Stories of hope, foundation updates, and news from the bone marrow donation community.
Gene therapy for sickle cell disease was approved three years ago and remains out of reach for most patients. A published cost-effectiveness analysis found stem cell transplantation the more cost-effective option for adults. Here is how the two compare, ahead of Sickle Cell Awareness Month.
Most coverage of National Minority Donor Awareness Month is about organ donation. The observance also covers bone marrow, blood stem cell and cord blood recruitment, where inherited HLA markers make the composition of the registry decide who finds a match.
Blood and marrow are on the standards in every science curriculum, and almost nothing exists to teach them well. We built sixteen lessons across four grade bands — K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12 — and they are free.
Bone marrow, PBSC, and cord blood are three sources of the same blood-forming stem cells. Here is how each one works, in plain English, and why the patient's transplant team, not the donor, decides which is requested.
Joining a registry can make you available as a potential match for a patient who needs a transplant. JBF helps you find the official registry that serves your country.
Take it off the screen
A coffee counter, a church foyer, a break room, a race table. Every sheet carries the code that opens Jeana’s walk, and a number to text for anyone who would rather not scan — no app, no wifi, nothing to hand back.
Flyer
One page, for a wall or a noticeboard. The same sheet in three voices.
Table tent
One page that folds and stands on a table or a counter.