Pulmonary embolism (PE), a type of blood clot in the lungs, sends more than half a million people to U.S. hospitals each year—and kills about one in five high-risk patients, according to the American Heart Association 2025 ...
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Blood thinners are often prescribed to prevent life-threatening clots. One type, called direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), is used to treat a variety of conditions that affect blood vessels, the heart and lungs. But like ...
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Not long after California surgeon Andrew S. Hsu landed a job with a cosmetic surgery chain in Georgia, several of his patients suffered disfiguring injuries, and even his new employer had doubts about his competence, court ...
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In women with type 2 diabetes (T2D), use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) skin patches is not associated with a higher risk of blood clots or stroke. However, an increased cardiovascular risk was found for oral HRT, according ...
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Apixaban 2.5 mg twice daily significantly reduced symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) recurrence, with a low risk of major bleeding, in patients with provoked VTE and enduring risk factors, according to late-breaking ...
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Education and training of Australian health practitioners should place greater emphasis on the importance of using professional interpreting services in clinical settings, according to a new book by Macquarie University researcher ...
Jul 28, 2025
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US President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with "chronic venous insufficiency" after experiencing some mild swelling in his lower legs.
Jul 19, 2025
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In light of reports from the White House that President Donald J. Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), the American Heart Association is sharing important information on the condition and its ...
Jul 18, 2025
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Researchers at Stanford have developed a new technology for removing blood clots that is more than twice as effective as current techniques. It could significantly improve success rates in treating strokes, heart attacks, ...
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Pulmonary embolism in children has been acknowledged to be an issue in clinical care but was thought to be rare. Now new research published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and at the ATS ...
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