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Fight the Flu

If you didn’t get a flu shot last fall, it’s not too late. Although the Centers for Disease Control and...

von Willebrand Chain Reaction

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

Twenty dollar bill rolled in prescription bottle next to stethoscope

Insurance and Healthcare Outlook for 2012

The US healthcare system is challenged by high costs during this tough economic period. Decisions about how to rein in...

Advocacy, Insurance, Family Matters

Rendezvous in Paris

The City of Light beckons the bleeding disorders community as the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) hosts its World Congress...

Global Focus, Global Focus

Walks Gain Ground

With exotic bird cries filling the air, more than 600 participants in the Florida Hemophilia Association (FHA) Walk meandered down...

Fitness & Nutrition, Chapter Roundup, Community in Action

A Fond Farewell to Four Veteran Chapter Directors

The National Hemophilia Foundation’s network of chapters plays an immensely important role in the bleeding disorders community. Chapters provide programs...

Chapter Roundup

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

Excused Absences

After Jonathan Seaman began missing day after day of first grade because of inhibitor complications and hospital stays, his teacher...

Family Matters

Speed Racer

Mary Ellen Ciganovich, 59, works out nearly every day, but for her, exercise is anything but routine. She engages in...

Mind & Body, Fitness & Nutrition, Taking Charge

Game On!

Elbows. Knees. Ankles. All those bendy, bony parts of your body let you run, jump and skip. And sometimes it’s...

Family Matters

An Ounce of Prevention

Ryanne Radford had been getting an annual Pap test for about eight years without any complications. But after a Pap...

Generation Next, Adults & Aging, Mind & Body, Women's Health, Women's Bleeding Disorders

Wheels in Motion

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

Generation Next, Fitness & Nutrition, My Journey