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Calling all Campers! Get Ready to Join us August 7-12.
GLHF News
Join us for Camp Klotty Pine, August 7-12. Camp Klotty Pine creates a magical, life-changing experiences for children living with a bleeding disorder….

Advocates Met with State Reps for WI Legislative Day – All Copays Count Legislation is Top Priority
Advocacy & Legislation, GLHF News
Community advocates gathered on March 1st at the State Capitol for GLHF’s Wisconsin Legislative Day. We shared stories of life with a bleeding…

Study Suggests Significant Rates of Depression and Anxiety for Individuals with VWD
Industry News & Research
Findings from this study indicate that a relatively high proportion of participants with von Willebrand disease met the criteria for both depression…

Pfizer Announces Trial Updates for Investigational Hemophilia Gene Therapy
Industry News & Research
A primary focus of the trial was to compare annualized bleeding rates associated with a single infusion of the investigational gene therapy…

Takeda Announces Trial Results on Investigational Therapy for Ultra Rare Blood Disorder
Industry News & Research
TAK-755 is being investigated for the treatment of congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Takeda recently announced favorable results from a phase 3 study…

Biomarin Provides Hemophilia A Clinical Development Program Updates
Industry News & Research
BioMarin recently shared a community update on their Hemophilia A Clinical Development Program for valoctocogene roxaparvovec, the company’s investigational gene therapy currently…

WFH Gene Therapy Registry Goes Live
Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
The new registry will help monitor the long-term safety and efficacy of hemophilia gene therapies in people around the world. The World…

Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Enrollment Unwinding
Advocacy & Legislation, Industry News & Research
Get information on your state’s plan to restart yearly Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) eligibility reviews. Do you or a…

NHF Assumes Leadership of the American Plasma Users Coalition
Advocacy & Legislation, Industry News & Research
NHF Assumes Leadership of the American Plasma Users CoalitionThe organization’s public policy representatives offer new perspectives in the mission for blood and…

New FIX Chromogenic Assay Launched by Precision Biologics
Industry News & Research
This assay is designed to help determine factor IX activity levels in the plasma of individuals with hemophilia B who are two…

FDA Accepts BioMarin’s Biologics License Application (BLA) for Valoctocogene Roxaparvovec AAV Gene Therapy for Adults with Severe Hemophilia A
Industry News & Research
If Approved, Would Be 1st Gene Therapy in U.S. for Treatment of Severe Hemophilia A PDUFA Target Action Date is March 31, 2023….

Positive Gene Therapy Results
Industry News & Research
Pfizer had positive results from the Phase 3 BENEGENE-2 study evaluating fidanacogene elaparvovec, an investigational gene therapy, for the treatment of adult…

Common Questions About von Willebrand Disease (VWD)
Health and Well Being, Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
It’s the most prevalent, yet lesser known, bleeding disorder. Here’s what you need to know about VWD. by: Michael Hickey Of the…

NHF Fellowship: 50 Years of Insights, Innovation, and Breakthroughs
Industry News & Research
NHF’s Judith Graham Pool Postdoctoral Research Fellowship program turns 50. We spoke with five awardees about how the fellowship shaped their careers….

Can People with Bleeding Disorders Take Blood Thinners?
Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
by: Donna Behen Blood Safety Millions of Americans who have or are at high risk for heart disease regularly take anti-platelet drugs…

Telehealth for the Bleeding Disorders Community
Health and Well Being, Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
Telemedicine provided vital access to blood and bleeding disorders care during the pandemic. What does the future hold for this technology? Remote…

Coming Soon: CDC to add COVID-19 Information Collection to the Community Counts Registry
COVID-19
In the coming months, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be adding COVID-19 Information Collection to the Community Counts Registry….

Hemophilia Federation of America Outlines Year-End Omnibus Spending Bill with Important Health Provisions Affecting Medicaid, Telehelath, New Drugs and More
Advocacy & Legislation, Industry News & Research
Hemophilia Federation of America’s Word from Washington outlines a massive year-end omnibus spending bill containing numerous important health provisions affecting Medicaid, telehealth,…

Safeguarding an Essential Treatment for Heavy Periods – What Contraception Bans Would Mean for the Bleeding Disorders Community.
Advocacy & Legislation, Health and Well Being, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
In June, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the constitutional right to abortion, women’s health advocates around the…

What Men with Hemophilia Need to Know About Diabetes
Health and Well Being, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
Recent studies have found that older men with hemophilia have a higher risk of diabetes than those without the bleeding disorder. An…

Mental Health Crisis for Teens
Health and Well Being, Living with a Bleeding Disorder
Adolescents in the blood disorders community who have mental health problems often face added barriers to serious behavioral health care. The last…

Are You Ready for GLHF’s 2023 Best Bloody Events? Holiday Ticket Prices Run Through Jan. 1!
GLHF News
New this year: Purchase tickets to multiple cities, at one time, and receive discounted pricing. Are you as excited as we are…

CDC Public Health Webinar on Blood Disorders – GLHF’s Kaveh Shabtaie Featured
Advocacy & Legislation, GLHF News
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Blood Disorders offers an ongoing Public Health Webinar Series on Blood Disorders. The…

Volunteer with GLHF in 2023!
GLHF News
GLHF would not be able to put on several programs and events throughout the year without the help of our incredible volunteers….