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Apr 2026   BioLife Solutions has established a Center for Biopreservation Excellence that will provide consulting services to organizations that seek to optimize their cell and gene therapy biopreservation. The establishment of this center reflects the growing recognition that biopreservation methods are critical to clinical and commercial success.

Apr 2026   From Bank to Bedside is a series of profiles that describe organizations which offer consumers the full range of cellular therapy services, from biobanking to clinical medicine. This month we profile MEDEZE in Thailand.

Apr 2026   Preeclampsia and Eclampsia are serious pregnancy complications that are blamed on inadequate attachment of the placenta to the uterus. But is that poor attachment the fault of the placenta, or the fault of the mother, or both?

Mar 2026   The Hepatitis B vaccine (HBV) is given at birth to protect infants against a prevalent virus that causes lifelong illness and is the leading cause of liver cancer.

Mar 2026   From Bank to Bedside is a series of profiles that describe organizations which offer consumers the full range of cellular therapy services, from biobanking to clinical medicine. This month we profile CryoCord in Malaysia.

Feb 2026   Profile of cord blood banking in Hungary, a country with a strong social network designed to encourage families to have children.

Feb 2026   Many parents are confused about the revised vaccine schedule published by the CDC. Parents should be reassured that, at least for 2026, their ability to vaccinate their children will not change. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is encouraging families to continue to follow the standard schedule for childhood vaccines. Insurance providers have guaranteed that they will cover the cost of vaccines through 2026.

Jan 2026   When their daughter was diagnosed with Thalassemia, the parents banked cord blood from her younger brother. Two years later those sibling stem cells provided a life saving transplant. This story demonstrates both the power of cord blood banking, as well as the value of international networks to connect families, banks, and transplant centers.

Jan 2026   Within the United States, whole blood donors are not paid, versus donors of blood derivatives are paid. To avoid blood shortages, it may be time to reconsider "payments" to blood donors. Other countries employ a wide variety of incentives that are not cash payments.

Dec 2025   Outside on a golf course, a kid can be a kid. The H.E.A.R.T.S. Club at Hillandale Golf Course provides support and respite to the families of children going through cell therapy at Duke University.