The Infected Blood Inquiry, chaired by Sir Brian Langstaff, is due to begin its public hearings in London on Tuesday 30 April 2019. The inquiry is examining the circumstances in which men, women and children were given contaminated blood and contaminated blood products in the UK, in particular since 1970. As of next week, people […]
It’s that special time of the year again… April 17 is officially World Haemophilia Day! People across the global haemophilia community will unite to increase awareness and understanding of those living with the condition and other bleeding disorders. To mark the occasion, we’re especially pleased to feature exclusively in PharmaTimes online. Hear from On The […]
There are only two weeks to go until one of the largest rare bleeding disorders patient gatherings on the continent – the 2018 European Haemophilia Consortium (EHC) Conference! Along with the European Association of Haemophilia and Allied Disorders (EAHAD) Congress and the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) World Congress, the EHC Conference is one of the […]
The Cambridge-based charity Findacure are hosting the latest instalment of their Rare Disease Showcase in the city centre this Thursday, and we’re really excited to be part of it! Cambridge is an illustrious hotspot for scientific research, with the likes of the iconic Cambridge Science Park and state-of-the-art Wellcome Genome Campus hosting some of […]
On behalf of On The Pulse, we are incredibly proud to be celebrating our first anniversary as a company! These past 12-months have gone by so quickly. Since setting out as a small independent start-up, it’s quite hard to believe the enormity and diversity of activities and engagements we’ve been involved with, both here in […]
The countdown to the biggest global gathering of the bleeding disorders community is firmly on! From May 20-24, we will be amongst thousands of attendees descending on the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow, Scotland for the 33rd biennial World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) 2018 World Congress. WFH 2018 is one of the most hotly […]
Few rare disease communities can boast of having a champion cyclist to call their own. In haemophilia, Alex Dowsett has pedalled past the impossible and is still overtaking any doubts of what can be achieved living with a severe bleeding disorder. At just 29 years of age, Alex has been competing consistently at the pinnacle […]
As global annual awareness days go, 17 April is undoubtedly the most significant for those affected by bleeding disorders – it’s World Haemophilia Day! This is the one occasion the community really gets to call its own. For 2018, the overarching theme is, Sharing Knowledge Makes Us Stronger. The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) want […]
It’s officially Rare Disease Day 2018 – the major event of the year where the global rare disease community come together in unity and solidarity, to champion for our rights and further the rare disease cause (see Rare Disease Day 2018 – Join in and #ShowYourRare) I could have so easily focussed here on what’s happening […]
Imagine living with one of the world’s rarest medical conditions, to then discover you have another one… with the unexpected melodramas that are worthy to be in a book. As it happens, Dan Jeffries is one such phenomenon. And yes, he’s even published his own memoirs! I first came across Dan after he gave a really passionate […]