Hematology

Catch up on the hematology headlines you missed in March 2026.

Stay updated with the latest healthcare breakthroughs, including FDA actions and comparative weight loss drug data, in this week’s essential news roundup.

ASH publishes 33 clinical recommendations and 4 good practice statements for the diagnosis and treatment of severe and very severe acquired aplastic anemia.

Rapid NGS and streamlined workflows are critical to delivering timely, actionable genomic insights in blood cancers, but access, reimbursement, and expertise gaps persist.

In the first study of its kind, researchers found that physicians treating sickle cell disease experience burnout at a rate of 60% — driven not by personal factors, but by systemic ones.

Stay updated with the latest healthcare breakthroughs, FDA actions, and new trial data, in this week’s essential news roundup.

In February 2026, rusfertide garnered priority review, ASH published new guidelines, and luspatercept mets its primary endpoint in a phase 2a trial.

The FDA granted Priority Review and accepted a New Drug Application for rusfertide to treat adults with polycythemia vera.

Panelist member explains new ASH guidelines aim to improve early diagnosis of AL amyloidosis with blood, urine, and biopsy testing.

Luspatercept met primary endpoints in transfusion-dependent and non–transfusion-dependent alpha-thalassemia.

In pediatric platelet transfusions, what counts as success depends on the clinical context and treatment goals, not just the platelet count.

Low post-transfusion platelet increments did not predict mortality or length of stay in pediatric patients.

The American Society of Hematology released new 2026 Guidelines for Management of Relapsed/Refractory ALL in AYAs, discussing immunotherapy and personalized decision making.

January 2026 Hematology Month in Review highlights new ASH and KDIGO guidelines, FDA approvals, and pipeline progress in rare blood disorders.

Stay updated with the latest healthcare breakthroughs, including new phase 2 obesity data, FDA actions, and new hematology guidelines in this week’s essential news roundup.

ASH’s multidisciplinary panel provides a standardized diagnostic pathway emphasizing early laboratory testing and surrogate biopsies.

Machine models identified 2% of CBCs as possibly contaminated and flagged 6–9% of inpatient transfusions as potentially unnecessary, explains Maucione.

Wang discusses results from a recent study, comparing multiple forms of intravenous and oral iron supplements in female patients with heavy menstrual bleeding.

In children with CKD and iron deficiency anemia, iron polymaltose complex improved hemoglobin and TSAT, while liposomal iron was better tolerated.

The SWITCH phase 1 trial aims to determine the optimal time to switch medications to minimize thrombotic risk and avoid leaving patients untreated.

The Q4 recap for cardiology spotlights major FDA decisions, key clinical trial updates, and more.

Stay updated with the latest healthcare breakthroughs, including FDA approvals and other regulatory updates, in this week’s essential news roundup.