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Deciding to Go Out
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
Published June 15, 2020 by the Centers for Disease Control What you need to know In general, the more closely you interact…

Pain Management: Coping During COVID-19
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
June 15, 2020

Physical Health, Mental Health and Exercise: Let’s Keep it Positive!
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
Physical Health and Exercise: It’s getting hot, and with pools and beaches operating at limited capacity (if at all), you may need…

National Versus State Numbers in COVID-19: Visit COVIDexitstrategy.org
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
If you look at the national COVID-19 infection rate, overall the numbers are down. However, it is more important to look at…

There is a 60 Day Window to Get Health Insurance if You’re Unemployed Due to COVID-19
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
About one-sixth of all American workers have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus. For many, that means their health insurance is…

NHF Webinar En español, Tuesday, June 16: El Estrés y Ansiedad: Copiando con COVID-19
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
La Fundación Nacional de Hemofilia te invita para un seminario de web: El Estrés y Ansiedad: Copiando con COVID-19, el martes 16…

NHF Webinar, Friday, June 12: Pain Management – Coping During COVID-19
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
Join NHF on Friday, June 12th at 3 pm (4 pm ET – new time!) for our townhall webinar, Pain Management: Coping…

CDC Issues Guidelines on Office Buildings
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
The CDC issued new guidelines designed to protect people who work in office buildings. They include modifying office furniture to allow social…

WHO Walks Back Comments on Asymptomatic Spread of Coronavirus
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
On June 8th, The World Health Organization released a statement saying that people who have COVID-19 but are asymptomatic only spread the…

COVID-19 Assistance Programs
COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Uncategorized
Many of the charitable organizations you may be familiar with including, Patient Services Inc. (PSI), PAN, The Assistance Fund, and the Patient…

COVID-19 Update
GLHF News, COVID-19 / Coronavirus
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, GLHF has produced two new vehicles for information: a COVID-19 specific category in the News section…

Mental Health:
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
Want to take a break from the news and watch something delightful for the whole family? Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi has…

How Contact Tracing Works
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
While you may have heard of contact tracing only recently, it’s actually a method that has been used in fighting pandemics all…

Protective Measures to Keep Your Family Safe During COVID-19
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
Kids are itching to see their friends, have the run of the playground, and generally get back to the practice of being…

Assessing Risk During the Reopening
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
All fifty states have begun “reopening” – loosening restrictions around gatherings and how businesses can operate. However, nothing has changed about the…

Live Today! A Closer Look at Hemophilia Management: Improving Outcomes with Personalized Care
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
Live today! A Closer Look at Hemophilia Management: Improving Outcomes with Personalized Care Join NHF for this live, educational session to hear…

Managing a Bleeding Disorder During a Pandemic: Answers to 6 Common Questions About COVID-19
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, the bleeding disorders community understandably has many questions about the disease’s specific…

Mental Health: Discussing the Pandemic with Your Child and Helping Your Child Cope with Anxiety and Stress
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
Discussing the Pandemic with Your Child: The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has a simple fact sheet that will help…

Visiting Parks and Recreational Facilities – Protect Yourself and Others From COVID-19
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
Parks and beaches are reopening in some states. The CDC has recommendations to follow if you choose to visit these recreational facilities….

Telemedicine and Hemophilia in the Age of COVID-19
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
Role of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic analysed in Haemophilia A commentary, published in the World Federation of Hemophilia’s journal Haemophilia by NHF…

Encouraging Safety Results on Trial Vaccine
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine shows encouraging early results Moderna, a biotech company from Massachusetts which has been working on a COVID-19 vaccine, has…

CDC Issues Alert on New COVID-linked Disorder
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) The CDC issued an alert on a multisystem inflammatory syndrome…

Watch NHF’s Webinar: Playing It Safe – Coping During COVID-19
COVID-19 / Coronavirus

HFA’S COVID-19 RELIEF FUND
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
As COVID-19 threatens the livelihood of families across the U.S. who are part of the bleeding disorders community, the need for a…