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Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease Face Long Delays to Pain Care in Emergency Department

Oct 08
2025

Emergency department triage at lesser severity levels does not follow established guidelines in majority of cases (WASHINGTON — October 8, 2025) – Most individuals living with sickle cell disease who presented to the emergency departmen...

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ASH Launches Networking Hub and Knowledge Center for Entrepreneurs

Sep 25
2025

ASH IGNITE will connect hematology entrepreneurs with business resources, tools, and networking opportunities (WASHINGTON, September 24, 2025) - The American Society of Hematology (ASH) has launched ASH IGNITE (Innovation, Guidance, Networking, Inve...

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Seventy-One Percent of Registered Voters Want Congress to Increase NIH Budget, Federal Spending on Medical Research: New National Poll

Sep 18
2025

Nearly 3 in 5 registered voters say they’d vote to replace their Member of Congress if they backed cuts to medical research (WASHINGTON – September 18, 2025) Seventy-one percent of registered voters believe federal funding for medical re...

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ASH Statement on NIH and HHS Funding in House and Senate

Sep 10
2025

NIH and CDC support critical research and education programs for individuals with blood disorders (WASHINGTON—September 10, 2025) – The American Society of Hematology (ASH) applauds the House and Senate Appropriations Committees for rejecting the Tr...

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Gene Therapy Improves Quality of Life for SCD, Beta Thalassemia

Aug 27
2025

Substantial improvements seen across ages in overall health and wellbeing (WASHINGTON — August 27, 2025) – Treatment with exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel) led to robust and sustained improvements in quality of life for patients with se...

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ASH Bridge Grant Expansion Funds 25 Research Projects

Aug 19
2025

$150,000 grants serve as a one-year bridge for researchers threatened by federal budget cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (WASHINGTON, August 19, 2025) – In an effort to counteract federal research funding cuts, the American Socie...

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Effective Therapy for MDS is Vastly Underused

Aug 06
2025

Over half of eligible patients do not receive recommended therapies or complete the full course of treatment; white males are most likely to get the right treatment at the right dose (WASHINGTON – August 6, 2025) – Most patients with high...

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IGRT Shows No Reduction in Serious Infections for Patients with CLL

Jul 31
2025

Findings at odds with increasing use of the therapy in clinical practice (WASHINGTON, July 31, 2025) — In patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), regular treatment with immunoglobulin replacement therapy was not associated with a reduced...

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ASH Statement on One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Jul 03
2025

Significant cuts to Medicaid endanger millions of Americans, including those with hematologic disorders (WASHINGTON — July 3, 2025) – The United States Senate and House of Representatives both voted to pass H.R.1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful...

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ASH Announces 2025 Hematologists Honored With Highest Distinctions

Jun 18
2025

ASH recognizes 11 hematologists with top awards and distinguished lectures (WASHINGTON, June 18, 2025) — The American Society of Hematology (ASH) will recognize 11 hematologists who have made significant contributions to the field with several...

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