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Blue Holiday: How to Cope With Sadness Amid Holiday Cheer

The most wonderful time of the year can be excruciating for those dealing with grief, sadness or loneliness.

December 16, 2024

December 21 2024

• Tips for Spending Holiday Time With Family Members Who Live with Dementia

December 20 2024

• Resolving To Exercise More In The New Year? Experts Say Ease Into It To Make It A Habit And Avoid Injury
• UC Davis Researchers Help Decode the Cause of Aggressive Breast Cancer in Women of Color
• Potential Culprit Identified in Lingering Crohn's Disease Symptoms
• Sutures and Power Tools: Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedics Inspires Young Women
• Stor4Build Heats Up Thermal Energy Storage Solutions for Buildings, Grid
• The Secret Life of ALAS1: How a Basic Science Discovery Could Pave the Way for Better siRNA Therapies
• The Neiman Imaging Comorbidity Index Proves Effective for Risk-Adjustment Across Medicare, Medicaid and Privately Insured Populations
• First Dual Chamber Leadless Pacemaker Implanted in a Child
• Tainted Cucumbers Now Linked to 100 Salmonella Cases in 23 States
• Automation of Nuclear Chemistry Processes Leads to More Efficient Production of Astatine for Cancer Therapy
• Check Your Pantry, Lay's Classic Potato Chips Recalled Due to Milk Allergy Risk
• Norovirus Sickens Hundreds on Three Cruise Ships: CDC
• Not Just Blabber: What Baby's First Vocalizations and Coos Can Tell Us
• What's the Link Between Memory Problems and Sexism?
• Supreme Court to Decide on South Carolina's Bid to Cut Funding for Planned Parenthood
• Antibiotics Do Not Increase Risks for Cognitive Decline, Dementia in Older Adults, New Data Says
• A New Way to Treat Sjögren’s Disease? Researchers Are Hopeful
• Some Abortion Pill Users Surprised By Pain, Study Says
• Who is At Risk For Cybercrime?
• Transforming Smiles, Transforming Lives: Free Dental Care Empowers Opportunity Center Residents at Hopeful Smiles Event
• Older Age Linked to Increased Complications After Breast Reconstruction
• AI's New Move: Transforming Skin Cancer Identification
• Nursemaid Elbow 101

December 19 2024

• A Steady Hand Close To Home - There's No Better Gift
• Faster Lung Function Decline in Cystic Fibrosis Linked to High Sputum Levels of Pf Bacteriophage
• Study Uses High-Tech Golf Simulator to Determine How Joint Replacement Surgery Affects Players' Game
• By Looking at Individual Atoms in Tooth Enamel, UW and PNNL Researchers Are Learning What Happens to Our Teeth as We Age
• Cedars-Sinai, UCSF Experts Steer the Development of Stem Cells to Regenerate and Repair Organs
• HELLP and Heredity Collide in a Remarkably Rare Pregnancy Journey
• FDA Updates Meaning of 'Healthy' on Food Labels
• Combining Long- and Short-Read Sequencing in Single Cells Reveals New mRNAs in Neurodegenerative Diseases
• Cedars-Sinai Chuck Lorre Allied Health School Steps Closer to Welcoming First Students
• New Findings Expand Genetic Knowledge of Autism Underpinnings
• It's All In How You Structure Your Resolution. Mental Health Experts Available On Why Most People Fail With Their New Year's Resolutions, And How To Improve Your Odds In 2025
• A Pioneer in Brain Imaging Wins NJIT's 2024 Excellence in Research Award
• 1 in 5 Adults With Long Covid Struggle With Daily Activities
• FDA Says Shortage of GLP-1 Tirzepatide Is Over
• Cold Weather Deaths Keep Rising for Americans
• California Declares Bird Flu Emergency as Outbreak in Cows Continues
• DOJ Alleges CVS Facilitated Unlawful Sales, Violating Federal Opioid Regulations
• Freeze Frame: How to Stop Winter Bone and Joint Injuries in Their Tracks
• Sleep Apnea May Change Parts of Brain, Speed Aging
• New Youth Mental Health Program Shows Promise
• Are You At Risk for Dementia? New Blood Test May Tell
• Multiple Chronic Conditions Can Add Up to Kidney Trouble
• A New Way to Diagnose Painful 'Wear-and-Tear' Arthritis?
• Early Research Points to Possible New Parkinson's Drug
• Milk Cereal Drinks for Infants May Trigger Weight Gain
• U.S. Life Spans Rebound from Pandemic Lows, Helped by Drop in Fatal Overdoses
• Dry January and Beyond, Why Experts Say It May Be The Best Way To Drink To Your Health
• 'Tis the Season for Safety and Holiday Cheer
• A Brighter Outlook: New Research Defines IOL Exchange Criteria
• Hematology, Oncology, Neuro-Oncology Stem Cell Transplantation Updates: Winter 2024
• Reducing Dose of Popular Blood Thinners May Limit Risk of Future Bleeding
• Targeting a Brain Enzyme to Curb Obesity
• The Surprising Role of Gut Infection in Alzheimer's Disease

