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    Introducing NHF’s Community-Powered Registry, MyBDC

    MyBDC is a new way to ensure the community’s voice is heard.

  • NHLBI to Provide Funding Opportunities in 2020

    NHLBI to Provide Funding Opportunities in 2020

    This “Notice of Intent” is being released now by NHLBI to provide eligible applicants ample time to develop competitive applications for submission in 2020.

  • Sangamo and Pfizer Announce Progress in Gene Therapy Trial at ASH

    Sangamo and Pfizer Announce Progress in Gene Therapy Trial at ASH

    Pfizer and Sangamo presented their gene therapy updates in a poster presentation during the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology in Orlando, Florida.

  • NHF’s Dawn Rotellini Elected to WFH Board of Directors

    NHF Announces New Interim CEO

    The appointment is effective as of December 5, 2019.

  • Guildelines on Emergency Department Management Approved

    Updated MASAC Guidelines on Emergency Department Management Approved

    This document provides critical guidance for when emergency department personnel   encounter a patient with hemophilia or other bleeding disorder. 

  •  Healthcare Provider Webinars on Females with Bleeding Disorders Recertified

    Healthcare Provider Webinars on Females with Bleeding Disorders Recertified

    These educational activities are designed specifically for healthcare providers who may be new to this field or who function outside the hemophilia treatment center network, including primary care physicians, obstetrician/gynecologists, nurse/nurse practitioners, dentists, oral surgeons and other allied professionals.

  • UniQure Announces Interim Hemophilia B Gene Therapy Trial Data

    UniQure Announces Interim Hemophilia B Gene Therapy Trial Data

    The therapy is for patients with severe and moderately severe hemophilia B.

  • Two Gene Therapy Medscape Acitivities Recertified

    Two Gene Therapy Medscape Activities Recertified

    These activities are the product of a collaboration between Medscape, NHF, the European Haemophilia Consortium and the World Federation of Hemophilia.

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