Hemophilia A&B

Head Bleeds and Hemophilia

Hogan Lust started walking last month. He’s two and a half years old. For the tow-headed toddler from Tucson, that...

Hemophilia A&B

Study: High-Impact Activity Doesn't Increase Joint Bleeds

“PF Flyers make you run faster and jump higher,” boasted an old advertisement for Keds ® sneakers. Turns out those...

Hemophilia A&B, Fitness & Nutrition

Doctor with mom and little girl at a hemophilia treatment center

Hemophilia Treatment Centers 101

Lisa and Michael Louwers are both doctors, but the Farmington Hills, Michigan, couple didn’t know much about hemophilia or other...

Hemophilia A&B, Rare Bleeding Disorders, Von Willebrand Disease, Taking Charge, Advocacy

All About Nosebleeds

People with bleeding disorders get nosebleeds, which can usually be treated at home. But it’s a good idea to know...

Hemophilia A&B, Von Willebrand Disease

Plasma-Derived Factor Is Safer Than Ever

When the first plasma-derived clotting factor concentrates were introduced in the late 1960s and 1970s, they revolutionized the treatment of...

Hemophilia A&B, Blood Safety

Refrigerator for storing hemophilia factor

Safely Storing Factor at Home

Starting a home-care regimen for hemophilia and other bleeding disorders can be a life-changing experience for families. Self-infusion, prophylactically or...

Hemophilia A&B, Von Willebrand Disease, Family Matters

Manage Hemophilia with a Personal Health Record

When Michael Schultz was 10 years old, his parents put him in charge of self-infusions to manage his moderate hemophilia...

Hemophilia A&B, Taking Charge

Hemophilia Pseudotumors 101

When Murali Pazhayannur slipped while getting into a rickshaw during a Calcutta monsoon, he had no inkling he’d still be...

Hemophilia A&B, Rare Bleeding Disorders

Healthy People 2020

The US Department of Health and Human Services has unveiled Healthy People 2020, the nation’s new 10-year goals and objectives...

Hemophilia A&B, Fitness & Nutrition, Advocacy, Women's Bleeding Disorders

MASAC Releases New Recommendations

The National Hemophilia Foundation’s (NHF’s) Medical and Scientific Advisory Council (MASAC) met April 17–18 in Chicago and issued four recommendations...

Hemophilia A&B, Von Willebrand Disease, Blood Safety