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What Friends Need to Know About Your Bleeding Disorder

Disclosing your bleeding disorder to others in your social circles can be a good idea for several reasons.

Generation Next

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

My Journey

Many adults get their annual flu shot, unaware that it’s not the only vaccine they need. Immunizations you got as...

Taking Charge, Taking Charge

Computers and cell phones make our lives so much easier. Just think: With the click of a mouse or the...

HemAware Junior

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered that von Willebrand factor (VWF), which helps the...

Von Willebrand Disease, Women's Health, Women's Bleeding Disorders

An October 2011 study revealed a novel characteristic of HIV—it can replicate, or make new copies of itself in macrophages...

Research & Treatment, HIV

In each issue of HemAware , we take a look at how local NHF chapters and associations are making a...

Chapter Roundup

HemAware “ Takes 5” with people in the bleeding disorders community and spotlights their efforts with just five questions. Here...

My Journey

Advice on when and how to tell someone about your bleeding disorder

Generation Next

Having a bleeding disorder means you need to pay closer attention to your lifestyle and self-care as you grow older...

A solid team can ease stress for parents.

Family Matters

Nearly 350 members of the bleeding disorders community gathered in Washington, DC, February 24–27, 2015, for NHF’s annual advocacy event...

Advocacy