NHF Co-Founder Betty Jane Henry Dies at 93 Betty Jane Henry died at her home in Wellington, Florida, on Sunday, September 5, at the age of 93. She... Read More Advocacy, Community in Action Hemophilia Treatment Centers 101 Lisa and Michael Louwers are both doctors, but the Farmington Hills, Michigan, couple didn’t know much about hemophilia or other... Read More Hemophilia A&B, Rare Bleeding Disorders, Von Willebrand Disease, Taking Charge, Advocacy Plasma-Derived Factor Is Safer Than Ever When the first plasma-derived clotting factor concentrates were introduced in the late 1960s and 1970s, they revolutionized the treatment of... Read More Hemophilia A&B, Blood Safety Healthy People 2020 The US Department of Health and Human Services has unveiled Healthy People 2020, the nation’s new 10-year goals and objectives... Read More Hemophilia A&B, Fitness & Nutrition, Advocacy, Women's Bleeding Disorders NHF Annual Meeting 2010 At the Opening Session of the National Hemophilia Foundations’s (NHF's) 62nd Annual Meeting in New Orleans on November 11, 2010... Read More Advocacy, Community in Action When Insurance Plans Switch Homecare Companies Many of you have been with the same homecare company for many years. You depend on it to process critical... Read More Insurance MASAC Releases New Recommendations The National Hemophilia Foundation’s (NHF’s) Medical and Scientific Advisory Council (MASAC) met April 17–18 in Chicago and issued four recommendations... Read More Hemophilia A&B, Von Willebrand Disease, Blood Safety How the New Healthcare Law Can Help You Much of the federal healthcare reform that passed in March 2010 will not take effect until 2014. However, key parts... Read More Insurance What The Healthcare Reform Means To Hemophilia Patients While national healthcare reform passed in March, implementing it will occur in stages. The legislation is detailed and has many... Read More Advocacy, Insurance XMRV: A Small Virus Causes Large Controversy Update: On May 31, 2011, the journal Science published two papers online that it says cast doubt on the link... Read More Blood Safety Social Workers Soak Up Insurance Information In April, 40 social workers from hemophilia treatment centers (HTCs) had the opportunity to network, learn and exchange best practices... Read More Insurance Awareness 101 In each issue of HemAware, we “Take 5” with people in the bleeding disorders community and spotlight their efforts with... Read More Advocacy, My Journey Load More