December 18 2024

• Houston Methodist Scientists Make Surprising Discovery Pinpointing When Good Cholesterol Becomes Harmful
• MD Anderson Research Highlights for December 18, 2024
• Researchers Find New Way to 'Starve' Prostate Cancer Tumors at the Cellular Level
• Roswell Park Team Discovers New Treatment Target for Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer
• Rutgers Researcher Receives a $2 Million Five-Year NIH Grant to Advance Nucleic Acid Therapies
• Improvement Initiative Increased Well-Being and Reduced Inefficiencies for Surgical Residents
• MSK Research Highlights, December 18, 2024
• Patient Hospitalized in Louisiana With First U.S. Case of Severe Bird Flu
• Researchers Identify Key Driver of Fibrosis in Crohn's Disease
• Supporting Neurodivergent Loved Ones During the Holidays
• Runners Who Wear These Shoes Are More Likely to Get Injured
• Sleep Apnea Linked to Changes in the Brain
• Good News for Seniors: Study Finds Antibiotics Not Linked to Dementia
• New Discovery by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Researchers Provides Hope in Fighting Drug-Resistant Malaria
• FDA: Veozah, First Hormone-Free Hot Flash Drug, Issued Black Box Warning
• Are Microplastics In the Air Putting Your Fertility At Risk?
• Non-heterosexual Women Report Better Sexual Functioning During Midlife
• Act Fast and You Can Still Enroll In An ACA Healthcare Plan for 2025
• Some Breast Cancer Patients May Not Need Post-Op Chest Wall Radiation
• With Correct Measurements, Wine Really May Protect Heart
• U.S. Teen Drug, Alcohol Use Remains at Low Levels
• For Hispanic Women, Holidays Can Bring Mixed Body Image Messages
• Artificial Sweetener Use Tied to Less-Healthy Diets
• How Sound and Vibration Converge in the Brain to Enhance Sensory Experience
• Six Things to Look for in a Pediatric Oncologist
• Virtual Escapes, Real Benefits: Open-World Games Boost Mental Well-Being
• Vagus Nerve Stimulation Relieves Severe Depression
• People From Some Racial and Ethnic Groups May Face Barriers to Obtaining Obesity Medications
• Medicaid Patients in States with Relatively Higher Medicaid Reimbursement Are More Likely to Receive Imaging
• Socioeconomic Inequality: A Silent Killer for Cancer Patients' Lifespan
• Potentially Harmful Bacteria Slip Through Antimicrobial Showerheads
• Study Supports New Blood-Based Biomarker to Detect Early Brain Changes Leading to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
• Genetic Testing Changes Course of Care in Children with Neurodevelopmental Conditions
• Rethinking Value Assessment for Orphan Drugs

