Clinical

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

Sickle cell disease and COVID-19: What we’re telling patients
Sickle cell disease and COVID-19: What we’re telling patients

Sickle cell disease and COVID-19: What we’re telling patients

Jane Hankins, MD

Sickle cell disease patients face additional dangers if they become infected with COVID-19. Here’s what this physician specialist is telling her patients.

Clinical hypnosis: the mind’s suggestion box
Clinical hypnosis: the mind’s suggestion box

Clinical hypnosis: the mind’s suggestion box

Elyse Heidelberg, PsyD

St. Jude psychologists use clinical hypnosis to help children and adolescents manage pain, nausea and distress during and after cancer treatment.

It’s time for patient guidelines for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia
It’s time for patient guidelines for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia

It’s time for patient guidelines for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Hiroto Inaba, MD, PhD

Leukemia patients and families can get the information they need through this new publication that breaks down diagnosis and treatment.

Producing the cancer reference book for central nervous system tumors
Producing the cancer reference book for central nervous system tumors

Producing the cancer reference book for central nervous system tumors

Chris Pennington

Read what this physician-researcher does to set the standard for central nervous system cancers and treatments.

The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on children and families
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on children and families

The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on children and families

St. Jude Strategic Communication, Education and Outreach Department

The pandemic’s impact on children is profound. This psychologist offers these tips on how parents can keep their children healthy.

St. Jude families give valuable insights through virtual adviser community
St. Jude families give valuable insights through virtual adviser community

St. Jude families provide valuable insights to staff through virtual adviser community

Mike O’Kelly

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

Let people with sickle cell disease inform clinical trial communication
Let people with sickle cell disease inform clinical trial communication

Let people with sickle cell disease inform clinical trial communication

Liza-Marie Johnson, MD, MPH, MSB

Read how these clinicians are addressing the serious ethical challenges to accelerating a cure for sickle cell disease.

BRAVE program helps ICU patients get moving sooner
BRAVE program helps ICU patients get moving sooner

BRAVE program helps ICU patients get moving sooner

Mike O’Kelly

This one simple thing gets pediatric ICU patients off ventilators sooner, out of the ICU and back to regular activities more quickly.

Interested in childhood cancer survivorship research? Apply now for support to get started
Interested in childhood cancer survivorship research? Apply now for support to get started

Interested in childhood cancer survivorship research? Apply now for support to get started.

Mary Powers

Get your survivorship study funded by applying for this career development award.

Hand hygiene a crucial component of preventing viral spread
Hand hygiene a crucial component of preventing viral spread

Hand hygiene a crucial component of preventing viral spread

Mike O’Kelly

You learned how to do it before you could spell it. It may be one of the most important things you can do to prevent the spread of coronavirus.