Clinical

Prepare a child with a life-threatening condition on what to expect — have that difficult talk with them. Read advice from St. Jude clinical psychologist, Niki Jurbergs, PhD, on how to have that difficult conversation.

Read how St. Jude is working toward easing the pain of chronic illness and treatment in its pediatric patients.

A drug used to treat malaria was found to hold the key to unlocking the treatment of a rare leukemia.

Childhood cancer treatment is one of the great medical successes of recent decades. But that success comes with a price.

Yes, children can get skin cancer. Here’s some tips on how to prevent extreme sun exposure.

Learn how psychologists use psychological interventions to help pediatric patients with life-threatening diseases maintain positive mental health during treatment.

How can hospitals protect patients and staff from resurgent pertussis outbreaks? Learn how we boosted the vaccination rate by 55%.

The 17th patient admitted to St. Jude in 1962 was successful treated for Hodgkin lymphoma. Find out why Dwight Tosh returns to St. Jude to take part in a research study for cancer survivors.

Dr. Justin N. Baker shares lessons on compassion from his experience at St. Jude. Watch his TEDx Memphis talk to learn how to help others through difficult times, and know why it matters.

Myelodysplastic syndromes can lead to leukemia in children. Considered an adult disease, researchers have found molecular differences that may offer new treatments for children with pediatric MDS.