December 17 2024

• How UNC's Chronic Pancreatitis and Autologous Islet Cell Transplant Program Provides Holistic, Life-Changing Care
• Researchers Create Gene Therapy with Potential to Treat Peripheral Pain Conditions
• Donations to Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center "Tree of Love" Honor Cancer Patients and Caregivers
• MSU Researchers Use Virtual Reality to Modernize Health Care Training
• New Virtual Reality-Tested System Shows Promise in Aiding Navigation of People with Blindness or Low Vision
• Risk Factors for Inadequate Bowel Preparation and More in the December Issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology
• Majority of People say Exercising Helps Improve Sleep
• Genetic Testing Moving Into the Mainstream, UTSW Study Finds
• University Hospitals Haslam Sports Innovation Center Makes First Investments in Sports Medicine Innovation
• December Research Tip Sheet
• Understanding Neurological Diseases: Crucial Interactions Come to Light
• Team Sports Score Big Points for Your Child's Brain, Study Finds
• U.S. Woman Living Healthy With Kidney Sourced From Pig
• Feeling 'Techno-Strain' From Work? You're Not Alone
• Top Cancer Research Advances at MSK in 2024
• Denser Urban Neighborhoods Get People Walking
• Study Supports HPV Self-Testing for Cervical Cancer Screening
• Scientists Identify Genes That Shape People's Teeth
• Taxi Drivers' Brains May Leave Them Less Vulnerable to Alzheimer's
• Allergies Have You Stuffed Up? Nose Fungi May Be to Blame
• Could MRI Spot 'Pre-Cancer' Lesions of the Pancreas?
• Tiny Robots, Big Impact: Revolutionizing Infertility Treatment with Magnetic Microrobots
• Biased Language in Clinical Handoffs May Negatively Impact Patient Care
• For Black Youth With Autism, Encounters With Police Bring Special Dangers
• Sylvester Cancer Tip Sheet for Dec. 2024
• UC Irvine Researchers Reveal a Revolutionary New Approach for 3D CT Imaging From a Single X-ray Projection

December 16 2024

• Healthy Eating Habits to Carry You Through the Holidays
• NYU Tandon Researchers Create Microchips Capable of Detecting and Diagnosing Diseases
• Governor Hochul Celebrates the Opening Of New York's First Cell and Gene Therapy Hub at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo
• Threat of Abrupt Mortality Events Keeps Endangered Monkey Population at Risk, Despite Decades of Growth
• UNLV Expert: Regenerating the Brain After a Stroke
• Breakthrough in Treatment Approach Showing Promise in the Fight Against Glioblastoma, the Deadliest and Most Aggressive Type of Brain Cancer
• Long COVID's Effects on Employment: Financial Distress, Fear of Judgment
• Consumers of Diet Beverages and Sugar Substitutes Have Lower Quality Diets, New Study Says
• Supporting a Grieving Loved One on Holidays and Special Occasions: Practical Tips From a Clinical Psychologist
• AASM Advocates for Permanent Sleep Telehealth Services to Enhance Patient Care Nationwide
• Blue Holiday: How to Cope With Sadness Amid Holiday Cheer
• What's Your Health Forecast? Expert Explains Science Behind Personal Guides to Well-Being
• Fast, Rewritable Computing with DNA Origami Registers
• 15 Million U.S. Adults Are at Elevated Risk for Heart Failure
• Study Exposes Critical Need for More Research on Health Disparities in Treatment of Chronic Conditions
• As Daily Steps Rise, Depression Levels Fall
• Patient in Louisiana Hospitalized With First Bird Flu Case in That State
• Texas Sues NY Doctor for Prescribing Abortion Pill by Telehealth
• Trump Says He'll Try to Rid U.S. of Daylight Saving Time
• Staphylococcus Aureus Thwarts Vaccines by Turning on a Protein That Halts Immune Response
• Bribing Kids With Holiday Gifts Popular With Parents, Poll Says
• Colon Cancer Rates Are Up Among the Young Worldwide
• Omega-3 Rich Diet May Help Slow Prostate Cancer Growth
• Friendships Are Especially Powerful Late in Life, Poll Says
• AI Guided Breath Test Could Speed COPD Diagnosis
• Study Supports Tamoxifen for DCIS Early Breast Cancers
• Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution May Hurt Baby's Brain
• CHLA's SLAY Program Receives $2 Million Grant to Support Substance Use Prevention and Leadership Training for High School Students
• Naughty or Nice? Many Parents Rely on Threats to Manage Misbehavior - From No Dessert to No Santa

December 15 2024

• Ditch TV and Read a Book: UniSA Research Delivers Best Moves to Reduce Dementia Risk

