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This children’s video from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention focuses on how to tell your friends that you have hemophilia. MORE: How kids can play safe with hemophilia Billy, a young boy with hemophilia, answers some of the questions that his friends ask about the disease. He…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYdlke9Qo6w In this video from Medic Tube, find out how hemophilia patients can prevent joint bleeding. MORE: Researchers review guidelines on primary prophylaxis in hemophiliac children The video explains that people often think the main issue for those who suffer from hemophilia is…

The National Center on Birth Defects and Development Disabilities has an online booklet that helps hemophilia patients and their families construct a plan in the event of an emergency. MORE: Initial results from phase 3 hemophilia trial of Emicizumab in children looks promising The plan focuses on all…

In this video from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, learn how children with hemophilia can play and live safely. The simple animation features four boys who all have hemophilia but love to play sports. MORE: How hemophilia is inherited The film advises that…

The advancements in modern medicine have meant that people with hemophilia are living longer than ever, however, this brings its own set of problems for the medical profession. People living with the disease are just as likely to have other health issues when they get older as those without hemophilia,…

In this simple animated video from CSL Behring US, hemophilia is explained in easy-to-understand language aimed at children and caregivers of newly diagnosed hemophilia patients. MORE: Explaining hemophilia A and hemophilia B The narrator shares the basic difference between hemophilia A and hemophilia B, and that…

Hemophilia is a blood disorder that’s usually genetically inherited from parents. People born with hemophilia have little or no clotting factor – a protein needed for normal blood clotting. Hemophilia can also be acquired, meaning patients don’t inherit the disease from their parents but instead develop it at some point during…

A new online service allows patients with bleeding disorders like hemophilia to share important information about their treatment and bleeds with their medical team in real time. MORE: Five tips for living healthily with hemophilia The HemaGo XChange portal was created by Novo Nordisk A/S as an update to their existing website and…

If you’re living with a chronic illness, it’s easy to slip into a malaise and feel sorry for yourself. This isn’t a helpful state of mind and it potentially means you’re missing out on life. In this video from NewLifeOutlook, Anna Scanlon shares her five…

Discovering your child has hemophilia can be devastating. While you will certainly need to make some lifestyle changes moving forward, with the correct treatment and preventative measures, there’s no reason why your child can’t live a happy and healthy life. To help you come to terms with life with hemophilia and…