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Putting the Spotlight on Mental Health and Bleeding Disorders

Help is available both in the bleeding disorders community and beyond.Read More
Finding Their Voices

How four members of the bleeding disorders community faced mental health challenges and found ways to thrive.Read More
A Mother’s Message

When my daughter Leighton, who is 10 now, was about 4 years old, she started getting nosebleeds. And I’m not talking regular, run-of-the-mill nosebleeds. These continued for hours. In addition to the constant nosebleeds, her preschool teacher was calling usRead More
Why Strong Relationships Encourage Healthy Aging with a Bleeding Disorder

Older adults with bleeding disorders face unique challenges. Connecting with others can help.Read More

Recent Articles

Ronald Staake of Santa Monica, California, zip lining.

Knee Replacement Surgery: Considerations for Adults with Bleeding Disorders

Even though he was born with severe hemophilia A, 59-year-old Ronald Staake of Santa Monica, California, has never let the...Read More

Ang Li, MD, of the Bloodworks Northwest/Washington Center for Bleeding Disorders at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, is the 39th NHF-Shire clinical fellow.

Next-Generation Bleeding Disorders Research

Ang Li, MD, Joins the Ranks of NHF-Shire Clinical Fellows The NHF-Shire Clinical Fellowship Program attracts new physicians to the...Read More

Researcher Profiles, Novel Technologies

The Sony Center in Berlin, Germany, lit up in red for World Hemophilia Day.

Connecting the Global Bleeding Disorders Community

World Hemophilia Day is one of the biggest events of the year for the bleeding disorders community, and this year...Read More

Matt Findley and his son Will on the ski slope in Anchorage, Alaska.

Coping with a Second Diagnosis Beyond a Bleeding Disorder

Every Saturday during the winter for the past six years, 13-year-old Will and his dad, Matt Findley, have gone skiing...Read More

Covers of hemophilia comic books.

New Comic Books About Hemophilia

Jumo Health and NHF have teamed up to increase health literacy for those managing the disorderRead More

Leighton and Shelley Easter at the gymnastics gym where Leighton trains.

A Mother’s Message

When my daughter Leighton, who is 10 now, was about 4 years old, she started getting nosebleeds. And I’m not...Read More

Group photo of Team NHF.

Success for Team NHF

Fourteen runners took to the streets of New York City to support the bleeding disorders community during the 2019 United...Read More

HemAware Junior

Asking for help if you get hurt at school is part of being a good student

Getting Help at School for Your Bleeding Disorder

When you’re at home and you get hurt or feel a bleed starting, you know to go to your parents...Read More

When Your Brother or Sister Has a Bleeding Disorder

When Your Brother or Sister Has a Bleeding Disorder

If you have a brother or sister with a bleeding disorder, you probably have a lot of questions.Read More

Snack Attack

School days are here again, and you need to fuel your brain with important lessons and fun information. But what...Read More

Physical Education for Kids With Bleeding Disorders

Physical Education for Kids With Bleeding Disorders

Kids with bleeding disorders need routine physical activity, but how do you pick which ones are safe?Read More

Need Info? Ask NHF!

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