NEW ORLEANS (WVUE/Gray News) - A 2-year-old boy who was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer has received a life-saving bone marrow donation. Hezekiah “Hezzy” Martinez received a diagnosis for ...

Bone marrow transplants can be life-saving for patients suffering from certain types of cancer, blood disorders and other diseases — but for many patients, finding a match can take months or years.

As Bone Marrow Stem Cell Donation and Leukaemia Awareness Month approaches, the importance of demystifying bone marrow donation has never been clearer. Murray Hewlett, CEO of Affinity Health, ...

Thousands of patients with leukemia and other lethal diseases need a potentially life-saving bone marrow or cord blood transplant from an unrelated donor. Here's how to donate: Attend a donor drive or ...

A 10-year-old girl in Pennsylvania is in dire need of a bone marrow transplant — and her mother is on a mission to find the perfect match. Lani Walter suffers from a disease called DOCK8 deficiency ...

Leukemia survivor Kobe Dicus, left, of Sioux City, Iowa, and his bone marrow donor, Nick Magyar, speak of the need for such donations on Sunday at the Nebraska Medical Center. “He saved my life,” Kobe ...

Take a look back at half a century of leading-edge research and compassionate care. When Jenn Vehrs was 7 years old, she served as a bone marrow donor for her brother, who had acute lymphoblastic ...

Sep. 20—A SUNY Oneonta student-lead bone marrow donation drive has identified matches for two people needing transplants. The news comes the day before World Marrow Donor Day, Saturday, Sept. 21. The ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Many people with blood cancers don't have suitable bone marrow donors in their family and are desperately waiting to find a stranger who's a match. Several Pennsylvania lawmakers ...