Clinicians seek alternatives to biopsy for clinically evaluating bone marrow mutations in cytopenic patients. A cohort lifetime study from Hamda Khan, MA, and Jason Hodges, PhD, MA, follows patients from pediatric into adult SCD care. A recent study brings insight regarding the best timing for this CAR-T therapy in patients with prior BCMA-directed therapy. Dr. Theodore Wun and Dr. Olubusola Oluwole investigated the causes of rising stroke rates among pediatric and adult patients. A study has assessed cryogenically preserved ovarian tissue samples from women with SCD for any effects from hydroxyurea. Soo Park, MD, and Zoya Qureshy, MD, explore the mentor-mentee relationship factor in clinicians' professional development. In patients who have undergone CAR-T therapy, mortality risk from infection persists longer than from CRS or ICANS. Initial findings from a phase I study show the compound significantly reduces the need for phlebotomy in patients with PV. MDS experts tell of the clinical factors they consider when selecting from the available agent options. An MDS expert panel discusses findings from the trial's comparison of luspatercept with ESAs in this setting. Mairéad Ní Chonghaile, RGN, BNS, MSc, speaks on the need for training and support networks in this area of care. Dr. Chedid brings an update highlighting the most noteworthy recent findings from MDS clinical trials. Kristen Howell, PhD, MPH, has investigated how transfer gaps in SCD care affect patients as they transition to adult care. Dr. Restrepo discusses coagulation and issues in coagulopathy risk screening in patients who have venous malformations. Konstanze Döhner, MD, met to discuss the background and ongoing progress of the EHA Lighting the Flame program. Dr. Vadivelan shared her study on pituitary and pancreatic iron deposition in patients with SCD at the 2024 ASPHO Conference. Dr. Ansong-Ansongton shared what National Minority Health Month and Celebrate Diversity Month mean to him at ASPHO 2024. Dr. Ansong-Ansongton described data on the impact of abnormal mitochondrial retention and cold in red blood cells in SCD. Dr. Mamauag details her study on the need for factor VIII infusions in patients with tolerized hemophilia A on emicizumab. Dr. Sharathkumar shared data from her 2024 ASPHO presentation on romiplostim in children with severe aplastic anemia and MDS.