He became the first patient in Uganda to undergo a bone marrow transplant performed entirely on Ugandan soil by a local team of doctors and specialists at UCI. After 22 days in intensive isolation at ...

In multiple myeloma, abnormal plasma cells build up inside bone marrow -- the spongy tissue inside large bones where blood cells are produced. Over time, myeloma cells cause damage to bones, kidneys, ...

A bone marrow biopsy is a medical procedure used to collect a small sample of bone marrow, which is the soft, spongy tissue inside your bones where blood cells are made. This test helps a physician ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A NASA technology originally developed for plant growth experiments on space shuttle missions has successfully reduced the painful side effects resulting from chemotherapy and ...

In order to diagnose a patient with multiple myeloma, a physician will typically order several different tests. That’s because multiple myeloma is a complex disease and knowing the results of these ...

Symptoms of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) can include tiredness, bruising and bleeding easily, frequent infections, sweating, and bone pain. Symptoms can depend on the type of CMML. Chronic ...