What blood stem cell donors actually go through
From cheek swab to donation day and the year after: what registry donors go through, the two ways to donate, recovery, costs and contact with the patient.
Jerome Okafor
Jerome coordinated clinical studies at a university hospital, from consent forms to data queries. He writes about clinical trials, donation and the practical side of health research, and how patients can ask better questions.
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CAR-T cell therapy in plain language, from collection day to the months after
What CAR-T cell therapy is, what happens from cell collection to infusion and recovery, its main side effects, costs, and where trials are heading next.
How to read a ClinicalTrials.gov listing
A section by section guide to ClinicalTrials.gov records: status, phase, design, outcomes, eligibility, results, and the signs of a pay-to-participate listing.