BSH - Haematology
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#BSH is the largest UK organisation for #haematology professionals, covering all sides of the specialty & transforming the care our members provide since 1960
London, UK
Joined October 2010
A pioneering project is to study how myeloma patients feel about receiving information about their genetic risk and their disease’s response to treatment, and understand what support they want. Read the latest #BSHNews story here:
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Gene editing for patients with severe sickle cell disease is to be made available in the UK, it was announced last week (31st January). Read the latest #BSHNews story here:
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Take a look at some of the highlights from 2024 from our Committee & Special Interest Groups
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A new study has shown that COVID booster injections were highly successful in sparing patients with suppressed immune systems from hospital admission – including people with lymphoid blood cancers. Read the latest #BSHNews story here:
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RT @GiveBloodNHS: This #WorldCancerDay, we're highlighting the extraordinary power that your donations have to help fight cancer. Whether…
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RT @bloodcancer_uk: This World Cancer Day we stand with all 280,000 people in the UK currently living with or in remission from blood cance…
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Epigenetic changes before birth may be a key factor in lifetime risk of cancer, according to a study in mice, reported in the journal Nature Cancer. Read the latest #BSHNews story here:
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RT @BrJHaem: 📣📚 #MeetTheEditor Episode 5: We're excited to introduce you our #AssociateEditor Owen Smith! Stay tuned! #BrJHaem #Haematolog…
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What better way to start 2025 than with a celebration of excellence within the haematology community! King’s honours have been awarded to two of our BSH members, Prof. Ajay Vora and Dr. Gail Miflin. Read the full message from our BSH President Sue Pavord
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Join the BSH Paediatric Special Interest Group at their annual symposium 📅 Friday, 7 March 2025 🕰️09:30–17:00 👥 Venue: Friends Meeting House, Euston, London View the full schedule and book your place here:
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RT @SickleCellUK: NEW TREATMENT APPROVED FOR SICKLE CELL! We are delighted that NICE has today approved the groundbreaking gene therapy, Ex…
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We are on the hunt for members to join our Communications Committee and help spread the word about BSH and our membership? Learn more about the roles and apply here:
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A detailed analysis of CAR T therapy has identified two kinds of cells, one acting fast, the other over a long period. Read the latest #BSHNews story here:
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Patients with sickle cell disease have been found to have brains that appear 14 years older than their actual age in a new neurological study. Read the latest #BSHNews story here:
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Doctors need to be aware of the risk of hepatitis B reactivation among patients treated with immunosuppressive drugs, according to a new guideline. Read the latest #BSHNews story here:
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RT @Eman__Hassan__: Submission deadline 17th of February !! There is still time to participate Complementary regis…
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RT @BBCLondonNews: A plaque honouring Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, the NHS's first sickle cell specialist nurse counsellor, has been u…
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Blood stem cells are vulnerable to DNA damage that can persist for several years, according to a new UK study which casts new light on the origins of blood cancers. Read the latest #BSHNews story here:
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A drug being tested for breast cancer might help to block the progression of myeloproliferative neoplasms, and possibly become a treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia, researchers have reported. Read the latest #BSHNews story here:
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Immunotherapy based on natural killer (NK) cells is showing promise in early trials involving patients with lymphoma, researchers have reported. Read the latest #BSHNews story here:
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