Hematology

CHICAGO — Healio | HemOnc Today hosted its fourth Disruptive Innovators Awards ceremony, crowning nine new winners at ASCO Annual Meeting.

A 65-year-old male presented for his annual exam.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with ASH president, Belinda Avalos, MD, about the importance of DEI practices in medicine, leading molecular medicine developments and more.

In this special crossover episode of Oncology Overdrive, we bring you Healio coverage from the ASH Annual Meeting and Exhibition, as well as Healio’s top headlines from the meeting.

A year-long pilot program of external mentorship improved confidence, advanced career development and provided networking opportunities for classical hematology trainees, according to a study published in Blood Advances.

Mohandas Narla, DSc, may hold the title of American Society of Hematology president, but his focus for the next several months will extend far beyond this country’s borders.

Women received significantly fewer academic research grants compared with men in hematology, although some agencies have shown progress in closing the gender disparity, according to results presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

The FDA approved the enzyme replacement therapy Adzynma for the prophylactic or on-demand treatment of adults and pediatric patients with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, a rare blood clotting disorder.

A hematologist is a specialist in hematology, the science or study of blood, blood-forming organs and blood diseases.

Hematology is the science or study of blood and blood diseases.