In this video from BloodFeed – Hemophilia Bleeding Disorders Media, actor Brian Williams (who plays hematologist Dr. Young in the online comedy Stop the Bleeding) takes viewers on a tour of a hemophilia treatment center (HTC). MORE: Three tips for coping with a hemophilia…

Eloctate use in immune tolerance induction (ITI) therapy shows promise in high-risk patients with severe hemophilia A and inhibitors treated for the first time, Bioverativ announced. The results support a potential benefit for some patients who tried and failed ITI with other factors. The study, “Recombinant factor VIII…

In this video from the Hemophilia Federation of America, Kyle McCullough and Jesse Mayhan share what it’s like living with severe hemophilia. The boys discuss their treatment and what they tell friends when they ask about their condition. They also talk about what they’d like to…

The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) and Shanghai RAAS Blood Products are working together on the development of new hemophilia and traumatic bleeding therapies. This is the first time OMRF has collaborated with a Chinese blood products manufacturer. In 2017, Shanghai RAAS was 25th on Forbes’ “Growth Champions”…

Shire Korea recently received approval from South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for Adynovate (BAX 855), a long-lasting factor VIII gene recombinant therapy for hemophilia A. Adynovate is an injectable form of Shire’s Advate, which is Korea’s most commonly used treatment for the blood disorder. Shire Korea…

Hemophilia is a rare blood condition where people do not have the clotting factor which enables their blood to clot when bleeding. It’s an inherited disease that’s usually passed from mother to son. It’s also a disease that’s been prevalent in European royal families. MORE: A brief history of hemophilia…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK2EIwmIYPo This video from the Bleeding Disorders Community focuses on sports for children with hemophilia. It explains that physical activity is important for people living with hemophilia, as it helps build muscle strength and maintain physical fitness, but that not all sports are suitable for those living…

The hemophilia B treatment Rebinyn is available in the United States, its maker Novo Nordisk reports. Rebinyn, which is administered intravenously, replaces the blood clotting factor IX that is missing in the disease. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved it in May 2017 to control bleeding episodes and manage bleeding…

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…

Chris Bombardier has just made history by becoming the first person with hemophilia ever to scale the seven summits this January. Bombardier climbed each continent’s highest peak to raise awareness for hemophilia — and to show that with adequate training, medical assistance, preparation and willpower, even someone with a bleeding…