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ITP: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment

ITP is a rare autoimmune disorder that causes low platelets, leading to easy bruising, bleeding, and fatigue.
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ITP: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Ask These Questions Before Following Health Advice on Social Media

You can find a lot of information in your social feeds, but is it true? Here’s how to find out.
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Ask These Questions Before Following Health Advice on Social Media
Ask a Social Worker: What Should I Be Doing to Age Well with Hemophilia?

Living longer with hemophilia brings new challenges — proactive planning helps protect health, independence, and quality of life.
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Ask a Social Worker: What Should I Be Doing to Age Well with Hemophilia?

Recent Articles

Genetic Testing

Why Genetic Testing Matters for Girls at Risk for Hemophilia

Girls at risk for hemophilia are often overlooked for genetic testing, which can contribute to delayed diagnosis and care.

Women's Bleeding Disorders

Bleeding Disorder Self-Care and Self-Advocacy When You’re at College

Bleeding Disorder Self-Care and Self-Advocacy When You’re at College

Follow these tips to successfully manage your condition while you’re away from home and own your own.

Taking Charge, Generation Next

Womens Health

Stroke Prevention for Women with Bleeding Disorders

Women with bleeding disorders face unique stroke risks. Updated guidelines highlight prevention strategies and hormonal treatment considerations.

Women's Bleeding Disorders

Navigating New Relationships When You Have a Bleeding Disorder

Navigating New Relationships When You Have a Bleeding Disorder

Advice on when and how to tell someone about your bleeding disorder

Generation Next

Kevin Child Scholarship

Scholarship for Students with Bleeding Disorders

The Kevin Child Scholarship provides $1,000 to a student with hemophilia who is pursuing higher education

Community in Action

Nikole Skappe (second from right) with friends at Second Chance at Prom.

Red Tie Affair

Nikole Scappe, who has von Willebrand disease (VWD), held a fundraiser for the National Hemophilia Foundation in support of the...

My Journey

The bleeding disorders community gathered in Chicago for NHF's 69th Annual Meeting in August 2017

2017 NHF Annual Meeting at a Glance

The National Hemophilia Foundation’s (NHF’s) 69th Annual Meeting in Chicago began with a message of unity. Reflecting on the battles...

NBDF in Action

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