People with hemophilia have significantly higher rates of depression, anxiety, stress, and overall mental distress than healthy individuals, with physical symptoms playing a role, a study in Germany found. These include “pain-related parameters, but also manifested arthropathy [joint disease] and the presence of viral infections,” the researchers wrote, which…
Note: This story was updated June 11, 2025, to correct the number of weeks the woman in the case study was pregnant to 36. A woman carrying a hemophilia B genetic mutation received regular factor IX (FIX) replacement therapy during pregnancy and successfully delivered her baby with no severe…
Acquired hemophilia A (AHA) arose in a 48-year old man with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), an autoimmune liver disease, according to a case study. While AHA has been associated with autoimmune disorders, the researchers said a connection between AHA and PBC had not been reported previously. While “the…
The first hemophilia B patient in Austria has been treated with the gene therapy Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec), according to its developer, CSL Behring. “We are proud and grateful to offer hemophilia B patients in Austria a treatment option that has the potential to transform their lives,” Beate Natmessnig,…
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