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Verdict? Not Guilty

Treasa Chidester, 36, a nurse and attorney in Washington, DC, has known since childhood that she is a hemophilia carrier...

Family Matters

When Staci Lowe’s younger son, Austin, 4, was 18 months old, a suspected stomach virus sapped his strength, landing him...

Family Matters

The National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) is collaborating with LA Kelley Communications to educate the bleeding disorders community on a variety...

Community in Action, Insurance

If you are of a certain age, you might remember the TV shows The Courtship of Eddie’s Father, The Partridge...

Family Matters

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) took actions in May 2011 that will...

Family Matters

The same material that helps stop nasty nosebleeds also curtails cuts. In June 2011, NasalCEASE ®, an over-the-counter product manufactured...

Hemophilia A&B, Von Willebrand Disease

Update, October 10, 2014: On October 10, 2014, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Harvoni™, a combination of...

Hepatitis C

The definition of the word “inhibit” is “to prohibit from doing something.” But the approximately 550 attendees at the 2011...

The National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) is pleased to announce that two local organizations have joined NHF as affiliated chapters: Hemophilia...

Chapter Roundup

Alicia Unger is awake by 6:30 a.m. every day. She has only an hour or two to squeeze in a...

Hemophilia A&B, Family Matters

Leah Brunnings was a healthy 7-year-old when her 10-month-old brother, Zachariah, was diagnosed with severe hemophilia A. It was 1987...

Carriers

Earlier this year, Wayne Cone joined a gym in his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida. Cone, who has severe hemophilia A...