This new initiative of the MDS Foundation is devoted to MDS patients, family members and caregivers. In each episode, experts in the field will discuss novel information on MDS, such as new diagnostic techniques, new therapies etc. They will also answer frequently asked questions.
The explosion of information on MDS forces us to seek novel, alternative ways to distribute it. Podcasts gives us an easy and popular way to communicate this information in a short time.
Prof. Rena Buckstein from Toronto, and Prof. Moshe Mittelman from Tel-Aviv discuss the role of blood transfusions and issues related to quality of life in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), including reviewing the recent research in the field.
Prof. Akiko Shimamura (Harvard Medical School, Boston), Guillermo Sanz (Valencia) and Moshe Mittelman (Tel Aviv) discuss the features of childhood MDS, and the differences between pediatric and adult primary MDS.