Bleeding Disorders A-Z

Why Hemophilia B Is Called Christmas Disease

From the beginning, the term “Christmas Disease” caught people off guard. When readers of the British Medical Journal stumbled on...

HIV, Hemophilia A&B, Family Matters

Ryan White’s Legacy Continues in Poster Child, a Documentary of His Fight with AIDS

Ryan White, of Kokomo, Indiana, has long been an iconic figure in the history of bleeding disorders advocacy. Born with...

HIV, Generation Next

Black Men with Hemophilia Have a Shorter Life Expectancy than White Men

In the early 1900s, the average life expectancy for someone with hemophilia was just 13 years. Developing the therapies that...

Hemophilia A&B

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Age Affects Von Willebrand Disease Diagnosis, Study Reveals

The age that a person is first tested for von Willebrand disease (VWD) greatly affects the diagnosis and subsequent treatment...

Von Willebrand Disease

Get to Know Bleeding Severity Levels for Hemophilia

Your hemophilia doesn’t define who you are. But it has significant implications for how you live your life, from the...

Hemophilia A&B

HIV Treatments and Hemophilia: How HAART Therapy Is Helping

Treatments were basically nonexistent, and doctors didn’t understand how the virus was transmitted. By the time they discovered it was...

HIV

What You Need to Know About Mild Hemophilia

Look up the word “mild” in the dictionary, and you’ll see it defined as “not severe, serious, or harsh.” But...

Hemophilia A&B

Hepatitis C, Medical Test, Medical Exam, Hepatitis, Scientific Experiment

Coping with Hepatitis C When You Have a Bleeding Disorder

Self-infusion sounds innocuous enough until you consider the reality: using a hypodermic syringe to inject clotting factor concentrates directly into...

Hepatitis C

Bypassing Agents for Hemophilia

One of the most problematic issues that can occur with hemophilia are inhibitors —a complication that happens when the body’s...

Hemophilia A&B, Taking Charge

Why Is Hemophilia Called the Royal Disease?

When it comes to the history of hemophilia, there’s a lot to unpack. The public didn’t even have a name...

Hemophilia A&B, Rare Bleeding Disorders

Common Questions About von Willebrand Disease

von Willebrand disease is the most prevalent, yet lesser known, bleeding disorder. Here’s what you need to know about VWD.

Von Willebrand Disease

What You Need to Know About Prophylaxis

This preventive treatment can help people with hemophilia avoid joint damage.

Hemophilia A&B