Scholarship for students affected by bleeding disorders now open
Applications are now open for the 2026 Eric Dostie Memorial College Scholarships, which will award $1,000 each to 10 qualifying students whose lives have…
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Steroids, IVIG key in successful management of severe immune TTP
Adults with severe immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) who are at a high risk of bleeding may be managed in a hospital’s emergency department…
In children with new ITP, Promacta works better than standard care
In a large, investigator-initiated clinical trial, about twice as many children and adolescents with newly diagnosed immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) achieved a sustained platelet response…
Boy’s rare case shows complexity of bleeding disorder diagnosis
A 3-year-old boy in Texas was the first known person with two bleeding disorders — type 1 von Willebrand disease (VWD) and hemophilia…
Blood clots in spleen were unusual first sign in case of acquired TTP
A young man with unusual blood clots in the spleen was ultimately diagnosed with immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) — also known as acquired…
Platelet-boosting treatment curbs bleeding for ITP patients
Oral hetrombopag safely boosts platelet counts and reduces bleeding and the need for rescue therapy in adults with persistent immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who have…
Rare bleeding disorder meets clotting gene in unusual case
The rare coexistence of von Willebrand disease (VWD) type 3 and factor V Leiden (FVL) can put patients at risk for…
COVID-19 in Canada linked to clotting problems but not TTP
The number of cases of the blood disorder thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) did not increase during the pandemic, but COVID-19 was linked to more…
ITP associated with high risk of blood clots that block circulation
People with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) are at high risk of developing blood clots that block circulation, according to an analysis that combined results of…
Heavy menstrual bleeding affects over 90% of women with VWD
Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) affects 93% of women with von Willebrand disease (VWD) at some point in life, according to a Swedish study that…
