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America celebrated her 250th anniversary of independence this year. As Hope Bio marked the occasion with family, friends, and community, the flags waving and fireworks in the air served as a reminder of how grateful we are to be in America (specifically in Texas, and in Sugar Land (west of Houston), but more on that in future discussions). Pride in the red, white, and blue is more than emotive sentiment. Cellular therapeutics are produced all over the world, but headquarter

A conversation about medical usefulness, money, and health in individual families | Written by Jan Shultis Cord blood banking is the practice of preserving the blood found in a baby’s umbilical cord at birth, with the intention that the hematopoietic stem cells found in cord blood could one day be used to create stem cell treatments, should that newborn be diagnosed with a blood-based disease or condition. Umbilical cord blood stem cells have been used in treatment since the

Thoughts in Honor of Atomic Veterans Day | Written by Jan Shultis Atomic Veterans Day, first designated by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, recognizes and honors the select group of military veterans who served in or around nuclear operations and nuclear campaigns. “Atomic veterans” are American service members who participated in nuclear tests between 1945 and 1962, served with United States military forces in or around Hiroshima and Nagasaki through mid-1946, or were held a