Episodes

  • Coming to you LIVE from NBDF’s Bleeding Disorder conference, Patrick is with CEO Phil Gattone right after Opening Session. A walk and talk you don’t wanna miss! Also, hear how HTCs have operationally aligned to administer gene therapy with Zack Duffy and Roland Lamy from the Hemophilia Alliance on the latest Gene Therapy segment. Plus, an interview with Janet Brewer from CHES.

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    It’s a Whole New World Gene Therapy Segment brought to you by CSL Behring, which now has a first-of-its-kind hemophilia B treatment. Visit BeyondHemB.com or download B SUPPORT wherever you get your apps for more information.

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  • Patrick has an exclusive conversation with the filmmakers of What We Wished We Could Be, a story about a couple who must sacrifice their dreams in order to confront the consequences of the contaminated blood scandal. Patrick sits down in-studio with screenwriter, Jenna-Louise Hawkins; Director, Luke Shelley; and producer Sophie Stacy about the challenges of making the film, Jenna’s personal connection to the UK contamination scandal, and how storytelling can honor the heartbreak, courage and sacrifice of the victims of the blood scandal, and their loved ones. Plus, the second installment of Jack Bridge’s interview with Luke Pembroke in I’m Fine segment.

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    What We Wished We Could Be film: Website - Instagram - Trailer

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  • Patrick survives his first tornado warning and we’ve got Joana Baquero sharing education and advocacy updates on Factor 1 Deficiency and Tammy Black from the Immune Deficiency Foundation. Plus, a new Gene Therapy segment with Jim Kenny, an expert on pharmacy reimbursement.

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    It’s a Whole New World Gene Therapy Segment brought to you by CSL Behring, which now has a first-of-its-kind hemophilia B treatment. Visit BeyondHemB.com or download B SUPPORT wherever you get your apps for more information.

    To read “What are fibrinogen disorders?” PDF, CLICK HERE.

    Tammy’s documentary Compromised: Life without Immunity

    I’m Fine is presented by @SanofiUS

    Listen to the Global Hemophilia Report

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  • Is there a darker side to the extraordinary accomplishments of people with bleeding disorders? Guest segment host, Luke Pembroke, ask just that on the latest I’m Fine, featuring blood brother and Paralympian, Jack Bridge. Also, Patrick and Amy hit up the Chief Patient Officer Summit and got insight on what true patient inclusivity is all about. Plus, Brandon Young and the formation of a rare disease intercenter within FDA.

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    To learn more about the FDA’s Rare Disease Innovation Hub: EveryLife Foundation

    Visit NBDF’s Steps for Living

    Brandon Young’s Country Boy Fishing

    I’m Fine is presented by @SanofiUS

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  • On this episode, Patrick James Lynch honors the late Neil Frick, Senior VP for Medical Programs at the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation, recognizing his invaluable two-decade contribution to the bleeding disorders community. We also discuss hemophilia B gene therapy with Dr. Mark Redding, focusing on unique clinical trial designs and the role of steroids. Additionally, Makenna Dietrich shares her journey in bleeding disorder advocacy. The episode includes updates from Star Therapeutics on subcutaneous therapy for von Willebrand disease and insights on closing racial health equity gaps in the US. We also invite you to help pick a new BloodStream “theme song”.

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    Hemophilia Uncensored Social Media: Instagram & TikTok

    Star Therapeutics Presents Clinical Data for VGA039, a Subcutaneous Therapy for the Treatment of Von Willebrand Disease (VWD)

    How the U.S. can close longstanding racial health equity gaps

    It’s a Whole New World Gene Therapy Segment brought to you by CSL Behring, which now has a first-of-its-kind hemophilia B treatment. Visit BeyondHemB.com or download B SUPPORT wherever you get your apps for more information.

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  • Patrick sits down with HTC social workers, Kathaleen Schnur and Dianne Bartlett, about the ever-evolving role of social workers in the HTC comprehensive care system. Plus, on the latest I’m Fine, Patrick answers the question, What do clotting factor levels mean to me in this new age of hemophilia treatment?

