Bleeding Disorders A-Z

Bleeding Disorders A-Z

HemAware has everything you need to know about inheritable blood and bleeding disorders. Read now to learn more about symptoms, treatment, and healthcare options.

Correction, October 1, 2014: Alprolix was not the first new FIX product in 17 years. It was preceded by Baxter’s...
Sound waves, such as ultrasound, are used in everything from home motion-detector sensors to evaluating fetal development during pregnancy. They’re...
Update, February 9, 2016: The FDA has approved the expanded use of Daklinza ®to include patients with hepatitis C virus...
Patients with factor XIII (FXIII) deficiency, the rarest bleeding dis­order—occurring in 1 in 5 million births—have a new treatment option...
When the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Tivicay ® (dolutegravir), a new drug to treat HIV, in August...
The story of what causes bleeding disorders starts with our body’s effort to write instructions on how it will develop...
It's been an exciting year for My Life, Our Future, a nationwide initiative spearheaded by the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF)...
Update, November 2014: The St. Jude/UCL gene therapy trial now has data from all 10 participants, to be published in...
This year’s mandatory federal budget cuts, known as “the sequester,” have been raising concerns about the future of biomedical research...
Research into treatments and cures for hemophilia takes place in laboratories all over the country. So it’s no wonder that...
Cryoprecipitate. Long-acting factor concentrates. Gene therapy trials. These are just a few of the incredible clinical advances from the past...
During the past 20 years, advances in hemophilia treatment, including recombinant factor therapy, have allowed people with hemophilia to take...
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