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What You Need to Know About Marijuana and CBD for Chronic Pain

Max Feinstein has moderate hemophilia A and severe arthritis in his right elbow, his target joint. At 21, he tried marijuana to manage his pain.
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Far and Away: Living with Bleeding Disorders in Remote Areas

Families living in remote areas face unique challenges for bleeding disorders care. Learn how a few families have managed—and how local providers can help.
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Far and Away: Living with Bleeding Disorders in Remote Areas
Don’t Delay Necessary Medical Care During the Pandemic

More than 40% of Americans have delayed or avoided medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But if you have a bleeding disorder, healthcare delays can have serious consequences.
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Don’t Delay Necessary Medical Care During the Pandemic

Recent Articles

Understanding Hemophilia Inheritance

Understanding Hemophilia Inheritance

Hemophilia runs in families. In the majority of cases, the bleeding disorder is inherited from a parent to a child...

How to Treat Bruises That Come With Bleeding Disorders

How to Treat Bruises That Come With Bleeding Disorders

Easy bruising is one of the most common and frequent symptoms of hemophilia. After all, a bruise occurs when an...

Alternative Treatments, Pain Management

Hemophilia A Treatment – Personalize Your Plan with Pharmacokinetics

Personalizing Your Hemophilia A Treatment Plan

Explore pharmacokinetics (PK) terms and learn the role of PK in creating a treatment plan that matches your needs.

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Black and latinx members of the bleeding disorders community.

Recognizing Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in Black and Latinx Communities

Racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare are nothing new. Black and Latinx people have long struggled with getting others to...

Community in Action

Three members of the bleeding disorders community.

Living with Bleeding Disorders in the Time of COVID

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lives of all Americans in ways large and small. More than 600,000 Americans have...

Family Matters, My Journey, Community in Action

How to Keep Summer Activities Safe for Kids with Bleeding Disorders

How to Keep Summer Activities Safe for Kids with Bleeding Disorders

It’s summertime, and kids are out of school and excited to have fun in the great outdoors. After a year...

Fitness & Nutrition

Glenn Pierce, MD, PhD

A World of Difference for People with Bleeding Disorders

Advances in treatment have made it possible for people with hemophilia to lead relatively normal lives, but Glenn Pierce has...

Novel Technologies, Surgery & Transplants, Global Focus

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...

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.

Snack Attack

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

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?

Need Info? Ask NHF!

Contact HANDI, NHF's resource center for additional information on bleeding disorders.