Medical news
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MERS outbreak and plasma-derived hemophilia treatment products
Since September 2012, in 26 countries around the world, there have been 1,348 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), including at...
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United to achieve Treatment for All
As the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) continues its mission in 2015, I am reminded of all that we have accomplished. At the same time, I...
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Gene therapy in hemophilia
When I became involved in hemophilia in the early nineties, I was asked why I chose a career in this field. At this point, there...
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WFH Statement on MSM and Blood Donation
Donor deferral should be regarded as a public health issue, not an issue of social policy, fairness or equality, although deferrals must be justified, fair...
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Project Recovery shipments reaching those in need
Shipments of factor VIII manufactured as part of Project Recovery have started arriving at treatment centres around the world. These are the first deliveries in...
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WFH Humanitarian Aid Program receives major donations
At the WFH 2014 World Congress in Melbourne, WFH president Alain Weill announced the donation of more than 700 million IUs of factor from corporations...
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Congress opens the door to talk about sexuality
The subject of sexuality might make some people uncomfortable yet it is a subject that is important to us all. For the bleeding disorders community,...
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Success down under: The WFH 2014 World Congress in Melbourne
The WFH World Congress in Melbourne, Australia wrapped up on May 15 and the overwhelming sense from the over 4000 attendees from 128 different countries...
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Introducing the new WFH Vice President, Medical: Marijke van den Berg
As this is my first column, I would like to introduce myself. At the start of my career I worked in adult hematology for three...
