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A Guide to Medicaid Changes
Advocacy & Legislation, Industry News & Research
Changes to Medicaid could affect access to coverage, treatment, infusion services, and specialty care for some people with hemophilia. The Coalition for…
RareAF: Advocacy & Facts – Podcast on Advocacy
Health and Well Being, Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder, Men with Bleeding Disorders, Women with Bleeding Disorders
RareAF: Advocacy & Facts is a podcast created to serve the rare disease community through education, advocacy, and real conversation. Sponsored by…
Von Willebrand Disease Research Gets Active
Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder, Women with Bleeding Disorders
The first serious efforts to develop long-acting subcutaneous preventive treatments for VWD are taking place. VGA039 is a subcutaneous antibody designed to…
First Mimetic on Track
Industry News & Research
Novo Nordisk’s “Mim8” (denecimig) is an investigational bispecific antibody that mimics activated factor VIII. According to findings from the multinational randomized, Phase…
Learn More About Fibrinogen Deficiency
Industry News & Research
Fibrinogen deficiency is an ultra-rare bleeding disorder, and now NBDF has a publication to help people with this condition gain a deeper…
HYMPAVZI® Receives Expanded Indication from FDA
Industry News & Research
The new indication for HYMPAVZI® (marstacimab-hncq) broadens access to this once-weekly non-factor prophylactic therapy that targets TFPI to improve clotting and reduce bleeding…
CMS Rule Threatens Medicaid Protections for Bleeding Disorders
Advocacy & Legislation, Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
The new rule states that having a “serious or complex medical condition,” such as bleeding disorder, will no longer automatically exempt a…
First-Ever Recommendations Call for Routine Iron Screening in People with Bleeding Disorders
Health and Well Being, Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
A new MASAC recommendation states that all people with an inheritable bleeding disorder, regardless of sex, age, or bleeding disorder severity, be…
Next-generation Factor VIII Variants to Improve Gene Therapy for Hemophilia A
Gene Therapy, Industry News & Research
In this webinar, Ben Samelson-Jones, M.D., Ph.D., a pediatric hematologist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, shared research his team is doing to…
Discontinuation Timeline for HEMOFIL ®M and RECOMBINATE
Industry News & Research
Takeda has updated the information for how long the these treatments will be available for patients who are still using these therapies….
NBDF-Takeda Clinical Fellows
Industry News & Research
As fewer clinicians enter the field of benign hematology, learn how the NBDF-Takeda Clinical Fellowships are working to strengthen the pipeline of…
Crack the Case: A Hemophilia A Mystery Awaits
GLHF News, Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
Hemophilia A patients with life cases. Together, we will try to explore a compelling question: can two individuals with very different experiences…
HEMGENIX® On Hold
Industry News & Research
CSL Behring has notified the hemophilia B community of a temporary global stockout of Hemgenix. This situation is not related to the…
New Treatment That Can Improve Hemophilia Care
Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
As hemophilia treatments continue to roll out that are different than traditional factor replacement, they can offer more promising treatment but can…
When Unexpected Bleeding Appears Later in Life
Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
Acquired hemophilia usually affects people in their 70s and 80s without warning. Here’s what you need to know. National Bleeding Disorders Foundation,…
Learn About the New Medications That Could Change Hemophilia Care
Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
Anti-TFPI treatments can help people with hemophilia A or B — with or without inhibitors — to better control bleeding. Source: National…
Von Willebrand Disease Treatment: What’s New and Next?
Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
Advances include improved access to prophylaxis, multiple subcutaneous drugs in development, and research looking at better ways to personalize treatment. Source: National…
Temporary Global Stockout of Hemgenix: A Message to the Hemophilia B Community from CSL Behring
Health and Well Being, Industry News & Research
Dear Hemophilia B Community, We are writing to share an important update on the availability of HEMGENIX® (etranacogene dezaparvovec-drlb). CSL is currently experiencing…
Government Relations Update
Advocacy & Legislation, Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
Good news for the bleeding disorders community in the House of Representative’s FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill, which included…
NBDF’s Commitment to Shared Decision-Making and Evidence-Based Access in Gene Therapy
Gene Therapy, Industry News & Research
The current coverage environment can create challenges for individuals seeking to explore gene therapy as a potential treatment option, as well as…
Honoring Dr. Lynn Malec – A Distinguished Clinician, Research and Advocate for the Bleeding Disorders Community
Advocacy & Legislation, Gene Therapy, GLHF News, Health and Well Being, Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation (GLHF) grieves the recent loss of Dr. Lynn Malec, a beloved Wisconsin Hematologist. Her life and work profoundly…
These Dietary Supplements Can Be Dangerous
Health and Well Being, Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
Certain common “natural” remedies can interfere with your body’s ability to clot. Source: National Bleeding Disorders Foundation, HemAware, February 2026
NBDF and WFH Statement on Severe Adverse Event with Marstacimab Rebalancing Agent for Hemophilia
Industry News & Research
(Editors note: January 22, 2026. Following publication of this joint statement from the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (NBDF) and the World Federation…
Government Relations Update: House Reintroduces HELP Copays Act
Industry News & Research
Good news: the House has reintroduced the HELP Copays Act, aimed at ending copay accumulator adjustor programs and copay maximizers. Learn how…