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Get with the Beats!
Health and Well Being, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
2025 Beats Music Application – Nashville, TN (July 16, 2025 – July 20, 2025) – Apply by June 4. Travel scholarships available!…
How Do You Best Learn About Your Bleeding Disorder?
Health and Well Being, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
There are many ways to learn, and to learn about your bleeding disorder. Our society, though, is biased toward visual learning, because…
Know Your Patient Assistance Programs
Advocacy & Legislation, Health and Well Being, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
There are a great range of programs that offer financial assistance and factor for qualified patients. Co-pay assistance, free factor, scholarships and…
Staying Fit When You Have a Bleeding Disorder
Health and Well Being, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
Physical activity is beneficial for all kinds of reasons. Learn about ways you can stay fit safely and thrive by living a…
Ask a Social Worker: How Can People with a Bleeding Disorder Find an Inpatient Substance Use Treatment Program?
Health and Well Being, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
A national coalition formed in 2022 can help you get the care you need for a substance use disorder or mental health…
Raising a Child with Hemophilia is Back!
Health and Well Being, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
LA Kelley Communications’ flagship book Raising a Child with Hemophilia is available to download free as a PDF from its website. First…
CDC Changes Affect Bleeding Disorders Community
Advocacy & Legislation, Health and Well Being, Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
A Message from Phil Gattone, NBDF President and CEO Major restructuring at HHS has placed nearly all CDC Blood Disorders Division staff…
Learn About NBDF’s “My Life, Our Future” Program
Health and Well Being, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
“My Life, Our Future” (MLOF) is a collaborative effort that seeks to advance understanding of hemophilia by developing the MLOF Research Repository, a scientific resource….
3 Critical Conversations to Have with Your HTC Social Worker
Health and Well Being, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
Opening up about insurance issues, loneliness, and other challenges can benefit you and others in the bleeding disorders community. Here are three…
Bleeding Disorders Substance Use & Mental Health Access Coalition
Health and Well Being
From Vision to Victory: BD SUMHAC’s Year-in-Review Authored by: The BD SUMHAC Team Download the summary of the Bleeding Disorders Substance Use…
Coming in 2025! La Kelley Communications’ Flagship Book Raising a Child with Hemophilia Will Be Published Mid-2025
Health and Well Being, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
First published in 1990, this sixth edition is updated to include new medical treatments, resources and up-to-date advice from parents. Stay tuned…
Rest in Peace, First Lady
Health and Well Being, Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
The hemophilia community mourns the passing of Suzanne Massie, age 94, arguably the “first lady” of hemophilia. She and her former husband…
All Your Choices in One Place – Factor Chart Outlines Choices
Health and Well Being, Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
Download LA Kelley Communications’ updated Factor Chart to see how many choices you may have, what might be right for you and…
A Message from the Heart of NBDF
Health and Well Being, Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
Our Commitment to Health Equity & Inclusive Care At NBDF, our mission is clear—every person and family affected by bleeding disorders deserves…
Support for Young Adults Navigating Higher Education
Health and Well Being, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
Transitioning to higher education is an exciting but potentially challenging time for everyone. Don’t fret, we are here to help! This new…
How to Navigate Cold and Flu Season with a Bleeding Disorder
Health and Well Being, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
Winter is the peak season for sneezin’ — and the congestion, coughing, and achiness that often come with colds and flu. Here’s what…
FDA Approves New Non-Opioid Treatment for Pain
Health and Well Being, Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder, Pain Management
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Journavx™ (suzetrigine) 50 milligram oral tablets, a first-in-class non-opioid analgesic developed to treat…
Watch the 2024 Awards of Excellence Ceremony at the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation Annual Conference
Health and Well Being, Industry News & Research
This inspiring event celebrates the exceptional individuals and organizations making a lasting impact in the bleeding disorders community. Trailblazing healthcare professionals and dedicated advocates were…
How to Cope with Seasonal Depression When You Have a Bleeding Disorder
Health and Well Being, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
About 1 in 20 people have seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, a form of depression that occurs during the winter and gets…
Greater Los Angeles Wildfires: Community Support
GLHF News, Health and Well Being
Our hearts are with everyone affected by the devastating wildfires sweeping through Greater Los Angeles. The National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (NBDF) is…
NBDF’s Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs) Listing Updated!
Health and Well Being, Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
The National Bleeding Disorders Foundation’s (NBDF) HANDI program has updated the online Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs) listing. The PAPs resource page encompasses programs designed to…
Learn About the T.H.R.I.V.E. Campaign
Health and Well Being, Industry News & Research
The T.H.R.I.V.E. campaign is an initiative to educate individuals with bleeding disorders and their support networks about six key steps for leading…
How to Protect Yourself from Fractures
Health and Well Being, Industry News & Research
Bone health isn’t necessarily top of mind — especially at younger ages — but it should be. One study revealed that people with…
New Recommendations Issued on Bleeding Disorders Treatment, Bone Health and Mental Health
Health and Well Being, Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
The National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (NBDF) has announced that three new documents have been issued by the Medical and Scientific Advisory Council…