December 14 2024

• Wintertime Is Prime Time for Head Lice: What Parents Need to Know

December 13 2024

• SLU Primary Care Sports Physician Explains the Concussion Gender Gap
• New Study Shows Mobile Mammography Reach is Highest in Underserved Groups with Low Breast Cancer Screening Adherence
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Physician-Scientists Develop Innovative Multimodal Machine Learning Model That Improves Prediction of Metastatic Breast Cancer Treatment Options
• Cancer: Combating Chemotherapy Resistance
• Generic Platinum Chemotherapy Shortages Did Not Increase Deaths
• U.S. Adult Obesity Rate Fell in 2023, as Use of GLP-1 Meds Rose
• Exposure to Remote Wildfire Smoke Drifting Across the U.S. Linked to Increased Medical Visits for Heart and Lung Problems
• A Low Omega-6, Omega-3 Rich Diet and Fish Oil May Slow Prostate Cancer Growth, UCLA Study Finds
• Eat Less Meat, More Beans & Lentils for Protein, New USDA Guidelines Say
• Newer Drug Could Be Advance Against Tough-to-Treat Breast Cancers
• Blood Test Might Alert Doctors to Problem Drinking
• 'Watch and Wait' May Equal Active Treatment for Early DCIS Breast Cancers, Studies Find
• Breast, Ovary Removal Can Lengthen Lives of Women With Breast Cancer Genes
• Air Pollution Could Be Raising Your Odds for a Blood Clot
• In Mouse Studies, New Hope Against a Dangerous Complication of Pregnancy
• Caregiving Stress Can Raise Blood Pressure for Young Black Women
• Who's Most Likely to Get the Mpox Shot in U.S.?
• Reiki May Help Ease the Pain of Cancer Treatment
• Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards $3 Million Grant to Research Epithelial Healing in Crohn's Disease
• Light-induced Gene Therapy Disables Cancer Cells' Energy Center
• A Pediatric Program Helping Adults Through Cardiovascular Disease, Surgery
• AI Shaping the Future of Breast Cancer Risk Prediction

December 12 2024

• After traumatic dog bite, surgeons rebuild woman's nose
• Discovery of Gene Linked to High-Altitude Adaptation May Transform Blood Cancer Care
• UTSW Research: Python Guts, Emergency Room Visits, and More
• Metal Scrap Upcycled into High-Value Alloys with Solid Phase Manufacturing
• Roswell Park Team Identifies Factors That Boost Effectiveness of Immunotherapy in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
• Social Risks Impede Cancer Screening, Even with Access to Care
• Asthma More Prevalent Among Children with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
• University Hospitals Robust Robotic Cardiac Surgery Program Treats 100+ Patients
• Can Bacteria Handle Stress? Study Reveals How Combined Stressors Overwhelm Harmful Bacteria
• Too Many U.S. Babies Still Sleep in Positions That Raise SIDS Risk
• Too Much Screen Time Harms Preschoolers' Sleep, Behavior
• U.S. Overdose Deaths Fell 17% in Just One Year
• Study Warns That Cats Might Be Bird Flu Carriers
• Only a Third of U.S. Kids Have Gotten Flu Shots
• Expert Povides Four Ways to Keep Your Kids From Becoming Picky Eaters
• Mystery Illness Outbreak in Congo May Be Malaria
• FDA Asks Biden Administration to Limit Nicotine in Tobacco Products
• Blood Test Might Help Doctors Spot Multiple Diseases
• Blood Pressure Ups & Downs May Harm Seniors' Thinking
• Unhealthy, Ultra-processed Foods Now Half of Calories Americans Eat at Home
• Staying Fit Can Keep Seniors' Brains Sharp
• Preteen, Teen Smoking Can Injure The Young Heart
• Ditch That Itch: Early Findings Offer Hope Against Range of Skin Conditions
• Brain Tumors Hijack Circadian Clock to Grow
• With a Little Help From Their Friends: Poll Shows Role of Close Friendships in Older Adults' Health
• Improving Health in Rural Areas Takes Community
• New Years Resolutions? No Thanks! Tips on Controlling Allergies and Asthma? Yes, Please
• Gene Expression Differences in Fat Tissue May Inform Targeted Treatment for Obesity
• How a New Test Is Transforming Care for Retinoblastoma

