(Family Features) Many people don’t think much about whether their blood is clotting properly. However, when you have a bleeding disorder, a condition that affects the way your body controls clots, it ...

The recommendations aim to make this type of evaluation more consistent in cases when children have suspicious bruising or bleeding patterns. “When bleeding or bruising is suspicious for child abuse, ...

Blood has many functions and circulates throughout your body. As a result, problems with it can affect you in many ways. Some of those problems can stem from a blood disorder. These disorders can ...

Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO Key Takeaways Blood clotting disorders can be inherited or acquired and lead to either excessive bleeding or too much clotting. Hypercoagulable disorders can ...

Hemophilia C is a rare, inherited blood disorder due to a deficiency of blood clotting protein Factor XI. It’s less severe than hemophilia A and B and is inherited differently. Still, it can cause ...

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global Genes, a leading patient advocacy organization, and Bleeding Disorders Alliance Illinois (BDAI), a non-profit focused on improving the quality of life for ...

The term “rare blood disorders” describes less common conditions that affect blood cells’ ability to function correctly. Myeloproliferative disorders and lymphoproliferative disorders are two types of ...

Blood disorders affect millions of people worldwide, yet their potential to develop into blood cancers often goes unrecognized. Medical experts emphasize that understanding this connection plays a ...

Blood disorders affect millions of Americans, yet many don’t realize these conditions can sometimes transform into something far more serious. With approximately 1.3 million people currently living ...

Hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, anemia, leukemias, or a low platelet count can cause bruising. A person should contact a doctor if they are concerned about their bruising. Bruising is one of the ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) has officially changed its name to the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (NBDF). Foundation leaders announced the ...