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Mental Health and COVID-19

COVID-19

Source: Mental Health America Mental Health and COVID-19 – Information and Resources from Mental Health America For the general public, the mental…

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Rolling Updates on Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) From WHO

COVID-19

New Joint Effort to Reach Billions who are Offline with Vital Health Information The World Health Organization and the International Telecommunication Union…

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To Streamline Coronavirus Vaccine and Drug Efforts, NIH and Firms Join Forces

COVID-19

Source: National Institute of Health (NIH) With reporting by Jon Cohen and David Malakoff. More than 100 treatments and vaccines are in…

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The COVID-19 Pandemic: New Global Challenges for the Hemophilia Community

COVID-19

Source: Haemophilia, The Official Journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia A new article providing additional information on how people with hemophilia…

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Register for Staying Active: Coping During COVID-19

COVID-19

Join NHF on Friday, April 24th at 5 pm (6 pm ET) for NHF’s Townhall Webinar: Staying Active: Coping During COVID-19. Physical…

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BioMarin Update on the Impact of COVID-19 on Trials

COVID-19

BioMarin has released an update on the impact of COVID-19 on the clinical trial program for their investigational hemophilia A gene therapy valoctocogene…

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Listen to NHF’s Webinar – Stress & Anxiety: Coping with COVID-19

COVID-19

Listen to NHF’s Friday, April 17 webinar: Stress & Anxiety: Coping with COVID-19.    

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Hemlibra® is known to interfere with certain laboratory assays used to measure blood coagulation.

COVID-19

Genentech recently distributed a notice relevant to its product Hemlibra®, reminding health care providers that it is known to interfere with certain…

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The WFH Creates Covid-19 Statements and Advisories Section on Website

COVID-19

The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) has created an entire section on their website dedicated to Covid-19 including: WFH Statements and Advisories;…

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Town Hall Webinar – Telehealth: Coping During COVID-19

COVID-19

On April 10th, experts discussed what is involved in a telemedicine visit and provided a look at what is needed for a…

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A Message from the WFH President and the WFH CEO

COVID-19

On behalf of everyone at the WFH, we hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy. Along with the rest…

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Specific Risks of COVID-19 to the Bleeding Disorders Community

COVID-19

The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) is holding online webinars and sharing information from around the world, including information and data from…

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Updates on Specialty Pharmacy Provider Services During COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19

NHF is posting all communications from specialty pharmacy providers regarding any potential effects that the COVID-19 pandemic could have on their ability…

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Join WFH for Virtual World Hemophilia Day on April 14. See How Your Community Can Get Involved!

COVID-19

Tuesday April 14th 1 – 1:30pm (EDT) – Learn how your community can safely GET+INVOLVED. Join us for a brief overview of…

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Bleeding Disorders and Covid-19 Webinar, April 9: Facts and Risks for People with Bleeding Disorders

COVID-19

On Thursday, April 9th, at 10:00 am EST, the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) will host a 60-minute webinar for the bleeding…

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Supplemental MASAC Statement Regarding Home Delivery and Refill Under State of Emergency Declaration

COVID-19

Patients on home therapy receive regular shipments of clotting factor concentrate (CFC) or non-factor replacement therapy (e.g., emicizumab-kxwh) from their pharmacy providers,…

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Industry Forms Alliance to Develop Potential Treatment for Patients with Serious COVID-19 Complications

COVID-19

An international group of pharmaceutical companies have joined an alliance, with the purpose of pooling their industry technologies and expertise to develop…

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Specific Risks of COVID-19 to the Bleeding Disorders Community

COVID-19

WFH COVID-19 Task Force: Assad Haffar, Cedric Hermans, Barbara Konkle, Brian O’Mahony, David Page, Flora Peyvandi, Steve Pipe, Mark Skinner and Radek…

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The FDA Releases a New Webpage During Covid-19 Outbreak

COVID-19

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a new webpage of information to help address questions patients and caregivers may have…

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HTC Visits and COVID-19

COVID-19

The National Hemophilia Foundation is monitoring the availability of access to hemophilia treatment centers (HTCs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our HTC network…

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Supplemental MASAC Statement Regarding Home Delivery and Refill Under State of Emergency Declaration

COVID-19

Patients on home therapy receive regular shipments of clotting factor concentrate (CFC) or non-factor replacement therapy (e.g., emicizumab-kxwh) from their pharmacy providers,…

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Town Hall Webinar – Insurance: Coping During COVID-19

COVID-19

On March 27th, experts from NHF answered your questions regarding changes in insurance in our townhall webinar: Insurance: Coping During COVID-19.  …

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Dr. Valentino’s COVID-19 Town Hall Webinar

COVID-19

On March 20th, NHF’s President and CEO answered your questions about how COVID-19 affects our community. You can watch the webinar in…

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GLHF Letter to the Community on COVID-19

COVID-19, GLHF News

Dear GLHF Community Members, We are thinking of you every day. As we navigate this current health crisis together, our primary concern is,…

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