Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Increased health care use among patients after COVID-19

A study led by Kaiser Permanente in Southern California of patients from eight health care organizations across the United States showed that COVID-19 was associated with a 4% increase in use of health care services over ...

Medications

New blood thinner beats older drug for vein clots

(HealthDay)—People who need to take a blood thinner because they've had a clot in the deep veins of their legs appear to do better with the new drug Pradaxa (dibigatran) than with the older drug warfarin, researchers report.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New risk score spots patients at high risk of serious blood clots

A new risk prediction tool can identify patients at high risk of serious blood clots (known as venous thromboembolism) who might need preventative treatment, says a study published in the British Medical Journal today.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Blood clot risk remains elevated nearly a year after COVID-19

People who got COVID-19 had a higher risk of dangerous blood clots for close to a year later, according to a large new study on the aftereffects of a SARS-CoV-2 infection during the period before vaccines became available.

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