Spring 2016
Healthy Bites
6 Ways to Engage Your Brain
In 2015, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report on cognitive aging, with recommendations on how to stay mentally sharp. Unlike ...
Be Smart About Supplements
Herbal remedies, weight loss medications, and other nonprescription products that are imported from other countries and that target certain minorities may be ...
Cancer Risks with HIV
With the advent of antiretroviral therapies, people with HIV are living longer lives. That means they’re prone to other health conditions that ...
FVIII Storage Site Discovered
This discovery has implications for future gene therapy experiments.
New Drug Database
You may have noticed that the prescription that cleared your sinus infection didn’t work for your neighbor or spouse. That’s because men ...
Revised Mammogram Schedule
In October 2015, the American Cancer Society (ACS) changed its recommendations on breast screenings based on a review of evidence of the ...
Up Front
Treating a Community
“I wish my son just had plain old hemophilia again,” a mother of one of my inhibitor patients said.
NHF in Action
California Children’s Hospital Hosts Genetics Day
On a rainy Saturday in January, 26 people arrived at Valley Children’s Hospital (VCH) in Madera, CA, for one reason: to take ...
Washington Days Has Volunteers Seeing Red
The scene at Washington Days, the National Hemophilia Foundation’s (NHF) annual advocacy event, is characterized by a sense of excitement and exhilaration ...
Global Focus
WFH World Congress 2016
Hosted by the National Hemophilia Federation (NHF), the upcoming World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) 2016 World Congress is expected to be the ...
Features
Fighting Two Battles: Bipolar and Bleeding Disorders
Living with a bleeding disorder or caring for a child with a bleeding disorder poses a distinct set of challenges. Add a ...
Integrated Intervention on Inhibitors
✓ Inhibitors, antibodies to infused factor product, only occur in people with severe hemophilia.
✓ I’ve had way more than 150 exposure ...
The X Factor
Two women’s experiences with factor X deficiency.On the Move
Climbing the Walls
Indoor rock climbing can be an enjoyable and healthy exercise for everyone, even people with bleeding disorders. Because technique is more important ...
Hemaware Jr.
Kids Who Volunteer Make a Difference
No matter how old you are or what type of bleeding disorder you have, you can make a difference.Women's Health
Opening Doors to Better Care
Managing a bleeding disorder can be hard for anyone, but women face unique challenges, from getting a diagnosis to receiving treatment. To ...
Spotlight
Spreading the Word: HemosUnite Podcast
In each issue, we spotlight a member of the bleeding disorders community. Here, we spotlight Matti Vann, the woman behind HemosUnite, a ...
Family Matters
Family-Style Volunteering
If you’ve ever volunteered, you know how satisfying it can be to help others. When you volunteer as a whole family, everyone ...
Generation Next
A Record Year for NYLI
A youth leadership program offered by the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) is helping the next generation of bleeding disorders advocates connect with ...
Prime Time
Insurance Inspector
By now you’ve had a few months to live with the health insurance plan you chose for the year. That makes now ...
In the Pipeline
