This month’s registry spotlight is on the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR). Registry Partners’ Pediatric Service Line assists facilities and institutions nationwide with their CIBMTR data collection efforts. We serve as a complete outsource solution or can augment the facility’s current data collection team to ensure high quality, timely, and accurate data collection and submission. Read on to learn more about the…
After indulging ourselves with great food and special treats during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, we find ourselves tipping the scale a bit come January. As much as we all enjoy the good eats and amazing treats, it is important to cut back once the New Year hits and begin shedding the extra weight we have added to our waistband. How do we get the unwanted…
Birth defects are structural changes that a baby is born with that can affect almost any part of the body, changing how the body looks, works, or both. They can be found before birth, at birth, or any time after birth. Most birth defects occur during the first 3 months of pregnancy when a baby’s organs are forming but can also occur during the last 6…
My husband recently had an MRI to assess neck pain and was puzzled by the results, which noted cervical stenosis. “Is this a mistake?” he asked me; “I don’t have a cervix?” For those of us who do, January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and a propitious time to reflect on the history of research into cervical cancer, and the current state of screening and prevention…
