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Five Judith Graham Pool Postdoctoral Research Fellowship awardees.

NHF Fellowship: 50 Years of Insights, Innovation, and Breakthroughs

In 1972, the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) introduced the Judith Graham Pool Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, named after the legendary researcher...

NBDF in Action

Bruising Happens

Update, March 2013: The American Academy of Pediatrics published a clinical report, " Evaluation for Bleeding Disorders in Suspected Child...

Family Matters

The Virtues of Vaccination

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

Taking Charge

Inherited Platelet Disorders

When certified nursing assistant Julie Seminara injured herself while moving a nursing home patient back in 2001, her problems seemed...

Rare Bleeding Disorders

Think Again

When Jaycee McCain, 22, started meditating in the summer of 2010, the arthritis in his ankles and wrists, and the...

Pain Management

Treatment Breakthroughs

The marketing terms “new and improved” and “longer lasting” are not limited to the latest brand of chewing gum. They...

Novel Technologies, Hemophilia A&B, Rare Bleeding Disorders, Von Willebrand Disease

Be Prepared: Boy Scouting and Hemophilia

When he was 10, Dustin Huerta’s severe hemophilia A caused three to four bleeds a week and often sidelined him...

Family Matters

Pondering Prophylaxis

For Christine Orr, the trigger for starting prophylaxis wasn’t just one thing. It was everything. Orr’s son, John, diagnosed with...

Family Matters

Teresa D’Ambrosio (right) and her sister as children

Factor V Deficiency

Read more about the D'Ambrosios in stepmom Cheryl's own words, in our Community Voices section. A hangnail hardly constitutes a...

Rare Bleeding Disorders

Burnout Breakthrough

When you’re the primary caregiver for someone with a bleeding disorder, sometimes it seems like just one more thing will...

Family Matters

Celebrating HTC Social Workers

Social workers are essential members of the multidisciplinary care teams at hemophilia treatment centers (HTCs). As counselors and advocates for...

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Coverage Denied: The Growing Problem of Formulary Restrictions

For many years, Rodney Dalrymple, of Booneville, Mississippi, has managed his severe hemophilia A with a factor product that he...

Advocacy