On this day of ceremony and celebration, graduating students are granted their MD and DMD degrees and celebrate their accomplishments. Incoming Boston University president and HMS alumna Melissa Gilliam will be the keynote speaker.
Watch with us as a total solar eclipse moves across North America on April 8, 2024, traveling through Mexico, across the United States from Texas to Maine, and out across Canada’s Atlantic coast. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun.
What are CAR T cells, in what diseases are they utilized, and what are the common toxicities of CAR T cells? Dr. Connor Johnson, MD, an oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses chimeric antigen receptor cell therapy (CAR T) with a particular focus on lymphoma. The logistics of CAR T-cell therapy are described and toxicities are identified, including cytokine release syndrome (CRS), ICANS, and cytopenias.