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    I’m Fine is presented by @SanofiUS

    Mild Matters Program

    On the Shoulders of Giants Film

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    Beyond our Blood

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  • Patrick sits down with Thomas Bartlett, Myasthenia Gravis patient and advocate, about the unique struggles of living with an invisible chronic disorder. Also, we all know if you want real answers — ask a nurse. We’ve got Andrea Buxton, Nurse Practitioner at the Hemophilia Outreach Center in Green Bay, WI, with her account of the first commercial dosing of gene therapy for hemophiia B.

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    It’s a Whole New World Gene Therapy Segment brought to you by CSL Behring, which now has a first-of-its-kind hemophilia B treatment. Visit BeyondHemB.com or download B SUPPORT wherever you get your apps for more information.

    On the Shoulders of Giants Film

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    Beyond our Blood

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  • Mild hemophilia truly does matter and we’re with Shellye Horowitz, formally with HFA, to hear about HFA’s Mild Matters program. Plus the final Elite Athletes segment with Paul McLaughlin and I’m Fine with Luke Pembroke.



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    I’m Fine and Elite Athletes with Hemophilia are presented by @SanofiUS

    Mild Matters Program

    On the Shoulders of Giants Film

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    Beyond our Blood

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  • Our blood brother buds, Clive Smith & Laurence Woollard join us today to share the latest from the ongoing saga of UK Blood Inquiry, plus our latest Gene Therapy segment has Mason Buxton’s story (the first hemophilia B patient to be commercially dosed with gene therapy!).

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    Presenting Sponsor:

    Takeda, visit bleedingdisorders.com to learn more.

    It’s a Whole New World Gene Therapy Segment brought to you by CSL Behring, which now has a first-of-its-kind hemophilia B treatment. Visit BeyondHemB.com or download B SUPPORT wherever you get your apps for more information.

    On the Shoulders of Giants Film

    Watch the movie and host a screening: ontheshouldersfilm.com

    Beyond our Blood

    Watch the short films and download the facilitation guide: beyondourblood.com

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  • On this special episode of the BloodStream Podcast, we explore interferons in the treatment of polycythemia vera (or PV). This episode is brought to you by PharmaEssentia.

    If you’d like to learn more about polycythemia vera, check out our sister show PV Pod: Stories from the Marrow (brought to you by BloodStream Media and PharmaEssentia).

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  • Hear about the premiere of the On the Shoulders of Giants film from HFA Symposium with Patrick and Amy. Plus the I’m Fine segment is back with Luke Pembroke and Hazri Aris is featured on the latest Elite Athletes segment.

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    On the Shoulders of Giants Film

    Watch the movie and host a screening: ontheshouldersfilm.com

    Beyond our Blood

    Watch the short films and download the facilitation guide: beyondourblood.com

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  • We have newly appointed NBDF CEO, Phil Gattone with us sharing his background and his vision for the organization and community. And, we have the story of the first commercially dosed patient of hemophilia B gene therapy. Hear from Jamison Buxton, the father of the patient…who also happens to be the director of the HTC.



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    It’s a Whole New World Gene Therapy Segment brought to you by CSL Behring, which now has a first-of-its-kind hemophilia B treatment. Visit BeyondHemB.com or download B SUPPORT wherever you get your apps for more information.

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  • Dr. Glenn Pierce is with us to share what to expect from the upcoming WFH Congress in Madrid, and Amy sits down with President and CCEO of the Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA), Anita Brikman. FLOW co-host Jessica Richmond sits in for Patrick and we’ll finish up with an Elite Athletes segments will feature bleeding disorder community member, Ricardo Ramirez.

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  • We’re back with Dr. Akshat Jain who shares highlights in bleeding disorder research from ASH 2023, plus the differences between hemophilia A vs hemophilia B gene therapies with Dr. Mark Redding. We close out with our latest Elite Athletes segments featuring bleeding disorder community legend, Perry Parker. Don’t miss it!

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    It’s a Whole New World Gene Therapy Segment brought to you by CSL Behring, which now has a first-of-its-kind hemophilia B treatment. Visit BeyondHemB.com or download B SUPPORT wherever you get your apps for more information.

