Hemophilia-A-B

Hemophilia-A-B

Head bleeds, or cranial hemorrhages, can be a terrifying prospect for parents of children with a bleeding disorder. The cause...
Despite hemophilia’s very visible symptoms—bleeding and bruising— the disorder has been a hidden one for a long time.
Like thousands of other people with hemophilia A, 17-year-old Sean O’Connor lacks the genetic machinery to produce a working version...
Hogan Lust started walking last month. He’s two and a half years old. For the tow-headed toddler from Tucson, that...
Starting a home-care regimen for hemophilia and other bleeding disorders can be a life-changing experience for families. Self-infusion, prophylactically or...
When Murali Pazhayannur slipped while getting into a rickshaw during a Calcutta monsoon, he had no inkling he’d still be...
Read about a BLOOD memory aid for bleeding disorders.
In 1964, a laboratory breakthrough sent hopes soaring that a cure for hemophilia A and B was a possibility. That...
Shai,* now 8 years old, had been receiving almost-daily infusions of factor since he was diagnosed with an inhibitor at...
The liver and lungs have something in common— factor VIII (FVIII) is produced in both. A study published in the...
A child’s fear of and protest against the hemophilia infusion process often create a stressful situation for himself and his...
Hear from the consumer panelists who attended the workshop.
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