Nearly all adults with acquired hemophilia A (AHA) safely achieved complete remission with either standard or low doses of rituximab when combined with corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide, a small study shows. Key features of disease remission, including an increase in clotting factor levels and a reduction in inhibitor levels,…

Ina Fowler, 68, of Brooksville, Florida, lives with several conditions, including hemophilia C, platelet dysfunction, atrial fibrillation, and peripheral artery disease. She recently suffered a brain bleed. To learn more about Ina’s journey, I spoke with her via Zoom. When Ina was in second grade, she hemorrhaged after a…

With encouragement from the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) and its partners, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its essential medicines lists to better align with international clinical guidelines for managing hemophilia and other bleeding disorders. These lists — the Essential Medicines List (EML) and the…

Precision Biologic has announced an update of its Cryocheck Chromogenic Factor VIII assay, a test used to help diagnose and manage hemophilia A. The update, which is expected to be commercially available in the coming months, will ensure that the assay’s accuracy is not compromised by a new…

When I traveled with HAPLOS, the Hemophilia Philippines Foundation, about six years ago to visit families with bleeding disorders in rural provinces, I expected hardship. What I didn’t expect was how drastically the same diagnosis could play out depending on where and how you lived. My husband, Jared,…

When you live with a bleeding disorder, you quickly learn that the words people use matter almost as much as the treatments themselves. I’ve been called a “carrier” and a “hemophiliac,” and told that my condition was “mild” or “moderate,” as if these words fully described the challenges…

For physically active men with severe hemophilia A, switching from their standard preventive treatment to Hemlibra (emicizumab-kxwh) can help reduce bleeding, a recent study suggests. This change not only improved their quality of life but also reduced the burden of treatment, allowing them to maintain their active lives.