Destiny Hinton
Destiny Hinton is a communications intern in the Department of Communications & Scientific and Medical Content Outreach at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Stories by Destiny Hinton
St. Jude mourns the death of infectious diseases pioneer Walter Hughes, MD
Walter Hughes, MD, who established the St. Jude Department of Infectious Diseases and initiated pediatric AIDS research at the hospital, has died.
St. Jude biostatisticians create a novel clinical trial design software
Description: St. Jude biostatisticians have developed a new method for designing phase 2 clinical trials with a small sample size. The approach uses a mathematical model called Bayesian probability . The researchers created free software to implement the process.
Bringing Chemistry to Medicine: Transcription therapy symposium is set for July 22 and 23
St. Jude will host the virtual Bringing Chemistry to Medicine Symposium July 22–23. The inaugural event in 2020 prompted a researcher in India to become a visiting scientist at St. Jude. Register for the event.
When work takes a toll: St. Jude research adds to our understanding of physician burnout.
St. Jude researchers looked at burnout and perceived work demands among St. Jude physicians and found that emotional exhaustion and time demands are key factors in a problem that affects both provider and patient.
Connections with colleagues: A St. Jude pediatric psychologist has renewed appreciation for an overlooked benefit of interdisciplinary collaboration.
A pediatric psychologist expresses gratitude for interdisciplinary collaboration, which elevates patient care and provider well-being.
Roussel’s early discovery shaped a career of cancer research
Martine Roussel, PhD, faculty member and endowed chair in molecular oncogenesis, shares how early work on oncogenes led to her lab’s discovery of new oncogenes.
Identifying risks and restrictions: Rehabilitation and cancer survivorship
Kristin Lyons, director of Rehabilitation Services, and Jessica Sparrow, Lead Occupational Therapist, worked as part of a team of oncology rehabilitation providers from pediatric institutions across the country to co-author a recent Seminars in Oncology Nursing article, which provides a comprehensive overview of rehabilitation screening, assessment, and intervention for children with cancer.
Getting to the bottom of a medulloblastoma mystery
Posterior fossa syndrome develops in some children following surgery for the brain tumor medulloblastoma. St. Jude research offers fresh insight into the mysterious syndrome and advice on how to avoid it.
NCCN publishes guidelines for standardized treatment of Wilms tumor
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network recently published treatment guidelines for children diagnosed with nephroblastoma. Two St. Jude physicians collaborated on the project.
For the growing number of childhood cancer survivors, five-year survival is just the beginning
As cancer survivorship changes, new benchmarks must be set to redefine survivorship research and treatment success.