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Putting patients first (The Progress-Index)
Fourty-six-year-old Stephen Sprague never thought that he would be diagnosed with leukemia at that age, a deadly clandestine blood disease with very few symptoms and one often believed to be found mainly in children. Despite his unfortunate diagnosis, Stephen was determined to fight the leukemia. (Read More)

New umbilical cord blood banking program planned (The Post-Standard)
The state Department of Health will unveil a new program next year to teach people about umbilical cord blood banking, thanks to a bill sponsored by Sen. John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse. (Read More)

Uncut umbilical cord newborn's lifeline (The Post and Courier)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. ? Months before she was born, Katelynn Haynes faced a life-or-death dilemma. Her tiny chest was filling with fluid that made it increasingly hard for her heart to pump blood. Her heart was failing. Her life was in jeopardy. If doctors delivered her by a regula. (Read More)

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