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• Chronic illness is a lonely thing "For the past year I religiously text my husband, Shea, every Friday afternoon. There’s nothing unusual in that, but the weekly message contains just a number, no words. Triple digits and we’re happy; single digits…
• Lessons from vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia Adenoviral vector vaccines are effective against SARS-CoV-2 but have been associated with a rare side effect termed vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT). Here, we discuss our understanding of how vaccine-induced antibodies to platelet factor 4…
• SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination and Immune Thrombocytopenia in de novo and pre-existing ITP patients Key Points SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are generally safe in patients with pre-existing ITP but thrombocytopenia exacerbation may occur and requires monitoring Splenectomy and past use of 5 or more therapies predict higher…
• Mum's horror condition that put her at risk of fatal bleeding while pregnant “When I was first diagnosed, they said my platelet levels would continue to drop and there was a risk of internal bleeding which can ultimately be life-threatening,” she…
• Boy diagnosed with bleeding disorder after mum notices red dots on his ear “When Hudson was six months old, he picked up a few infections, but our GP wasn’t concerned as he always bounced back. But a month later, I noticed…

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Shared Decision Making Toolkit

Translated versions now available

Making the right choices in ITP management and care: A shared decision making toolkit for patients" is now available as a .pdf file in various European languages.

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Living with ITP: common ITP questions Webinar

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Published on: Thursday, September 24, 2021
Presenters: Robert Bird, MBBS, MRCP, FRACP, FRCPA, FRCP | James Bussel, MD | Danielle Boyle, CEO & Founder, ITP Australia | Caroline Kruse, President & CEO, PDSA | Mervyn Morgan, CEO, ITP Support Asociation | Adrian Newland, CBE, MA, FRCP, FRCPath

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