Bleeding Disorders A-Z

Not Alone

Alicia Unger is awake by 6:30 a.m. every day. She has only an hour or two to squeeze in a...

Hemophilia A&B, Family Matters

Discussing intimacy issues when you're a woman with a bleeding disorder.

Now that some people have been living with the human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) for decades, a unique phenomenon is...

HIV

The “captain of the school army” had Dylan Edwards in his sights. He ordered his “soldiers” to chase Dylan, who...

Hemophilia A&B, Von Willebrand Disease, Taking Charge, Family Matters

Hidden veins. Worn-out veins. Blown veins. People with hemophilia who infuse factor products feel the frustration from uncooperative veins. One...

Hemophilia A&B

By now, most people with hemophilia and other bleeding disorders and their families know the Patient Protection and Affordable Care...

Hemophilia A&B, Advocacy

An Emergency Information Form for Children with Special Health Needs is available to help parents explain their child’s complicated medical...

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

In May 2011, the FDA approved boceprevir (trade name Victrelis) and telaprevir (trade name Incivek), both protease inhibitors. Learn more...

Hepatitis C

For years, patients with hepatitis C have complained of loss of concentration, memory lapses and shortened attention span. It turns...

Hepatitis C

Growing older with hemophilia can feel less like the golden age and more like the rust years. Stiff joints, heart...

Adults & Aging, Hemophilia A&B

The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) held its first Global Research Forum on March 22–23, 2011, in Montreal, Canada. Physicians...

Hemophilia A&B, Global Focus

National Hemophilia Foundation CEO Val D. Bias and New York City nightlife photographer Patrick McMullan called attention to women’s bleeding...

Von Willebrand Disease, Community in Action, Women's Bleeding Disorders