Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of diseases that affect the bone marrow and blood. In MDS, the blood-forming cells in the marrow slow down, or even stop, making the three types of blood cells.Most patients with MDS will develop anemia (low numbers of red blood cells) and may need blood transfusions.yelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of diseases that affect the bone marrow and blood. Some types of MDS are mild and easily managed, while other types are severe and life-threatening. 1  Tweet.
United States History. Affirmative Action. Affirmative Action began as a plan to equalize the educational, employment, and contracting opportunities for minorities and women with opportunities given to their white, male counterparts.
Tracing the history of public policies to create racially diverse schools and universities in Americaâmost notably school desegregation in Kâ12 and affirmative action in higher educationâfrom the mid-twentieth through the early twenty-first century, we see important distinctions between these two educational sectors.