Mary Powers

Mary Powers

Mary Powers is a former member of the Strategic Communications, Education and Outreach Department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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Sickle cell road to adulthood

St. Jude advice to young adults with sickle cell disease: Stay connected

Posted by Mary Powers | Nov 28, 2022

The St. Jude Methodist Sickle Cell Disease Transition Clinic helps patients move from pediatric to adult care, an important stage where patients often experience roadblocks to maintaining their health.

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Premiasiones

Latin American hospitals implement tool to identify kids whose condition is deteriorating

Posted by Mary Powers | Nov 1, 2022

Flexible and tailored implementation strategies helped pediatric cancer centers across Latin America scale up a proven quality improvement strategy.

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Child holding stuffed unicorn

SAFER Ukraine offers a new model for global emergency response

Posted by Mary Powers | Sep 29, 2022

SAFER Ukraine, a global humanitarian effort to save Ukrainian children with cancer and blood disorders began spontaneously in a digital meeting room within hours of the invasion. Existing networks fueled its growth.

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The Unicorn Clinic

A doctor’s journey fueled life-saving work at SAFER Ukraine for children with cancer

Posted by Mary Powers | May 12, 2022

“SAFER Ukraine works because we have human connections with our partners,” explains Asya Agulnik, MD, MPH.

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Mother holding baby in medicine room

Building a platform to bring cancer drugs to children worldwide

Posted by Mary Powers | Jan 6, 2022

St. Jude and WHO announce plans to dramatically improve global access to pediatric cancer drugs

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Lisa Jacola

Pain may be a risk factor for learning problems in childhood cancer survivors

Posted by Mary Powers | Oct 13, 2021

Researchers are focusing on treatment-related pain as another way to reduce the risk of learning and memory problems in survivors of childhood leukemia.

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A 3D print of influenza virus shows the yellow surface covered with proteins called hemagglutinin (colored blue) and neuraminidase (colored red) that enable the virus to enter and infect human cells. Image provided by the National Institutes of Health.

Immune markers offer clues to antibody production in response to flu

Posted by Mary Powers | Apr 7, 2021

Scientists are learning more about antibody production in response to flu, including how they develop from helper T cells and monocytes.

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COVID-19 prevention is essential for bone marrow transplant patients

COVID-19 prevention is essential for bone marrow transplant patients

Posted by Mary Powers | Feb 9, 2021

Research points to bone marrow transplant patients having the highest risk for severe complications from a COVID infection. Here’s what that means.

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Leukemia diagnosis sets path for Browne to become a nurse practitioner

Leukemia diagnosis sets path for Browne to become a nurse practitioner

Posted by Mary Powers | Jan 4, 2021

St. Jude highlights these women in science and clinical care who offer insights and tips for those interested in pursuing a scientific or clinical career.

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Word to the wise: Don’t let the genomic data fool you

Word to the wise: Don’t let the genomic data fool you

Posted by Mary Powers | Dec 18, 2020

In the world of genomics, this computational biologist recommends these simple things before interpreting the data.

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