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CDC Menorrhagia Screening Tool Now Available

The CDC has recently announced a new 8-question screening tool to help healthcare professionals identify women with unexplained menorrhagia who would be most likely to…

Now Available: Slide set from CDC Webinar on Reproductive Issues in Women with Bleeding Disorders

Now available: The slides from the CDC's webinar Reproductive Issues in Women with Bleeding Disorders are now available in the archived webinar section of our Web site. The…

NEW! Sickle Cell Disease 2014 Guidelines Released

On September 10, an expert panel of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) released new guidelines for managing sickle cell disease (SCD), stressing…

Dr. Roshni Kulkarni Celebrates 37 Years of Service

There are many people now who say we have no heroes. They haven’t met Roshni Kulkarni – Dr. Roshni Kulkarni.  A longtime physician, scientist and…

Meet Our New Board Member: Janelle L. Davis, JD

On May 21, 2014, the FWGBD Board of Directors voted to appoint Janelle L. Davis, JD, as the Foundation's newest Board Member.  Ms. Davis is…

10 More Questions & Answers About Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism…

The Foundation for Women & Girls with Blood Disorders is pleased to provide excerpts from 100 Questions & Answers about Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary…

New Sickle Cell Animations Available!

Thank you to Dr. Roshni Kulkarni, Professor and Director of the Pediatric & Adolescent Hematology/Oncology Department at Michigan State University and FWGBD Board Member, and…

New Animation! Thrombin generation changes during pregnancy

Thank you to Kathleen E. Brummel Ziedins, PhD, Associate Professor in the Deptartment of Biochemistry at the University of Vermont for providing her video showing…