Boys with severe hemophilia A who switched to Kovaltry (octocog alfa), which replaces a missing clotting protein called factor VIII (FVIII), retained the therapy for longer in the body and had fewer bleeds, a study in China reported. Findings come from a head-to-head comparison of Kovaltry and three…

Patient treatment for hemophilia B has come a long way since the introduction of factor IX (FIX) concentrates. In a recent commentary published in the journal Blood and titled “A new era for hemophilia B treatment,” researchers from Oregon Health and Science University and Bloodworks Northwest highlighted recent advances in…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3f8elOVOrU 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=z3f8elOVOrU 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=z3f8elOVOrU 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…

Most people with moderate or mild hemophilia A who received preventive treatment with Hemlibra (emicizumab) in the HAVEN 6 clinical trial had no bleeds requiring treatment over a median follow-up of over a year, new data show. The findings were presented at the 30th International Society on Thrombosis and…

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…

Eptacog beta was safe and almost 100% effective at stopping bleeds within 24 hours in boys ages 12 and younger with hemophilia A or B, according to final data from the Phase 3 PERSEPT 2 trial. According to researchers, this bypass agent may be an important option for…

Hympavzi (marstacimab-hncq) may be available by prescription in the U.S. before the end of the year. The therapy was approved this month as a routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes in adults and children, ages 12 and older, with hemophilia A or…

Health Canada has approved Hemlibra (emicizumab) as a treatment to prevent or reduce bleeding in Hemophilia A patients in Canada who have factor VIII inhibitors. Hemlibra is an antibody therapy designed to combine factors IX and X of the blood clotting series and promote clotting. Restoring the…