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New drug for people who can bleed uncontrollably

Christopher Holmes has haemophilia A – his body lacks a protein that makes blood clot. A simple graze can mean the two-year-old bleeds uncontrollably. To avoid this he needs treatment every few days with a drug put into his bloodstream via a tube in his chest. But now, NHS England has agreed to fund a… Read More »

Blood Disorders – Women Who Bleed Too Much

by Sophe89 When you mention the words ‘blood disorder’ most people immediately think of haemophilia, which is predominantly a male condition. Thanks to advances in medicine over the past few decades it is now recognised that women do suffer in significant numbers from related problems. In the UK alone an estimated 250,000 women have a… Read More »