Mike O’Kelly

Walter Hughes, MD, who established the St. Jude Department of Infectious Diseases and initiated pediatric AIDS research at the hospital, has died.

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.

National Doctors’ Day was first observed in 1933 in Winder, Georgia, when Eudora Almond, wife of Charles Almond, MD, decided to set aside a day to honor doctors and their contributions. Ten St. Jude physicians share their stories of how they were inspired to pursue a medical career.

For Jasmine Turner, resilience and tenacity were required to enter a field with very few Black women. There weren’t many women or teachers of color in her scientific courses—no one with similar experiences to help guide her or focus her talents. She turned to her mother for encouragement and inspiration.

Jonah McCoy was found to have B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2018, just days before his sixth birthday. After more than two years of treatment, he’s now four months away from his last round of chemotherapy. He came up with a unique way to show gratitude for his care.

Pre-holiday virtual cooking event was a hit with employees and their families. But it also served a different purpose.

Cybersecurity is an ongoing priority with organizations where sensitive information is one click away from a cyberattack.

As a hospital staff member, how do you help patient families have a better clinical experience and quality of life while in the hospital?

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has ties to this year’s co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

Therapy dogs spent most of their first year helping patients. Read how they’ve added another job skill to their resumés during the pandemic.