LONDON (AP) — A long-awaited inquiry has opened in Britain into how contaminated blood was used to treat thousands of people in the 1970s and ’80s, killing at least 2,400.

Thousands of British public health patients — many of them hemophiliacs — were infected with HIV or Hepatitis C ...

JOHNSTON, R.I. (AP) — A new corn maze in Johnston is raising awareness of hemophilia and other blood disorders.

Salisbury Farm unveiled the maze Saturday and says it will donate part of its proceeds to the New England Hemophilia Association.

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BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A number of cocktail makers in Bangor will be battling it out for the honor of the “best” bloody mary cocktail.

The inaugural competition may get heated, but it’s all for a great cause — proceeds will benefit the Hemophilia Alliance of Maine. WABI-TV

PARIS (AP) — France-based drugmaker Sanofi is buying U.S. hemophilia specialist Bioverativ for $11.6 billion in a deal that Sanofi says will boost its profile for fighting rare diseases.

The deal announced Monday is the latest such move in a pharmaceutical industry that’s seeing increasing ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A judge is letting a lawsuit continue that claims Tennessee is breaking federal law and endangering people with bleeding disorders like hemophilia by reimbursing less for prescription blood-clotting drugs through its Medicaid program.

Last week, Davidson County ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pharmacies in Tennessee are accusing the state of breaking federal law and endangering people with bleeding disorders such as hemophilia by reducing reimbursements for prescription blood-clotting drugs through its Medicaid program.

Hemophilia is very rare, affecting ...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers are joining an effort to bring attention to the plight of hemophilia patients.

The New England Hemophilia Association says the Legislature adopted a resolution that declares March as bleeding disorders awareness month in the state.

The group says ...