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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

Hands putting puzzle pieces together to create a human head

Putting the Spotlight on Mental Health and Bleeding Disorders

Help is available both in the bleeding disorders community and beyond.

Taking Charge

James Munn, RN-BC, BS, BSN, MS

Spotlight on HTC Nurses: James Munn, RN-BC, BS, BSN, MS

"It’s been transformative to see the care and the changes that have occurred in the time I’ve been doing this."

Community in Action

Arnette Hams, RN, BS, RN-HC

Spotlight on HTC Nurses: Arnette Hams, RN, BS, RN-HC

"I think I’m a better nurse because of the types of patients I’ve taken care of, in hemophilia and oncology."

Community in Action

Kim Schafer, RN-C, MSN, FNP

Spotlight on HTC Nurses: Kim Schafer, RN-C, MSN, FNP

"To know that you somehow made a difference in that family...that’s a very fulfilling feeling."

Community in Action

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