December 11 2024

• ACS Study Finds Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Cases Surge Globally
• Is Ozone Pollution Harming Unborn Children?
• Could a Key Protein Lead to New Therapies for Wilms Tumor?
• Innovative Surgery Preserves Limb Growth for Childhood Bone Cancer Patients
• Fluctuating Blood Pressure Tied to Problems with Thinking Skills
• From Poison to Panacea
• Study Reveals How Unexpected Shifts in Cell Populations Are Revising Our Understanding of the Aging Process
• Jamie Foxx Reveals He Had Brain Bleed in 2023
• Bird Flu in California Child Similar to Strain Seen in Livestock
• Rutgers Health Forms Corps to Clear the Air About Asthma
• More Than 50% Americans Give to Charity at Checkout, Survey Shows
• The Global Divide Between Longer Life and Good Health
• A New Class of Antivirals Could Help Prevent Future Pandemics
• Genital Herpes Affects 1 in 5 Younger Adults Worldwide
• 'Brain Boost' From Today's Exercise May Linger Through Tomorrow
• What Works Best to Help Young Vapers Quit?
• Parents' Smoking Could Raise Risk for MS in Kids
• Car Height, Not Just Speed, Matters When Pedestrians Are Hit
• Are You a 'Late Gift-Giver'? Study Finds Folks Mostly Don't Mind
• 'Ableism' Prevents Many Americans From Getting Mental Health Care
• Removing, Storing Patient's Blood Before Liver Surgery Helps Avoid Transfusions
• Women With Cancer Can Safely Use Rogaine to Curb Hair Loss
• Mount Sinai Researchers Move Closer to a Cure for Diabetes
• Smoking Tobacco From Childhood Can Cause Premature Heart Damage
• Low on Energy? Expert Recommends a Natural Boost Over Caffeine
• Esophageal Cancer: Global Burden Intensifies, Calls for Urgent Action
• Unlocking the Secrets of the Mind
• Breast Cancer Alert: Study Finds Post-35 Weight Gain Raises Risk
• Battling Breast Cancer: New Insights Into Angiogenesis and Drug Resistance
• First Full Characterization of Kidney Microbiome Unlocks Potential to Prevent Kidney Stones

December 10 2024

• Task Force Supports Women Over 30 Collecting Samples for Cervical Cancer Screening
• Filling Out the Roadmap for Faster Drug Approvals
• More Women Are Being Diagnosed With Breast Cancer at Later Stages
• Opioid Abuse Can Change the Brain
• Ultra-processed Foods May Raise Colon Cancer Risk
• Mpox Vaccination Rates Highest Among Cisgender Sexual Minority Men
• Fighting Prostate Cancer, From Farm to Table, at MSU
• Research Shows New Treatment Could Delay Cancer Progression in Patients with High-Risk Smoldering Multiple Myeloma
• Wildfire Smoke Is Choking America's Cities -- Is Yours on the List?
• Group of Nobel Laureates Press Senate to Reject Kennedy's Nomination
• Neonatology News December 2024
• Using Stem-Cell Transplants to Treat Blindness
• Recommendations May Help Reduce Delirium in Older Patients Having Surgery
• Ultraprocessed Foods Account for More than Half of Calories Consumed at Home
• GLP-1 Meds May Lower Clot Risk in People With Diabetes
• 1 in 6 U.S. Adults With Asthma Can't Afford Meds
• Teens, Booze and E-Scooters: A Rising Threat as Injuries Crowd ERs
• Gene Therapy Reverses Heart Failure in Pig Trials
• SABCS: Improved Survival for Advanced Breast Cancer, Using Genomics to Identify Patients with High Risk of Recurrence, How Race/Ethnicity Influence the Risk of Heart Failure in Early-Stage Breast Canc
• Americans Are Uninformed About and Undervaccinated for HPV
• Bed Sores Can Slow Neurological Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury
• Rethinking the Brain Pacemaker: How Better Materials Can Improve Signals
• Geriatric Surgery Verification Program Can Improve Outcomes for Older Cancer Patients in Community Hospitals
• Using 'Biological Age' to Predict Early Colorectal Cancer Risk
• Health Tips and Lookouts to Help You Power Through the Holiday Season
• Early Life Exposure to Toxic Chemicals May Cause Behavioral, Psychological Problems
• New Targets for Diabetic Kidney Disease Could Prevent End Stage Kidney Failure
• New Gene Therapy Reverses Heart Failure in Large Animal Model
• Almost Half of Young Vapers Are Able to Stop with Quitline Help
• After a Divisive Election, Most U.S. Adults Ready to Avoid Politics This Holiday

