American Society of Hematology News

This Week in Blood: May 17, 2013

Amanda Szabo — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:48:26 GMT

Welcome to “This Week in Blood,” a weekly snapshot of the hottest studies from each week’s issue of Blood, the official journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), hand-picked by Blood Editor-in-Chief Bob Löwenberg, MD, and Deputy Editor Nancy Berliner, MD. If you would like a PDF copy of any of the manuscripts highlighted below or would like to request an interview with the author, please email aszabo@hematology.org.

NIH Releases Additional Information on FY 2013 Funding Policies Under Sequester

Patrick Irelan — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:12:04 GMT

Because the Congress was unable to reach an agreement on how to reduce the deficit, President Obama issued an order implementing the automatic, across-the-board spending cuts known as "sequestration" on March 1, 2013. Under sequestration, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget is cut by $1.6 billion over the next seven months.

May 2013 Advocacy Update

Patrick Irelan — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:55:38 GMT

May 2013 Advocacy Update

President’s FY 2014 Budget Seeks to Consolidate and Reorganize Federal STEM Education Programs

Patrick Irelan — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:03:59 GMT

The President's fiscal year (FY) 2014 budget request seeks to significantly restructure federal spending in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education.

NCI Seeks Information on Cancer-Relevant Innovative Technologies with Transformative Potential

Patrick Irelan — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:24:57 GMT

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is requesting information from members of the cancer research community in order to assess the areas which are being most challenged by a lack of development in research technology.

This Week in Blood: May 9, 2013

Amanda Szabo — Fri, 10 May 2013 18:41:19 GMT

May 2013 Practice Update (part one)

Patrick Irelan — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:37:05 GMT

May 2013 Practice Update (part one)

Leading Leukemia Experts: High Leukemia Treatment Costs May Be Harming Patients

Andrea Slesinski — Tue, 07 May 2013 21:56:36 GMT

The increasing cost of treatments for chronic myeloid leukemia in the United States has reached unsustainably high levels and may be leaving many patients under- or untreated because they cannot afford care, according to a Blood Forum article supported by nearly 120 CML experts from more than 15 countries on five continents and published online today.

This Week in Blood: May 2, 2013

Andrea Slesinski — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:46:48 GMT

Welcome to “This Week in Blood,” a weekly snapshot of the hottest studies from each week’s issue of Blood, the official journal of ASH, hand-picked by Blood Editor-in-Chief Bob Löwenberg, MD, and Deputy Editor Nancy Berliner, MD.

Statement from ASH President Janis L. Abkowitz, MD, on the Introduction of the Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act in the U.S. House of Representatives

Andrea Slesinski — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:20:28 GMT

The American Society of Hematology applauds the introduction of the Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representatives Brian Higgins (D-NY) and Peter King (R-NY). This important legislation would require private health plans offering intravenous chemotherapy benefits to plan subscribers to provide parity for orally administered and self-injectable anticancer chemotherapy medications, greatly reducing the financial burden that patients with blood and other cancers currently face in order to take these life-saving therapies.

Applications Now Being Accepted for NIH Translational Health Disparities Course - Due May 15, 2013

Patrick Irelan — Wed, 01 May 2013 17:25:08 GMT

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) is now accepting applications for its 2013 Translational Health Disparities Course scheduled for August 5-16 on the NIH campus in Bethesda.

This Week in Blood: April 26, 2013

Amanda Szabo — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:57:37 GMT

April 2013 Practice Update (part two)

Patrick Irelan — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:57:24 GMT

April 2013 Practice Update (part two)

Representatives Higgins & King To Introduce Cancer Oral Drug Parity Legislation; ASH Advocates for Patients to Have Equal Access to Treatment

Patrick Irelan — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:29:49 GMT

On Friday, April 26, Representative Brian Higgins (D-NY) and Peter King (R-NY) will introduce the bi-partisan Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act in the U.S. House of Representatives.

This Week in Blood: April 18, 2013

Andrea Slesinski — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:45:15 GMT

Welcome to “This Week in Blood ,” a weekly snapshot of the hottest studies from each week’s issue of Blood , the official journal of the American Society of Hematology, hand-picked by Blood Editor-in-Chief Bob Löwenberg, MD, and Deputy Editor Nancy Berliner, MD.