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UNC Lineberger's Thomas Alexander, MD, MPH, and colleagues have published research findings that could lead to better treatment for a rare blood cancer in children that has features of both acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

There is no consensus on the best way to treat mixed phenotype acute leukemia, a rare blood cancer with survival rates of between 47 and 75 percent for children. Researchers from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, led by Thomas Alexander, MD, MPH, have made important discoveries about the genetics of this disease that could lead to better treatments.

UNC researchers led by Jonathan Yun, MD, MPH, find that private insurance had the greatest average annual increase in spending for each ED visit between 1996 through 2015.

Dr. David Wohl, left, and Dr. Charles van der Horst, right, find that riding a bicycle helps provide balance in their lives.

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving." - Albert Einstein. Infectious Diseases doctors van der Horst and Wohl discuss life balance while riding early one morning near Hillsborough, N.C.

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Findings could improve treatment for challenging acute leukemia in children

Researchers find that private insurance pays more for emergency department visits

real doctors, real people – Charles van der Horst and David Wohl