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How Exercise Helps With Hemophilia Management

Prior to the 1970s, people with hemophilia were encouraged to refrain from any form of exercise or physical activity out of fear they would injure themselves. However, the lack of exercise led to obesity and lower bone density and general overall health problems. Nowadays, people living with hemophilia are encouraged to participate in…

How Diet Can Help With Hemophilia Management

Eating well is important for everyone, but particularly for those living with hemophilia. Eating a diet that encourages strong bones and muscles and helps keep you at a healthy body weight is essential. MORE: Young boys explain what it’s like to live with hemophilia Obesity is becoming a major problem when it…

Living With Hemophilia: Brandston’s Story

To help prevent bleeds in hemophilia patients, many people living with the disease need to have infusions of clotting factor. In this video from infuzrTV, we meet super cute 5-year-old Brandston. Brandston has severe hemophilia A and needs to have clotting factor infusions on alternate days. MORE: …

Roger Ailes’ Journey With Hemophilia

On May 18, Roger Ailes, the former CEO of Fox News passed away at his home in Florida after suffering a fall. The 77-year-old was diagnosed with hemophilia at the age of two, after he fell, bit his tongue and couldn’t stop bleeding. MORE: Six self-care tips for people living with…

13 Tips for Managing Your Child’s Hemophilia

Life with hemophilia can be challenging but there are ways that you can manage the disease to ensure your child leads as normal a life as possible. To help you navigate your child’s illness and help prevent bleeds, we’ve put together a list of tips. MORE: How to prepare for your child’s…

FDA Approves Rebinyn for Hemophilia B Treatment

Novo Nordisk’s recombinant coagulation factor IX nonacog beta pegol (N9-GP), under the U.S. trade name Rebinyn, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat adults and children with hemophilia B. The company expects to launch this new treatment in the United States early in 2018. The…

4 Hemophilia Screening Tests

In order to determine if a person has hemophilia, they will have to undergo various tests to see if their blood is clotting as it should be. There are four different types of blood screening tests that are used to diagnose hemophilia: Complete Blood Count A complete blood…

Hemophilia and the Post-Natal Period

Labor and delivery in women with hemophilia Planning for childbirth depends on the needs of the mother and the child affected by hemophilia. Levels of clotting factors should be measured in the last trimester of pregnancy, since it is difficult to measure during labor. If levels are low, treatment may…