First Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant for Sickle Cell Patient Performed by Roswell Park Oishei Children’s Joint Program Team BUFFALO, N.Y., September 25, 2019 – The clinical team from the Roswell Park Oishei Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Program has successfully performed the first pediatric bone marrow transplant
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Chiari malformation, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and Syringomyelia — Second Opinions, Being Creative, and Recognizing that Each Patient is Different By Madeleine Kates Chiari malformation and associated conditions including Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Syringomyelia were recently the focus of a medical conference held at Buffalo’s Hyatt Regency that drew neurological
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My Special Aflac Duck® Flocks to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Patients Receive Robotic Duck Designed to Help Them Cope with Cancer This summer, Aflac, the leader in voluntary insurance sales at U.S. worksites, is bringing My Special Aflac Ducksto Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.My Special Aflac Duck,
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Niagara County Offers Free Evidence Based Health Workshops The Niagara County Department of Health Nursing Division, in collaboration with the Niagara County Office for the Aging, is offering free workshops throughout Niagara County for individuals with any ongoing health condition; for example, arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, pain
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Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center immunology researchers have uncovered a biomarker that may help explain why some patients respond better than others to a common chemotherapy treatment for liver cancer. They hope that their analysis of immune responses among patients receiving sorafenib can lead to more individualized
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New research on COPD aims to selectively ‘disarm’ specific pathogens NIH has awarded UB scientists $2.7 million to conduct the research BUFFALO, N.Y. — For decades, bacterial infections in people suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been treated primarily with traditional antibiotics. While such drugs can
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