Bleeding Disorders
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AAP guidance helps distinguish bleeding disorders from abuse
Laboratory testing of bleeding cannot always rule out abuse, just as a history of trauma may not rule out a bleeding disorder or other medical...
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No more injections after one-off gene therapy in hemophilia B
“Normal factor IX levels can be achieved in patients with severe or moderately severe hemophilia B with the use of relatively low vector doses of...
News
Will the headache field embrace rofecoxib?
The drug formerly known as Vioxx, withdrawn in 2004 over cardiovascular safety concerns, may be given new life as an acute treatment for migraine...
Conference Coverage
Debated: Nonfactor versus gene therapy for hemophilia
Hemophilia A patients have the option of enrolling in clinical trials for gene therapy, but many are satisfied with the efficacy of subcutaneous...
From the Journals
Experts opine on hemophilia treatments
For hemophilia A prophylaxis, debate continues over factor versus non-factor replacement therapy, optimal trough levels, and more.
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Specialists hail new era in hemophilia treatment
New medications are transforming the lives of patients with hemophilia A, and more treatments are on the horizon. Rarer hemophilia B still poses...
From the Journals
‘Time is blood’: Researchers devise shortcut to AHA diagnosis
Researchers call for a potentially life-saving new protocol that can slash delays in confirming a rare hemophilia.
Conference Coverage
Anticipation key to tackling perioperative anemia
The U.K. issues its first guidelines for perioperative anemia, to optimize care and maximize outcomes for a condition diagnosed in roughly one-...
Conference Coverage
Rapper sings about living with sickle cell disease
A British rapper known as A Star harnesses his firsthand knowledge of sickle cell disease to educate both health care professionals and the public...
From the Journals
Gene therapy for hemophilia A: `Truly transformative and liberating’
This first-generation gene therapy offers a new choice for care that could be 'truly transformative and liberating' for eligible men with...
From the Journals
Hemophilia: There’s a new app for that
Researchers consulted patients and caregivers to develop a tool designed to track progress.