December 28, 2015 – Nominations are open for the 2016 Panos Englezos Prize, awarded jointly by the University of Nicosia Medical School and Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the field of hemoglobinopathies. Specifically the Prize is awarded on a biannual basis to an individual who has made […]
December 16, 2015 – In the article below, Ellen Fung, PhD, RD of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland and Farah Sultan, RD of McMaster University, share some nutritional information for people with thalassemia. One of the most common questions we are asked as nutritionists is, “What should I be eating?” In many ways, the diet for […]
Dr. Maria Domenica Cappellini presented at the 10th Cooley’s Anemia Symposium on “Clinical Features of Thalassemia.” CAF spoke with her at the Symposium about this topic; that interview can be viewed above. The range of topics presented over the course of the Symposium was impressive and indicates just how active and vital the thalassemia […]
December 9, 2015 – The American Society of Hematology (ASH) held its annual meeting from Dec. 4 – 8 in Orlando, FL, and CAF was once again there to distribute information, meet with clinicians and researchers and attend educational and scientific meetings of relevance to the thalassemia community. Below is information on a few of […]
Dr. Ellen Fung presented at the 10th Cooley’s Anemia Symposium on “Nutrition for Patients with Thalassemia.” CAF spoke with her at the Symposium about this topic; that interview can be viewed above. The range of topics presented over the course of the Symposium was impressive and indicates just how active and vital the thalassemia field […]
Dr. Vip Viprakasit presented at the 10th Cooley’s Anemia Symposium on “When to Transfuse in Patients with Non-transfusion-dependent Thalassemia.” CAF spoke with him at the Symposium about this topic; his interview can be viewed above. The range of topics presented over the course of the Symposium was impressive and indicates just how active and vital […]
