Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Leads the Launch of IGNITE Consortium to Eradicate Health Inequities in Pediatric Cancer Care

In a bold step toward addressing the stark disparities in pediatric cancer care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is taking the lead in launching IGNITE—the first national, pediatric hematology-oncology health equity research consortium. This groundbreaking initiative aims to eradicate inequities for children, adolescents, and young adults diagnosed with cancer or blood disorders via the rapid development and evaluation of policy-relevant, evidence-based and community informed health equity interventions.

Chief of Critical Care at University of Maryland Children’s Hospital available to discuss RSV and “tripledemic”

With an early influx of viral respiratory admissions already straining capacity, children’s hospitals are girding themselves for cases to rise in the weeks ahead. Available to discuss how RSV and other respiratory viruses can land a child in the hospital…