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  • HFA CEO Dan Kelsey joins Patrick and Amy to respond to recent organizational changes, followed by Blood Brother, Carl Weixler, who shares a bit about HFA’s history, mission, and current state. Also, a tribute to Rare Disease Day, led by voices from BloodStream Media.

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    Check out the Everyday Life Foundation hosting Bombardier Blood

    Everyday Life Foundation Legislative Asks

    This Rare Disease Day segment is brought to you by Genentech. Genentech has several resources to help caregivers navigate hemophilia including stories from other members in the community. Please visit www.thecommunityhelps.com to learn more.

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  • NBFD landed a new CEO, and HFA has responded to recent organizational changes; plus, we hear from Dr. Mark Reding and Dr. Steven Pipe about their excitement over gene therapy being added to the treatment landscape in hemophilia. We close with @theHemeNP, Maya Bloomberg talkin’ Rare Disease Day.

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    It’s a Whole New World Gene Therapy Segment brought to you by CSL Behring, which now has a first-of-its-kind hemophilia B treatment. Visit BeyondHemB.com or download B SUPPORT wherever you get your apps for more information.



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  • We’ve got a terrific interview with Kathy MacKay and Dana Kuhn about the efforts the Committee of Ten Thousand (COTT) is taking to preserve documents from the tainted blood tragedy. And another Elite Athletes segment featuring blood brother and cyclist, Giovanny Pernudi. Oh …and Patrick had a bath bleed.

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    To learn more about the Committee of Ten Thousand and to get involved, visit www.COTT1.org

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  • It’s a New Year and BloodStream is back with a terrific episode. Major changes at @HFA leave Patrick wondering about the future of one of our beloved national organizations and we have folks from the FAIR initiative and CHES to share their 2024 vision for the women in bleeding disorders movement (heck yeah!). Plus, a brand new segment this year on gene therapy (whoo!) - all this and more!

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    Join the Movement - Equity for Women with Bleeding Disorders

    FAIR Coalition

    CHES - Programs for Women with Bleeding Disorders

    Take Action Today! - Click HERE

    It’s a Whole New World Gene Therapy Segment brought to you by CSL Behring, which now has a first-of-its-kind hemophilia B treatment. Visit BeyondHemB.com or download B SUPPORT wherever you get your apps for more information.



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  • We’ve got SNL screwups, the mainstream acronyms continue to butcher rare blood diseases. Plus, we’ve got a new ELITE ATHLETES segment with Anthony Pezzillo (who recently became an uncle; or expanded his uncledom) and I’m Fine, this time with a focus on the caregiver experience with Jessica Bombardier. We’ll get into it all, AND MORE, on this episode.

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    I’m Fine and Elite Athletes are presented by @SanofiUS

    Sanofi seeks to expand the idea of what’s possible for the hemophilia community. Take a deeper look at the science behind hemophilia and an important connection between factor activity levels and potential activities at LevelsMatter.com

    Sanofi aims to raise the bar for the patients living with hemophilia. Reimagine what’s possible by visiting Rareblooddisorders.com to hear more about Sanofi’s dedication to the bleeding disorder community.

    Watch "I'm Fine": A panel discussion webinar led by Patrick with The National Bleeding Disorders Foundation




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  • The World Health Organization made a decision that has heads scratching that could seriously impact hemophilia patients across the globe and a new I’m Fine segment with blood brother, Justin Levesque. Plus, Worlds AIDS Day with Maya Bloomberg and Patrick is pain-free (or close to pain-free) for the first time in a long (!!) time.

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    Presenting Sponsor:

    Takeda, visit bleedingdisorders.com to learn more.

    I’m Fine and Elite Athletes are presented by @SanofiUS

    Sanofi seeks to expand the idea of what’s possible for the hemophilia community. Take a deeper look at the science behind hemophilia and an important connection between factor activity levels and potential activities at LevelsMatter.com

    Sanofi aims to raise the bar for the patients living with hemophilia. Reimagine what’s possible by visiting Rareblooddisorders.com to hear more about Sanofi’s dedication to the bleeding disorder community.

    Watch "I'm Fine": A panel discussion webinar led by Patrick with The National Bleeding Disorders Foundation

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