A bone marrow biopsy is a medical procedure used to collect a small sample of bone marrow, which is the soft, spongy tissue inside your bones where blood cells are made. This test helps a physician ...

In 1956, a child with leukemia received the first bone marrow transplant. This was performed by Nobel Prize winner Dr. E Donnall Thomas, who became known as the father of bone marrow transplantation ...

Beta thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder that’s inherited from biological parents and is characterized by low levels of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the iron-containing part of your red blood cells ...

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Key Takeaways Myelosuppression is when bone marrow can't make enough blood cells.