Clinical

Find out how research at St. Jude underlies clinical progress in the care and treatment of cancer, blood disorders, neurological disease and more. 

Prehistoric discovery shines spotlight on histiocytosis
Prehistoric discovery shines spotlight on histiocytosis

The mission to make a rare disease extinct

Kim E. Nichols, MD

A newly found fossil may help us learn more about histiocytosis, a rare disorder of the immune system. Read how scientists are collaborating on new therapies.

Cancer predisposition: early conversations set expectations for future findings
Cancer predisposition: early conversations set expectations for future findings

Cancer predisposition: early conversations set expectations for future findings

Liza-Marie Johnson, MD, MPH, MSB

Understanding more about childhood cancer raises ethical issues related to cancer predisposition not just for current patients, but for generations after.

Teens and twenties: St. Jude aims to improve psychosocial well-being of adolescents and young adults with cancer
Teens and twenties: St. Jude aims to improve psychosocial well-being of adolescents and young adults with cancer

Teens and Twenties: St. Jude aims to improve psychosocial well-being of adolescents and young adults with cancer

Sarah Daniels

Teens have unique psychosocial needs: Read how clinicians and support staff are meeting those needs for teens and young adults who have cancer.

Sailing uncharted waters: Patient navigator helps patients transition to St. Jude affiliates
Sailing uncharted waters: Patient navigator helps patients transition to St. Jude affiliates

Sailing uncharted waters: Patient navigator helps patients transition to St. Jude affiliates

Kathy Cox

Patient navigators help ease the transition from the familiar hospital to an unfamiliar hospital close to home.

Ending the HIV epidemic: A national plan to reduce HIV infections
Ending the HIV epidemic: A national plan to reduce HIV infections

Ending the HIV epidemic: A national plan to reduce HIV infections

Michael Sheffield

Ending the HIV Epidemic is a bold plan to reduce HIV infections by 90 percent nationally. On a local level, St. Jude aims to have no new HIV cases by 2030.

Having those critical conversations about fertility after cancer
Having those critical conversations about fertility after cancer

Having those critical conversations about fertility after cancer

Maggie Besler, MD

As clinicians learn more about the late effects of pediatric cancer treatments, these important discussions with patients are changing.

On a mission to improve patient care: a course of infection prevention and control
On a mission to improve patient care: a course of infection prevention and control

On a mission to improve patient care: a course of infection prevention and control

Miguela Caniza, MD, MPH

Read about the non-stop efforts to help prevent infection in hospitals around the world: a course of infection prevention and control

Virtual reality: A new way for St. Jude parents to partner in patient family-centered care
Virtual reality: A new way for St. Jude parents to partner in patient family-centered care

Virtual reality: A new way for St. Jude parents to partner in patient family-centered care

Mike O’Kelly

Patient family-centered care: Read how this virtual advisory committee will give clinical staff more feedback from cancer patients and families.

The beginning of the end for the annual flu shot?
The beginning of the end for the annual flu shot?

The beginning of the end for the annual flu shot?

Mary Powers

Researchers researching a flu vaccine that lasts longer and protects the most vulnerable patients.

St. Jude is easing pediatric sickle cell disease patients’ transition to adult care

Echelle Rutschman

Thanks to these efforts, patients with sickle cell disease are transitioning into adulthood and living long, healthy lives.