Day: December 3, 2014

HFA's Statement to the FDA's BPAC on Blood Donation Policy

Former HFA Board President Paul Brayshaw recently delivered a statement on behalf of our organization before the Food and Drug Administration’s Blood Product Advisory Committee (BPAC) regarding a proposed change to the policy on blood donations from men who have sexual contact with men. In this statement, Mr. Brayshaw stated that, while we do not support […]

Update #3: NHF's MASAC Assessment on Inhibitor Studies

On September 24, 2014, the medical journal, Blood, came out with a study called, Recombinant Factor VIII Products and Inhibitor Development in Previously Untreated Boys with Severe Hemophilia A.  This study suggests that inhibitor incidence is higher in previously untreated patients (PUPs) with severe hemophilia A that are using Kogenate/Helixate. The World Hemophilia Federation (WHF) issued a statement on October 6, and another statement […]

Infusing Love: A Community's Legacy

[glossary_exclude]This past Monday marked the 26th annual World AIDS Day.  James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter, two public information officers for the Global Programme on AIDS at the World Health Organization, conceived World AIDS Day in 1987. Since then, messages and proclamations that raise awareness and call for action for an AIDS-free generation are released […]