FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — In 2022, Sgt. Dalia Javiel Kesterson signed up for bone marrow donor registry through Salute to Life online, not thinking much of it. Over time, it was promptly forgotten ...

MCCANDLESS, Pa. — After months of searching, a bone marrow donor has been found for a McCandless baby who is battling a rare genetic condition. Clementine is one of ten people who have been ...

McCandless family finds bone marrow match for baby 02:11. MCCANDLESS, Pa. (KDKA) — The family of a 10-month-old girl in McCandless is celebrating much more than Independence Day.

MCCANDLESS, Pa. — A months-long search for a perfect match has come to an end after a McCandless baby in need of a life-saving transplant has been matched with a bone marrow donor.

She said the first 100 days after the transplant are critical, as the new bone marrow works to engraft and replace Harvey’s failing immune system.

Meridian baby in need of bone marrow donor 10-week-old Jackson Field was diagnosed with HLH, a genetic disease that one in 50,000 children get. To stream KTVB on your phone, you need the KTVB app.

PREVIOUS COVERAGE >> Family searching for bone marrow donor for McCandless baby battling rare genetic condition To date, young Clementine has already had two major surgeries and 16 blood ...

SCID is a rare life-threatening genetic disorder that affects one in 50,000 babies worldwide, with one new case born in Singapore every two years. “It did not help our state of mind when his odds were ...

One of them is the blood from your baby's umbilical cord ... The fluid is easy to collect and has 10 times more stem cells than those collected from bone marrow.

During a bone marrow transplant, doctors infuse the donor stem cells from the marrow into the recipient’s bloodstream. “These cells are smart enough, they know where to go,” Abidi says.

Baby Arianna Wairimu, the little Kenyan girl who underwent a bone marrow transplant in India after being diagnosed with ...