https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_YMGmHqIW4 This video from Claire Blatt shares a lecture about the effects of two blood-clotting disorders: hemophilia A and hemophilia B. MORE: A study shows that NovoSeven counters bleeding in children with hemophilia. Though the lecture is aimed at nurses, it’s helpful for anyone looking to learn about these…
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7 Recommended Books to Learn More About Hemophilia
Hemophilia is a genetic disorder that prevents blood clotting. Most common in men, there are two main types of hemophilia: hemophilia A and B. Below is a curated list of recommended reads for family members, friends and carers of patients with hemophilia, with help from Good Reads and Alibris.
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How to Explain Hemophilia to Children
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 B is a rare genetic bleeding disorder that impairs the blood’s ability to clot properly.
Hemophilia is a disorder wherein the blood is not able to clot properly. As a result, patients bleed easily, and it's unusually prolonged and heavy.
People with hemophilia may benefit from mild exercise to minimize their risk of bleeding according to a study published in the scientific journal Haemophilia.
AMT-060 was a first-generation gene therapy for hemophilia B that was tested in clinical trials as a potential treatment for reducing the risk of bleeding episodes in patients.