Medical news
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Low-dose prophylaxis project begins in Pakistan
A project in Pakistan has begun, treating 25 children with a low-dose prophylaxis regimen. The objective is to demonstrate the benefits of this treatment regimen...
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2017 Clinical Research Grant recipients announced
The WFH is happy to announce the 2017 Clinical Research Grant recipients. Research grants are awarded to outstanding international investigators conducting important clinical and diagnostic research with global...
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Inquiry to investigate contaminated blood scandal in U.K.
The government of the United Kingdom (U.K.) has announced that a new inquiry will be held to investigate the contaminated blood scandal that occurred primarily...
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coreHEM to Support Gene Therapy Research
The WFH would like to inform readers that information in this article has been updated since its first publication. To read all updates, please see...
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Alliance formed to better understand needs of hemostasis nurses
Nurses play a critical role on the frontline of care in the world of hemostatic and thrombotic disorders, working directly with patients, supporting them, and...
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WFH World Bleeding Disorders Registry is here
Following the success of the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) World Bleeding Disorders Registry (WBDR) pilot study—and with funding confirmed—the WFH is launching the full...
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Q&A with WFH leaders – Deon York, Lay Member, New Zealand
Over the next several months, Alain Baumann will be hosting a series of Questions & Answer sessions with World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) leaders. Today...
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Experts discuss latest developments at 15th MSK Congress
This May in Seoul, South Korea, the 15th WFH International Musculoskeletal Congress was held in Asia for the first time. A high-profile international event, the...
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Unexpected cases of sporadic CJD in patients with bleeding disorders reported
Investigators have reported diagnoses of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) in two patients with bleeding disorders in the United Kingdom who died in 2014. The WFH...
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The European Haemophilia Consortium highlights Wildbad Kreuth recommendations on optimal treatment of haemophilia in Europe
In light of World Haemophilia Day, the European Haemophilia Consortium (EHC) took the opportunity to highlight an important set of 12 new consensus recommendations directed...
