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Upcoming CDC Webinar! Venous Thromboembolism: Understanding Psychosocial Factors and Mental Health of the Patient

Please join the CDC for their next Public Health Webinar Series on Blood Disorders, scheduled for September 28, 2023, at 2:00 PM ET. In this…

NEW! Sickle Cell Disease and Pregnancy Fact Sheets

Women with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at greater risk for developing health problems during pregnancy than women without SCD. In collaboration with the National Center on…

Recording Available! Case Conversation: Alternative routes for tranexamic acid treatment in obstetric bleeding (WOMAN-PharmacoTXA trial)

Recorded on July 26th, 2023, this FWGBD Case Conversation features Drs. Homa K. Ahmadzia, Monica Arribas, and Jamil Kazma, as they introduce the recent publication,…

Join us at the 2023 NHLBI Annual Sickle Cell Disease Research Meeting

Please join FWGBD at the 2023 NHLBI Annual Sickle Cell Disease Research Meeting. The 3-day meeting will commence on August 14, 2023, at 9:00 am…

DDAVP Nasal Spray Shortage – Meeting Patients’ Needs

With the prospect of a product shortage for Desmopressin Acetate Nasal Spray extending well into 2023, The Hemophilia Alliance began searching for another source of a Desmopressin…

FDA Approval of US First OTC Contraceptive

Access to reproductive healthcare options has recently expanded in the United States due to the FDA’s recent approval of the country’s first over-the-counter (OTC) contraceptive.…

FWGBD Members Recognized Among 2023 ASH Honorific Awards

FWGBD would like to congratulate two of our leaders and supporters as 2023 Honorific Award Recipients from the American Hematology Society (ASH): Alexis A. Thompson,…

ASH Clinical News Feature with FWGBD Co-Founder, Dr. Barbara Konkle

It is with much pleasure that we share, Pulling Back the Curtain: Barbara A. Konkle, MD, an ASH Clinical News interview published in April 2023. This…

Research!America Alliance Discussion with Gary Gibbons, MD, Director of NHLBI on 5/11/23

Join Research!America Alliance for a discussion with Dr. Gary H. Gibbons, Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 11:00…

FWGBD in the News! Children’s Hospital New Orleans’ GABS Program

FWGBD is happy to see our LAN Members, Dr. Dana LeBlanc and Dr. Maria Velez, were interviewed for the New Orleans parenting magazine, NOLA Family for…

NHF Webinar: Clinical Challenges in the Management of Pregnancy and Delivery in Women, Girls, and People with the Propensity to Menstruate

FWGBD Founding Board Member, Dr. Andra James, and MAC member, Dr. Peter Kouides, will be presenting a live virtual workshop on May 11, 2023, from 4:00…

Now published! State of the Science Working Group research recommendations for inherited bleeding disorders

FWGBD staff and friends have had the opportunity to participate in the National Hemophilia Foundation’s (NHF) State of the Science (SOS) Research work groups. Across…

New Video for Providers on the Impact of a Bleeding Disorder Across a Women’s Lifetime

    Cor2Ed recently published a video for patients to highlight the impact of a bleeding disorder across a woman’s lifetime. It is a video that healthcare…

Remembering Dr. Claire McLintock

On behalf of FWGBD Founding President, Dr. Andi James, we wish to share the Obituary for Dr. Claire McLintock, OBE. Dr. James states, “We remain…

Working to Better Control Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

Bethany Samuelson Bannow, MD, MCR received the 2021 FWGBD Research Fellowship Award with a special award focus area of bleeding disorders affecting women and girls.…