Clinical

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

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.

Image of petri dish
Image of petri dish

Infection prevention and control: Planning patient protection during a pandemic

Stacey Wiedower

Read how early planning to protect patients and staff through infection prevention measures readied this facility for the pandemic.

The most important thing for parents and caregivers is to take care of themselves first.
The most important thing for parents and caregivers is to take care of themselves first.

Self-care: The No. 1 thing you can do for your child

Keith Crabtree, PhD

This psychologist gives advice on caring for infant and toddler mental health, and the No. 1 thing to do isn’t what you would expect. %

The HemoFOCUS screening process uses a standardized rating scale to screen children with hemophilia for symptoms of ADHD.
The HemoFOCUS screening process uses a standardized rating scale to screen children with hemophilia for symptoms of ADHD.

New screening process helps clinicians identify educational and mental health problems in children with hemophilia

Jacklyn Boggs

The HemoFOCUS screening process uses a standardized rating scale to screen children with hemophilia for inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity, which are symptoms of ADHD. The goal is to improve the odds that patients with a dual diagnosis will be identified and will receive appropriate educational and psychosocial services.

Physician partnerships and telemedicine advance treatments and cures
Physician partnerships and telemedicine advance treatments and cures

Physician partnerships and telemedicine advance treatments and cures

Ibrahim Qaddoumi, MD, MS

Telemedicine, identified in 1879 as a way to reduce patient office visits, has become a necessary way to enhance the quality of care throughout the world.

Meeting of the minds: Standardizing communication to improve patient handoffs and transitions of care
Meeting of the minds: Standardizing communication to improve patient handoffs and transitions of care

Meeting of the minds: Standardizing communication to improve patient handoffs and transitions of care

James Hoffman, PharmD, MS

These communications programs have a significant impact in helping ensure patient care is consistent across care teams.

Five steps to help your teens make the most of teletherapy
Five steps to help your teens make the most of teletherapy

Five steps to help your teens make the most of teletherapy

Megan Wilkins, PhD

COVID-19 gave rise to a new mental health care option for teens: telehealth video visits. Use these tips to help your teen maximize the benefits.

Nine tips to talk with teens about COVID-19
Nine tips to talk with teens about COVID-19

Nine tips to talk with teens about COVID-19

Jennifer Allen, PhD

Even during a pandemic, teens may avoid discussing feelings with their parents. Use these 9 tips to help your teen open up about COVID-19-related angst.