Summer 2012
Up Front
Time to End a Sex-Based ‘Truism’
Women do have mild hemophilia, in spite of what most physicians were taught in medical school. In fact, the distinction between “symptomatic ...
To Your Health
Falling Risk of Medications
Although they say pride goes before a fall, usually it’s feeling faint or dizzy that’s the precursor. Studies show an increased risk ...
The Status of Statins
Statins’ star power has been phenomenal. The 2010 annual report of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for ...
Financial Health
Understanding Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plans
Update, July 30, 2013: As of July 1, 2013, the federal government was running the PCIP programs in most states. The ...
NHF in Action
Apply for NHF’s National Youth Leadership Institute
If you are 18–22 years old and interested in enhancing your leadership skills, the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) has an opportunity for ...
HemAware Wins Awards
The National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) is proud to announce it has won four awards from the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors ...
Increasing Awareness Through Providers
Approximately 15 social workers from Los Angeles–area hospitals gathered in January at the Hemophilia Foundation of Southern California (HFSC) Social Workers Forum ...
NHF Hosts 2nd Annual Spring Soiree
More than 180 people gathered May 9 at Astra, a restaurant overlooking the lights of Manhattan’s 59th Street Bridge, as the National ...
Global Focus
WFH Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Thousands will gather at the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) 2012 World Congress in Paris from July 8–12 to participate in the ...
Features
The 411 on 504 Plans
Kim McLaughlin knew that her daughter, Megan, 12, could get hurt like any other child at school, perhaps in gym class or ...
The Carrier Barrier
They experience similar bleeds and bruises as men with mild hemophilia, yet they’re called “symptomatic carriers.” Why?On the Move
Triathlon Triumph
About 13 years ago, Mark Spalding competed in his first triathlon, a race that combines running, biking and swimming. Since then, he ...
Hemaware Jr.
Kids’ Guide to Self-Infusions
Growing up with a bleeding disorder means you’ve got to know how to take care of yourself when it matters most. Maybe ...
Women's Health
Where the Girls Are
When Michelle Cecil’s dad offered to send her to Europe in 2010, the Grafton, Wisconsin, teen hesitated. It would be the first ...
Spotlight
Passion for Film
In each issue of HemAware, we “Take 5” with people in the bleeding disorders community and spotlight their efforts with just ...