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Pregnant women who are hemophilia B carriers have more than three times the risk of bleeding following childbirth than non-carriers, a register-based study done in Sweden has found. In contrast, researchers found no differences in the risk of postpartum bleeding between hemophilia A carriers and non-carriers, or in the…

Citing Soleo Health’s clinical expertise and data-reporting capabilities, U.S. national insurer Highmark has tapped the specialty pharmacy and infusion services provider to help care for its members who have hemophilia. An independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Highmark covers about 190 hemophilia patients.

The Analysis Group has partnered with China’s Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital (IHBDH) to create the first blood disease research platform in that country. The new platform, called the National Longitudinal Cohort of Hematological Diseases in China (NICHE), will store clinical data on more than 10,000 people…

Proper nutrition is lacking in almost half of children with hemophilia in Iraq, with a significant portion of these children underweight compared to peers and a sizable number overweight, a study of pediatric patients in an Iraqi province found. The work also showed an association between low levels of parental education…

Rare disease-themed videos glowed on a large screen before an audience of people in wheelchairs, with crutches, and bearing oxygen tanks this Nov. 9 and 10 in San Francisco. Disorder: The Rare Disease Film Festival strives to eventually host a film about every one of the nearly 7,000 rare…

A modified version of the coagulation protein factor X was able to significantly reduce bleeding in a mouse model of hemophilia A, and may offer a way of treating people with this disease due to factor VIII deficiency, a study suggests. Lab work also showed a potential for treating people…

Ease of use, fear of the unknown, and healthcare providers’ advice are all major factors that play a role in whether people with hemophilia want to switch to new treatment options, a small study suggests. The study, “Patient Perspectives on Novel Treatments in Haemophilia: A Qualitative Study,”…

Updated results from the Alta trial show that a single infusion with the highest dose of SB-525, an investigational gene therapy, yields dose-dependent and durable increases in clotting factor VIII (FVIII). The trial, in adults with severe hemophilia A , found no bleeding episodes up…

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted uniQure a third patent covering the formulation and use of the company’s factor IX Padua gene therapy for the treatment of hemophilia and other bleeding disorders. The new patent (10,465,180) will broaden uniQure’s exclusivity rights over the FIX-Padua encoding gene,…

A natural anticoagulant protein called tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) is critical for defining the bleeding severity profiles of people with hemophilia A and B, researchers in France report. This discovery, which was found not to hold for healthy individuals, adds support to TFPI as an important element…