Non-Adherence and Hemophilia: Reporting from the WFH Congress
Why is non-adherence still a problem for many hemophilia patients? There’s a very simple answer here: it’s because hemophilia can be difficult to manage and hard to live with. There’s…
Why is non-adherence still a problem for many hemophilia patients? There’s a very simple answer here: it’s because hemophilia can be difficult to manage and hard to live with. There’s…
We often hear the term noncompliance when talking about patient-doctor relationships for individuals with hemophilia. In essence, it means the hemophilia patient hasn’t done what the doctor has asked them…
A drug called Hemlibra that is currently only approved for treating a subset of patients with haemophilia A has been found to be effective for wider use, reports Hemophilia News…
According to a story from biopharmadive.com, the pharmaceutical company Roche is reporting a total of five deaths of patients with hemophilia A that have taken the company's product Hemlibra. While…
United in Progress is the tag line for a unique collaborative effort to speed progress in identifying, understanding and treating hemophilia: My Life Our Future. Increasingly in the area of rare…
Many people aren’t aware that even if they have their emergency medication with them, with instructions, that it may not be given to them. Their carefully labeled, lifesaving treatment could…
A huge deal is underway as Sanofi looks to acquire Bioverativ for $11.6 billion with hope to enhance and strength their rare disease presence, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News.…
Big news for those with hemophilia! On Thursday, the FDA approved Hemlibra (manufactured by Genentech), a weekly self-injection for hemophilia A patients who have developed resistance to standard medicines for preventing…
According to a late-summer press release sent out by the companies, two pharma players are joining forces and making waves in gene therapy for hemophilia A. Sangamo and Pfizer announce…
The Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center in Indianapolis has long been a leader in innovative patient care. They teamed up with MicroHealth, a company founded by hemophilia patient Aaron Craig…
It’s always exciting when two giants of their fields join together to accomplish something. When Pixar and Disney joined forces to bring us the best animated films since… ever, the…
Patient Worthy attended the National Hemophilia Foundation's 69th Annual meeting in Chicago and we are thrilled to report on some of the exciting new developments for patients with bleeding disorders.…
Gene therapy is rapidly shaping up to be the next stage in the evolution of treatment for a wide array of conditions. And it makes sense: rather than treat the…
Hema Biologics have recently released something even cooler and more inventive than just their traditional hemophilia treatments. They are way on top of their game and know exactly how to…
BioMarin just announced interim results from a continuing Phase 1/2 study for hemophilia A patients, testing a gene therapy known as BMN 270. Hemophilia A is a rare bleeding disease…
It's hard to believe it's already been about a month since the hemophilia A community received this exciting news! In case you missed it, there's a new drug that got…
Bleeding is painful. It's not only painful, but probably worse, it's also just a nuisance and a hassle. Lucky for most of us, pressure, a bandaid, or, at worst, a…
Want some more news, events and announcements on hemophilia? We got 'em! [one_half] [/one_half] [one_half_last] FDA Clears New Drug for Hemophilia B Treatment Virtual-reality Game Helps This Boy…
I came across an interesting blog about World Hemophilia Day (WHD) which was April 17th, 2017. It’s an interesting read, and fairly simple, one every woman should know about for inspiration,…
In September, 2015, the U.S. FDA approved NUWIQ®, a recombinant antihemophilic factor (protein essential for normal blood clothing) developed by Octapharma AG, for the treatment of hemophilia A in children…
I’ve had one hellofa tough day, but stopped abruptly with an attitude shift to feel inspired after reading an uplifting article which I know will inspire tons of moms in…
All I can say is: "No $%@#, Sherlock" when I read articles like some of the ones I’ve read recently about the status of hemophilia A and hemophilia B treatments.…
The Hemophilia Alliance of Maine recently co-sponsored a special event with Shire Pharmaceuticals for grandparents to join together for inspiration. The event was held on April 22nd in Maine. I…
On Saturday, April 29, 2017, a special event took place to honor women in the hemophilia community living in Idaho. Way to go, Idaho Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation! How…
Happy Friday Patient Worthians! April is Sjogren's Awareness Month! There was also a whole day dedicated to Bohring-Opitz Syndrome. The MDS Foundation has another upcoming event as well. Lastly, last month…