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Medical IDs Could Save Your Life

For Robyn Salk, Saturday night is a time to dress up—perhaps a sequined blouse paired with slick, knee-high boots wrapped...

Family Matters

Grandpa with hemophilia with granddaughter

Actively Aging

Thanks to comprehensive care at hemophilia treatment centers (HTCs), improved safety of clotting factor concentrates and effective treatments for hepatitis...

Adults & Aging

The Unfamiliar Bleed

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Family Matters

Growing Older Proactively

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

Cartoon of a boy and girl coloring My HTC and Me.

Color Time!

Grab your crayons, because the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) is creating a coloring book about bleeding disorders just for you...

HemAware Junior

The First Years After Your Child’s Diagnosis

When Mike and Vanessa Sidwell’s son Jaiden was diagnosed with severe hemophilia A four days after birth, the couple was...

Family Matters

A Second Diagnosis

Parents of children with hemophilia and other bleeding disorders are very familiar with the routines and challenges that come with...

Hemophilia A&B, Von Willebrand Disease, Family Matters

Cartoon of brother and sister taking care of their pets

Lucky Dog

Good job! Nothing compares to that look of pride on Mom’s or Dad’s face when you have worked hard and...

HemAware Junior

Factor VII Product Treats Brain Hemorrhages in Inhibitor Patients

Head bleeds, or cranial hemorrhages, can be a terrifying prospect for parents of children with a bleeding disorder. The cause...

Family Matters

Teenage boy with hemophilia and depression

A Dark Cloud

When Robin* was 8 years old, his life started becoming overwhelming. “Everything started coming in on him at once,” says...

Family Matters

Burnout Breakthrough

When you’re the primary caregiver for someone with a bleeding disorder, sometimes it seems like just one more thing will...

Family Matters

Refrigerator for storing hemophilia factor

Safely Storing Factor at Home

Starting a home-care regimen for hemophilia and other bleeding disorders can be a life-changing experience for families. Self-infusion, prophylactically or...

Hemophilia A&B, Von Willebrand Disease, Family Matters