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Bleeding Disorder Books Educate, Inform and Inspire

A doctor who wrestles with the guilt of infecting patients with HIV, and a survivor who overcame his anger to...

Ear Tubes for Children With Bleeding Disorders

Fever. Fussiness. Feeling of fullness in the ear. Ear infections can cause pain and problems for children. While most acute...

Family Matters

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

Jeff Salantai (left), Alex Hill and Eric Hill on the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro i

Sky’s the Limit

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

My Journey

New Hepatitis C Drugs Mark Major Advancement

The release of two new oral medications, Incivek TM and Victrelis TM, in May 2011 marks another significant advance in...

Novel Technologies, Hepatitis C

Government Issues Latest “Healthy People” Report

Every 10 years since 1980, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a progress report on...

Mind & Body, Taking Charge

Researchers Discover HIV Variant Linked to Dementia

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

Research & Treatment, HIV

Simplified Insurance Forms Will Help Consumers

Consumers will soon have access to simplified documents explaining insurance benefits and healthcare costs, thanks to a provision of the...

Insurance, Insurance

The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) Twinning Program partnership in Africa

Reaching Out to Enrich Within

Although your bleeding disorder may be well managed, that is not the case globally. There is a noticeable gap in...

Global Focus, Global Focus

Washington Days 2012

More than 300 members of the bleeding disorders community gathered in Washington, DC, on March 8 for NHF’s annual advocacy...

Advocacy, Advocacy

NHF Offers Grants to Attend 64th Annual Meeting

The National Hemophilia Foundation’s (NHF’s) Annual Meeting provides an opportunity for people with bleeding disorders and their families to come...

NBDF in Action

Inhibitor Education Summits Welcome Patients and Their Families

Registration is now open for the National Hemophilia Foundation’s (NHF’s) 2012 Inhibitor Education Summits, educational conferences for people who have...

Community Pulse, Community in Action