Hemophilia Federation of America is a national nonprofit organization that assists, educates and advocates for the bleeding disorders community.
Dear Addy, I’m taking my son in for his annual visit, and I saw that MASAC issued a statement about inhibitors. Should I have him checked for one? Signed, Learning All I Can Dear Learning, Inhibitors are antibodies that the immune system develops in response to a clotting factor product used to treat a person […]
Dear Addy, I keep seeing all of these Facebook posts and Tweets about the CHOICE Project. What is it and why does it matter if I take part? Signed, Need-to-Know Dear Need-to-Know, Glad you asked. CHOICE (Community Having Opportunity to Influence Care Equity) is a project driven by HFA and supported by the Centers for […]
On Thursday, January 22, 2015, the聽CDC聽hosted a webinar to help women with a bleeding disorder recognize the signs and symptoms of reproductive issues. The webinar was facilitated by聽Andra H. James, MD. Dr. James is Consulting Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke University, where she also has an appointment in the Division of Hematology. Dr. […]
The journal Haemophilia has published the results of a six-year study called the Hemophilia Inhibitor Research Study (HIRS) that was designed to test the feasibility of conducting national monitoring for inhibitors among people with hemophilia in the United States. The study collected blood specimens on a regular basis from study participants, which were tested at […]
From 2005-2009, federally funded Hemophilia Treatment Centers (HTCs) participated in the CDC’s聽Universal Data Collection (UDC)聽to help collect vital health information from about 27,000 patients in the bleeding disorders community. Report Highlights from the UDC Report This surveillance report focuses on UDC data collected during years 2005 through 2009. A total of 44,239 visits were made […]
On Thursday, April 3, 2014 the Centers for Disease (CDC) control hosted an informative and important webinar about new challenges facing the hemophilia community. If you missed it, take a look at Dr. Guy Young, Director of the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, presentation slides聽about about the impact of: overweight and […]
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