Community in Action

Nationwide, the inheritable blood and bleeding disorders community is taking action to raise awareness for the cause. Read more to get involved and get inspired!

Navigating the Pandemic with a Bleeding Disorder

COVID-19 has disrupted the lives of everyone, including young adults, who have had to navigate classes and commencements, weddings and...

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5 Things You Should Know About Giving to NHF

The end-of-the-year giving season is an ideal time to donate to the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) and support its research...

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Nicole Kaes, member of the National Hemophilia Foundation’s Red Tie Runners, with her husband, Steve.

Running for a Cause: Why One Woman Joined NHF’s Red Tie Runners

In the summer of 2019, while training for the New York City marathon, Nicole Kaes of Brooklyn, New York, woke...

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6 Virtual Fundraising Ideas to Support NHF

While in-person fundraising events and other opportunities to gather face to face to aid the bleeding disorders community are largely...

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Ryan Griffith’s customers in North Carolina and South Carolina support the bleeding disorders community

Frozen Fundraising: Ice Cream Shop Owner Raises Funds for NHF

Nothing is as sweet and satisfying as having ice cream on a hot summer day…except, perhaps, raising $7,500 through your...

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5 Ways to Celebrate Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month at School

It’s Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month, and the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) is once again encouraging those within the community, and...

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My Bleeding Disorders Community (MyBDC): For You, By You

For years, researchers studying the bleeding disorders community have sought answers to questions about people’s experiences that only community voices...

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Philanthropists of the Year: Steve and Sheila Kopenitz

Texas couple commits to helping families make lifelong connections.

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Community Heroes: NHF CEO Val D. Bias

When Val D. Bias became chief executive officer of the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) in 2008, he wasn’t just the...

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Community Heroes: Marion Koerper, MD

On the first day of her pediatric internship at San Francisco General Hospital, Marion Koerper, MD, noticed a 4-year-old boy...

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Community Heroes: James V. Luck Jr., MD

Growing up in Southern California, James V. Luck Jr., MD, heard inspiring—and hair-raising—family stories about orthopedic surgery. In 1911, Luck’s...

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Community Heroes: Ramiro Gomez

Few young artists will ever make the sort of leap that Ramiro Gomez has in less than a decade. In...

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