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Focus On Footwear

Whether you are running a 10K race or simply walking the links at your local golf course, it is important...

In the 2008 New York City Marathon, runner #48068 was an architect from Alabama. He was also a liver transplant...

Hepatitis C, Surgery & Transplants

Pain has many forms. For Leland Smith, 16, who has severe hemophilia A with an inhibitor, sometimes it feels like...

Pain Management

Skye Peltier’s life changed on a playground when she was 5 years old. After going down a slide, she lingered...

Pain. It is the No. 1 reason people with bleeding disorders consider total knee replacement surgery.

I have wanted to attend the National Hemophilia Foundation’s (NHF’s) Annual Meeting for 13 years, and in 2008, I finally...

It’s easy to feel cooped up in school all day. That’s why summer is so great! It’s warm, you have...

HemAware Junior

Information in this article comes from America’s Health Insurance Plans and the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance booklet...

Insurance

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

My Journey

Update: In May 2011, the FDA approved GlaxoSmithKline’s Twinrix®, a vaccine against hepatitis A and B viruses, for people 18...

Taking Charge

During the past 18 months, the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) has put finishing touches on its plan to connect chapters...

Chapter Roundup

Living with a bleeding disorder in a developing country poses unique hardships for patients. “When I was 12 years old...

Global Focus