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Gene Therapy: The New Reality

After decades of research, gene therapy for hemophilia is here—but questions remain.

Running a local chapter for the bleeding disorders community is no easy task. Most of the National Hemophilia Foundation’s (NHF’s)...

Chapter Roundup

Russell Crowe is expertly groomed and soaks up attention from adoring caretakers. He also gets chew toys. Russell is a...

Hemophilia A&B

See the NHF Camp Directory. Daniel Birgy didn’t want to go to camp. The doctors and nurses at his hemophilia...

Family Matters

Racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare are nothing new. Black and Latinx people have long struggled with getting others to...

When Ed Wilson was three years old and already diagnosed with hemophilia, doctors told his parents he wouldn’t live past...

Adults & Aging

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

Update, October 22, 2015: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning that AbbVie’s Viekira Pak ® and...

Novel Technologies, Hepatitis C

Read Finding a Dentist Who Treats People With Bleeding Disorders. Making dental care part of your family’s daily routine takes...

Family Matters

Traditional medicine has made some giant strides in treating hemophilia. Yet for a variety of reasons, some patients choose to...

Pain Management, Alternative Treatments

Hogan Lust started walking last month. He’s two and a half years old. For the tow-headed toddler from Tucson, that...

Hemophilia A&B

In May 2011, the FDA approved boceprevir (trade name Victrelis) and telaprevir (trade name Incivek), both protease inhibitors. Learn more...

Hepatitis C