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Managing Joint Pain as You Age

Joint pain can be a common complaint among older people with bleeding disorders, but exercise and physical therapy help.
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Managing Joint Pain as You Age
What Friends Need to Know About Your Bleeding Disorder

Disclosing your bleeding disorder to others in your social circles can be a good idea for several reasons.
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Efforts to Ban Copay Accumulator Programs: The Power of State Advocacy

Chapters are leading efforts to ban harmful copay policies, protecting patients with chronic conditions from high costs and treatment interruptions.
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Recent Articles

ITP Causes, Diagnosis & Treatment

ITP: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment

ITP is a rare autoimmune disorder that causes low platelets, leading to easy bruising, bleeding, and fatigue.

Rare Bleeding Disorders

How to Evaluate Health Info on Social Media

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.

Taking Charge, Adults & Aging

Ask a social worker

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.

Ask a Social Worker

How to Help Your Child Handle Unpredictability

How to Help Your Child Handle Unpredictability

What parents of kids with bleeding disorders can do to help them cope with unexpected changes.

Family Matters

Carl Schwarz outdoors in Hawaii

Living the Dream with My Bleeding Disorder

"I use a huge array of skills, from helicopter usage to search-and-rescue techniques to how to capture bats."

My Journey

Woman surrounded by iron rich foods and images of red blood cells with small photo of a pregnant woman

What Women with Bleeding Disorders Need to Know About Iron-Deficiency Anemia

If you feel inexplicably tired, weak or dizzy, or experience headaches or nausea, you may have anemia.

Women's Bleeding Disorders

Time lapse image of a woman athlete jumping

Is HIIT the Right Exercise for You?

Learn the pros and cons.

Fitness & Nutrition

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