Timely diagnosis and treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) during pregnancy — along with coordinated multidisciplinary care — can lead to favorable outcomes for…
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Oral dapsone, an antibiotic sometimes used in treatment-resistant cases, was linked to increased platelet counts in 58.6% of treated children, adolescents, and adults…
Children with von Willebrand disease (VWD) who undergo surgery to remove the adenoids and tonsils have a nearly sixfold higher risk of experiencing severe…
A Chinese woman experiencing neurological symptoms who had a stroke at age 30 was ultimately diagnosed with the blood disorder hereditary thrombotic…
Pharma companies Galapagos and Gilead are in talks for a potential collaboration to develop gamgertamig, an experimental therapy for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)…
A new case study describes a family with platelet-type von Willebrand disease (PT-VWD), a rare bleeding condition often mistaken for von Willebrand disease (VWD).
Adding Cablivi (caplacizumab) to therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) and corticosteroids may lead to a faster treatment response and durable disease remission in people with…
Adjusting the dose of oral eltrombopag — the active ingredient in Alvaiz and Promacta — based on how much of the drug is present in…
Celebrities and advocacy groups are teaming up to raise awareness of bleeding disorders with a three-hour livestream celebrating the community. The March 28 event, “Bleeding.org…
Congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) typically develops in infancy or early childhood, but clinicians have now reported a rare case involving a young woman…
