Happy Memorial Weekend to All!

This weeks key stories:

 
Association of heavy menstrual bleeding with cardiovascular disease in US female hospitalizations
BMC Medicine - BioMed Central
Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is a common menstrual disorder associated with multiple risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women.
 
Hearing my son express hope for his future filled my heart with joy - Hemophilia News Today
Hemophilia News Today
Quintana, MD, who oversees the adult bleeding disorders clinic at the University of New Mexico Hospital, in Albuquerque. As my son spoke, I tried ...
 
Top Tyneside doctor 'substantially downplayed' risk of haemophiliacs developing AIDS
Chronicle Live
... bleeding disorders in the UK and across the world. "The UKHCDO acknowledges its role within the wider UK health care system that contributed to ...

Scholarships - Hemophilia Federation of America
Hemophilia Federation of America
HFA, our member organizations and funding partners offer annual educational scholarships for bleeding disorders patients and their families to defer ...
 
No Accident': Unnecessary infected blood transfusions on me aged eight led to my... - LBC
LBC
Hi, I am Stuart Mclean 54-years-old, when I was an 8-year-old child I was taken to the hospital for a swollen knee, I had NO bleeding disorders ...
 
The campaigners who fought for justice, but didn't live to see it - BBC
BBC
Another 1,640 NHS patients are thought to have died from the disease after being given a contaminated blood transfusion. In the months after Steve's ...
 
Enhancing Outpatient Hemophilia Care May Improve Health Outcomes and Costs
American Journal of Managed Care
Improving outpatient care for bleeding disorders, such as hemophilia, not only helps enhance health outcomes but also yields significant cost
 
Koehler's measure to expand access to bleeding disorder medications passes Senate
Illinois Senate Democrats
SPRINGFIELD – In an effort to expand access to medication for hereditary bleeding disorders, State Senator Dave Koehler advanced a measure to cut ...
 
Personal Story: Chelsee | Bleeding Disorders in Women - CDC
CDC
Chelsee was diagnosed with platelet storage pool disorder, a condition where parts of platelets (blood cells that help the blood form clots) are ...
 
Better You Know Campaign Materials | Bleeding Disorders in Women | CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Below are resources for the Better You Know Campaign, an initiative created for women and girls who may be having symptoms of a bleeding disorder ...
 
California's Telemedicine Regulations Force Rare Disease Patients To Go Out of State for Care
Reason Magazine
... hemophilia clinic associated with the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Hospital in Portland, Oregon. California's telemedicine ...
 
California's First Hemophilia B Gene Therapy Drug Infusion Conducted at LuskinOIC
YouTube
California's First Hemophilia B Gene Therapy Drug Infusion Conducted at LuskinOIC. 7 views · 26 minutes ago ...more. Luskin Orthopaedic Institute ...
 
Gettin' in the Game Junior National Championship Presented by CSL Behring
The Coalition for Hemophilia B
Calling all young athletes with hemophilia B, ages 7-18! It's your time to shine in the "Gettin' in the Game" Junior National Championship.
 
Mim8 better than standard hemophilia A treatments: Phase 3 trial
Hemophilia News Today
Potential hemophilia A treatment for people with and without inhibitors ... Hemophilia A is marked by the lack or dysfunction of the blood clotting ...
Hemophilia - GoodRx - GoodRx
About Bleeding Disorders - mhpa.org.mm
 
Risk Factors for Intracranial Hemorrhage in Hemophilia A Identified | Docwire News
Docwire News
Patients with hemophilia A who received prophylaxis had a reduced risk for ICH.
 
How genotype testing could benefit people with hemophilia
Hemophilia News Today
... hemophilia. I learned more about my bleeding disorders from whole genome ... hemophilia and other bleeding disorders, especially among women.

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