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D-Dimer Test: What It Is, What It Is Used For, Risks and Results

This blood test helps diagnose clotting disorders but also is used in bleeding disorders care. Here’s what to know.
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D-Dimer Test: What It Is, What It Is Used For, Risks and Results
Sami Rappoport’s Labor of Love

The actress and filmmaker hopes to make a film about her grandfather, who had hemophilia A and an inhibitor.
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Women and Girls with Bleeding Disorders: Speaking Up for the Silenced

NBDF held its first advocacy day for women and girls with bleeding disorders — an underdiagnosed and underserved population.
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2025 Bleeding Disorders Conference Awards of Excellence Honorees

Meet the 2025 BDC Awards of Excellence honorees recognized and celebrated for their lasting contributions to the bleeding disorders community.

NBDF in Action

An Up Close Look at What Goes on at a Hemophilia Treatment Center

Learn what goes on at a hemophilia treatment center, which offers a unique and holistic approach to bleeding disorders care.

Community in Action

How Young Adults with Bleeding Disorders Can Cope with Job and Career Setbacks

Here’s how young adults with bleeding disorders can navigate job and career uncertainty.

Generation Next

NHF’s Fellowship Programs

The National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2023. Throughout the year, HemAware.org will be commemorating this special...

NBDF in Action

What You Need to Know About Hemochromatosis

Hemochromatosis, also known as iron overload disorder, is a condition in which people have too much iron in their blood...

Blood Safety

Ask a Social Worker: How Much of My Identity Should Be Tied to My Bleeding Disorder?

Ask a Social Worker is a monthly column featuring questions from the community and answers from members of NHF’s Social...

Ask a Social Worker

A collage of photos of Bridget Edwards at different stages in life.

One in a Million: Living with Afibrinogenemia

Bridget Edwards was diagnosed with a rare bleeding disorder as a newborn, after a routine heel stick wouldn’t stop bleeding...

Generation Next

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