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Genetic Counseling

In the bleeding disorders community, genetic counselors serve as bridges. They help families span the gap between suspecting a bleeding...

Family Matters

The Value of Genetic Counseling

Adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine—these are the simple, yet complex building blocks of our DNA. To most, these words seem...

Family Matters

No Beef

In each issue of HemAware , we “Take 5” with people in the bleeding disorders community and spotlight their efforts...

Family Matters, My Journey

On the Road Again

Planes, trains, cars and vans—there are lots of ways to travel these days! And all the things that keep you...

HemAware Junior

Hemophilia Humor

If the name Alex Borstein doesn’t sound familiar, maybe these do—Ms. Swan from FOX’s MADtv and Lois Griffin from FOX’s...

Family Matters

Two kids - one playing toy saxophone, other in striped red hat with sign "Having a Blast"

Inhibitor Connections

For some parents of children who have hemophilia with inhibitors, the National Hemophilia Foundation’s (NHF’s) Inhibitor Education Summits offer something...

Family Matters

Water Park Safety

There’s nothing better on a hot summer day than cool water, slippery slides and floating around with your friends. Water...

Family Matters

Osteoporosis in Men with Hemophilia

Despite the commercials on TV, osteoporosis—a disease characterized by weak, brittle bones—doesn’t just occur in older women. When Joe Nozemack...

Adults & Aging

Participants at NHF's National Youth Leadership Institute (NYLI)

Lead On

Members of the National Hemophilia Foundation’s (NHF’s) National Youth Leadership Institute (NYLI) learned valuable leadership skills during a training program...

Generation Next, NBDF in Action