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May 8 - International Thalassaemia Day

Every year on the 8th May, Thalassaemia International Federation commemorates the International Thalassaemia Day and organises activities for raising awareness about the genetic blood disorder of thalassaemia, on general topics regarding its prevention, management and cure.

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Turning thoughts into reality

Turning thoughts into reality
By Dr Adi Zoref (@ZorefAdi)

I am an Israeli physician, trained in internal medicine. During my residency rotation in hematology at Meir Medical Center, I met a patient who changed my life.

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ABT-199: Novel Bcl-2 specific inhibitor updated results confirm substantial activity and durable responses in high-risk CLL.

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) is the most common leukemia in adults in the Western world and is diagnosed in approximately 5 persons per 100,000 population per year.

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Can Eltrombopag help children with ITP say goodbye to bleeding?

 

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a rare disease in children, affecting 5 in 100,000. Most children get better quickly without intervention but up to 30% will still have disease at 12 months.

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Moldova to be allowed to participate in EU4Health projects

The European Commission and the Government of the Republic of Moldova have signed an agreement to associate Moldova with the EU4Health program.

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The European Union must deliver funding for research of blood disorders

At the 20th Annual Congress of EHA, the results of two major projects are presented. The first is a study into the Cost of Blood Disorders in the EU Member States and Norway, Iceland, and Switzerland.

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EHA-ECL led statement calls for protection of the Hospital Exemption

The hospital exemption (HE) is a vital provision within the EU's pharmaceutical legislation, currently subject to a revision.

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