD BLOOD CELLS Stories

CORD BLOOD CELLS

Mitchell Forslind appeared to be a healthy two year old. But his mom Fran noticed something odd. He started to walk a little differently, and fell down a lot.
Doctors confirmed Mitchell had a rare, deadly genetic disease called Krabbe’s disease.
Krabbe’s disease results from an inability to create a key enzyme that prevents the accumulation of toxic substances resulting in damage to the nervous system. (Read more about CORD BLOOD CELLS)

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