Platelets, or thrombocytes, are specialized cellular fragments that form blood clots when we get scrapes and traumatic injuries. Viral infections, autoimmune disease, and other conditions can cause platelet levels to drop ...
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Warfarin, a widely used blood thinner, appears to have potent anti-cancer properties, according to a study by Columbia University researchers. The study, conducted in human cells and in mice, found that warfarin stops tumors ...
Aug 4, 2023
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A new study by investigators from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington and Mass General Brigham found that maternal mortality rates have worsened from 1999 to 2019, hitting ...
Jul 3, 2023
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The use of thrombolysis, medications to break up blood clots, for acute ischemic stroke reduces post-stroke disability, but it is underutilized. This particularly affects Black individuals, who experience more strokes, often ...
Jul 3, 2023
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Most stroke patients taking the anticoagulant warfarin were no more likely than those not on the medication to experience a brain bleed when undergoing a procedure to remove a blood clot, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers ...
Jun 26, 2023
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Finding evidence of what is known as "anchoring bias," UCLA-led research suggests that patients with congestive heart failure experiencing shortness of breath are less likely to be tested in the emergency department for a ...
Jun 26, 2023
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Of approximately 250,000 Americans diagnosed with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) in emergency departments each year, most are hospitalized.
Jun 15, 2023
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Women and men who experience migraine headaches also carry an elevated risk of having an ischemic stroke, but women alone may carry an additional risk of heart attack and hemorrhagic stroke, according to a new study led by ...
Jun 13, 2023
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Research led by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Center (BRC) and Universite Paris Cite, and supported by worldwide partners in Canada, the U.S. and Australia, has identified ...
May 29, 2023
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An international clinical study led by the Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern, and the University of Bern has shown that anticoagulation (blood thinning) can be started earlier in people with a stroke and atrial fibrillation ...
May 25, 2023
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