Rare Bleeding Disorders

Rare Bleeding Disorders

What exactly is a rare bleeding disorder, and what makes a bleeding disorder rare? Get the answers in HemAware.

The marketing terms “new and improved” and “longer lasting” are not limited to the latest brand of chewing gum. They...
When certified nursing assistant Julie Seminara injured herself while moving a nursing home patient back in 2001, her problems seemed...
An Emergency Information Form for Children with Special Health Needs is available to help parents explain their child’s complicated medical...
Read more about the D'Ambrosios in stepmom Cheryl's own words, in our Community Voices section. A hangnail hardly constitutes a...
Read more about this family's experience in the Factor V Deficiency article. Both my stepdaughters were born with severe factor...
Skye Peltier’s life changed on a playground when she was 5 years old. After going down a slide, she lingered...
When Emily Bartko, 4, of Las Vegas, was an infant, bruising came easily. All it took was the pressure from...
In January 2009, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved CSL Behring’s RiaSTAP™ for the treatment of acute bleeding...
Update, January 2014: On December 23, 2013, the FDA approved Tretten, Coagulation Factor XIII A-Subunit (Recombinant), which is the first...
Blame it on the Girl Scout cookie. That’s what Josh Beck, 27, of Franklin, Wisconsin, was eating when he was...
Lisa and Michael Louwers are both doctors, but the Farmington Hills, Michigan, couple didn’t know much about hemophilia or other...
When Murali Pazhayannur slipped while getting into a rickshaw during a Calcutta monsoon, he had no inkling he’d still be...
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