Women with von Willebrand disease (VWD) in the U.S. are 70% more likely to experience heavy bleeding after childbirth, known as postpartum hemorrhage, than…
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IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsStudy links older age, heart issues to higher risk of blood clots in ITP
Even though immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a bleeding disorder, people with the disease can paradoxically experience thrombosis — abnormal clots that block blood flow,…
THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
NewsResults of full blood count test may help ID rare bleeding disorder
The results of a full blood count test — called a CBC, or complete blood count, by clinicians — may help distinguish people with…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsApproved ITP treatment found effective, works well for both adults and children
The approved injection therapy Nplate (romiplostim) is well tolerated and effective for both adults and children with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), according to…
VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE
NewsOff-label therapy helps control severe bleeding in acquired VWS case
A multimodal treatment approach that included off-label emicizumab, a drug approved for hemophilia A, stopped severe, hard-to-treat gastrointestinal bleeding in a 72-year-old woman with acquired…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsITP Awareness Month shines spotlight on patients, support, and research
September is National ITP Awareness Month in the U.S., a time when advocates work to raise awareness and support research into immune thrombocytopenia (ITP).
VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE
NewsExperimental VWD treatment boosts clotting factors in clinical trial
HMB-002, an experimental antibody-based treatment from Hemab Therapeutics for von Willebrand disease (VWD), increased levels of von Willebrand factor (VWF) and improved measures…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsCo-occurring autoimmune conditions may warrant lupus screening
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) can occur in people with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), another immune disorder — and people who have co-occurring ITP and APS almost…
THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
NewsPlasma treatment helps woman with TTP deliver healthy baby
An Iranian woman with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) successfully delivered a healthy baby boy after receiving regular infusions of fresh frozen plasma and…
VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE
NewsDelayed diagnosis common in von Willebrand disease, Japan study shows
Many people with von Willebrand disease (VWD) may experience bleeding for years before being diagnosed, and some cases may still go unrecognized, according to…
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