As technology has advanced and more patients have been genotyped worldwide, it has become clear that knowledge of genotype will play a key role in clinical care.
Some important provisions of the healthcare reform are now in effect, including elimination of pre-existing condition exclusions for children, and the ability for dependents to stay on their parents' plan up to age 26.
During the National Hemophilia Foundation's Washington Days, members of the bleeding disorders community talk healthcare reform and more with their congressional representatives and senators.
A child and his mother travel for a week by bus in Peru to visit a treatment center. A young man from rural Armenia has a leg amputated—the result of a lack of available factor concentrates.
Genotyping could become the catalyst for the National Hemophilia Foundation to fulfill its mission to find better treatments and cures for people with bleeding disorders.
As you become good friends with another boy or girl, you may decide you want to tell your new friend about your bleeding disorder. It’s your decision who you tell and how much you want to talk about.
