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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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GLHF Advocated for the Bleeding Disorders Community in Washington, D.C.

GLHF News

At the end of February, to kick off March as Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month, GLHF joined more than 400 members of the…

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Wisconsin Legislative Day Offered Stories, Experiences and Strength with Lawmakers

GLHF News

On March 4, GLHF headed to Madison for our annual Wisconsin Legislative Day – a chance to share with lawmakers the true…

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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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MASAC Issues Four New Documents

Industry News & Research

The National Hemophilia Foundation’s (NHF’s) Medical and Scientific Advisory Council (MASAC) issued four new documents, which were adopted by NHF’s Board of…

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Milwaukee’s Best Bloody Brings Together Bars, Clients and Greater Milwaukee to Support the Bleeding Disorders Community

GLHF News

DRINK LOCAL. GIVE LOCAL. When GLHF started Milwaukee’s Best Bloody eight years ago, we were looking for a fresh way to raise…

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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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Health and Wellness Update from NHF’s Dr. Leonard Valentino

COVID-19

I know many of you are overwhelmed with often-conflicting information on the COVID-19 virus. As a doctor and researcher, the health of…

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Coverage Concerns and Unanswered Questions: We Get It

COVID-19

As a community, we know how important it is for people with bleeding disorders to maintain comprehensive health insurance. Amid the uncertainty…

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Three Concizumab Trials Halted by Novo Nordisk

Industry News & Research

Novo Nordisk recently announced that they have “paused” three clinical trials for their investigational subcutaneous therapy concizumab. The therapy is developed using…

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Updates on Product Availability During COVID-19 Outbreak

COVID-19

NHF will be posting all communications from pharmaceutical companies regarding any potential affects that the COVID-19 pandemic could have on the manufacture…

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Statement from Len Valentino on COVID-19

COVID-19

As we continue to monitor the COVID-19 outbreak in the US and around the world, we understand the uncertainty that it may…

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Takeda Responds to HFA-NHF Letter on VONVENDI Recall

Industry News & Research

As previously reported by HFA and NHF, Takeda announced the recall of two lots of VONVENDI von Willebrand factor (recombinant) 1,300 I.U….

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NHF Letter to the Community on COVID-19

COVID-19

The greatest asset at NHF is the community we serve – our family of staff and volunteers. We are aware of the…

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MASAC Letter to the Community Regarding the Coronavirus Disease 2019

COVID-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is responding to the rapidly evolving situation of the outbreak of respiratory disease (COVID-19)…

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Medexus Acquires XINITY® from Aptevo

Industry News & Research

Aptevo Theraoeutics has sold their recombinant factor IX product IXINITY® to Canada-based Medexus Pharmaceuticals. IXINITY®, which first received approval from the U.S….

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Partners in Bleeding Disorders Education Program Launches Revised Module

Industry News & Research

The Partners in Bleeding Disorders Education Program has announced the launch a new version of “Understanding Hemophilia,” a six-part online learning activity for clinicians…

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Emergency Department Guidelines Now Available in Multiple Formats

Industry News & Research

It is critical that an individual with a bleeding disorder who presents in an emergency department (ED) be triaged and administered care…

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NHF, WFH, EHC Monitor Coronavirus Impact on Bleeding Disorders Community

Industry News & Research

The National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) has been monitoring the latest information on the current coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as it pertains to the bleeding…

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