The size of platelets, the cell fragments that help blood clot, and the levels of certain immune cells in the body may help predict the…
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Bleeding Disorders News brought you daily coverage of the latest clinical research and scientific breakthroughs related to bleeding disorders in 2025. Here are the…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsITP treatment Doptelet may help prevent bone loss in osteoporosis
The approved immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) treatment Doptelet (avatrombopag) may be able to be repurposed to treat certain bone diseases, according to a new…
VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE
NewsBleeding risk high soon after kidney transplant in VWD, hemophilia A
People with von Willebrand disease (VWD) or hemophilia A are more likely to experience serious bleeding in the first month after a kidney transplant, a…
THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
NewsCombined therapy aids recovery for woman with TTP and lupus
Recognizing thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) in a woman with lupus and starting combined treatment — Cablivi (caplacizumab) on top of plasma exchange, corticosteroids,…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsCell therapy QT-019B shows strong response rate in hard-to-treat ITP
Use of the experimental cell therapy QT-019B showed promise for people with treatment-resistant immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in early clinical testing, restoring platelet counts —…
VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE
NewsNovel approach clears large, painful bleed in woman with VWD
Doctors successfully treated a large and painful muscle bleed in a 32-year-old woman with von Willebrand disease (VWD) using a minimally invasive approach: a…
THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
NewsRare parental gene mutation found to cause TTP in their children
The cases of adult siblings in Israel, both diagnosed with infantile-onset acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) as children, led to the discovery of a…
VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE
NewsOver-the-ear device eases heavy menstrual bleeding, pain in trial
Electrical stimulation of nerves that control automatic bodily functions, administered twice daily through a device worn over the ear, may help control heavy menstrual bleeding…
THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
NewsCablivi boosts ICU survival odds for people with severe iTTP in analysis
Most people with the rare blood disorder immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) recover well after admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), and treatment with…
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