December 9 2024

• EMBARGOED: Dozens of Presentations Advance Multiple Myeloma Research at the 2024 American Society for Hematology (ASH) Meeting
• ASH Presentation: Study Shows That Genetic Mutations Accumulate in Smokers with Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Worsen Outcomes
• ASH: Triplet combination regimens demonstrate high response rates in multiple leukemias
• Could Venetoclax Improve Outcomes of CAR T for Patients with Resistant B-Cell Lymphomas? New Insights at ASH
• 1 in 3 Older Americans Say They Feel Lonely, Poll Finds
• Toxoplasma Gondii Parasite Uses Unconventional Method to Make Proteins for Evasion of Drug Treatment
• ASH: Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Improves Survival in Cancer-Associated Hyper-Inflammatory Disorder
• Lighting Campus for Hope: A Winter Wonderland of Resilience and Community
• Considering Social and Genetic Factors in Addition to Clinical Factors Improves Prediction of Heart Disease Risk
• Experts Debate Management of Patient with Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms
• Controlling Infectious Disease Between Wildlife and Livestock on Shared Rangeland
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find Precision Medicine Treatment Delivers Strong Results for Infantile Fibrosarcoma and Other Solid Tumors
• EPA Study Finds That U.S. Public Schools with the Highest Potential Exposure Risk to Air Toxics Have Higher Proportions of Disabled Latino, Hispanic, and Asian Children
• A Healthy Diet Helps the Weighty Battle with Chronic Pain
• Grad Student Investigates Intersection of Gender and Neurodiversity in Academic Spaces
• Trump Says RFK Jr. Free to Revisit Discredited Autism/Vaccine Link
• What Motivates Americans to Eat Less Red Meat?
• Toxic Air in Texas High Schools
• Illinois Researchers Investigate Weaponizing Bacterial Viruses to Combat Superbugs
• EPA Bans Two Solvents Linked to Cancer
• How a Tabletop Robot May Revolutionize Physical Therapy Delivery
• Global Warming's Heat Is Killing the World's Young
• There's a 'Sweet Spot' for Daily Sugar Intake & Heart Health
• Dolphins Are Testing Positive for Fentanyl
• One Type of Blood Pressure Med May Help Prevent Post-Stroke Epilepsy
• Keto Diet Supplement Could Boost a Cancer Treatment's Effectiveness
• Ovary Removal Could Greatly Raise Some Women's Odds for Alzheimer's
• Long COVID Is Taking Toll on Americans' Finances
• The VR Technologist Will See You Now
• High-Fiber Diet May Prevent a Blood Cancer in People at High Risk
• Loneliness and Isolation: Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels, but Still High, for Older Adults
• Why the FDA Should Move Fast to Regulate Nicotine Pouches
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Partners Discover New Ocean Predator in the Atacama Trench
• Precision Diabetes Management: Glucose-Triggered Insulin Delivery Membrane
• New Study Reveals Key Insights on Sarcoma Rates in Military vs. Civilian Men
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find Rotavirus Vaccine is Safe for Use in NICU Babies

December 8 2024

• Resistance Training Can Reduce Fatigue, Pain in Multiple Myeloma Patients, Roswell Park Team Shows
• Everything You Need to Know About Shingles & the Shingles Vaccine
• Roswell Park Experts Report Insights on CAR T for Follicular Lymphoma, KEYNOTE-667 Combo in Hodgkin Lymphoma
• ASH 2024: Antibody Shows Encouraging Results for Treating High-risk Follicular Lymphoma and Marginal Zone Lymphoma
• Multi-Center Study Shows Education Level, Income Impact Access to Stem Cell Transplantation for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients