ASH, the world's largest professional society concerned with the causes and treatments of blood disorders, regularly issues press releases highlighting clinical and research advances announced at the ASH annual meeting and published in Blood, as well as releases and statements on breaking policy news affecting the field of hematology.
Stephanie Lee, MD, MPH, Begins Term as 2020 ASH President
Jan 10, 2020
Stephanie Lee, MD, MPH, a highly regarded expert in graft-versus-host disease as well as blood and bone marrow diseases, will serve as president of the American Society of Hematology for a year-long term through December 2020.
News and Press Releases
ASH/ASH RC/CMSS Statement on Racism in Healthcare
June 1, 2020
The American Society of Hematology and ASH Research Collaborative stand in unity with the Council of Medicine Specialty Societies (CMSS) and the 800,000 physicians across 45 medical specialties that deplore the negative impact of racism in our nation and of racial inequities in our healthcare system.
ASH Research Collaborative COVID-19 Registry for Hematologic Malignancy Reaches Milestone of 100 Patient Cases
May 13, 2020
The ASH RC COVID-19 Registry, a global public reference tool with de-identified data on people with COVID-19 and a current or past diagnosis of a hematologic malignancy, launched on April 1 to provide near real-time observational data summaries to health care providers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ASH to Develop Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Use of Anticoagulation in Patients with COVID-19
May 12, 2020
Society will convene panel of experts to make evidence-based recommendations to address blood clotting among COVID-19 patients.
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