Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

No increase seen in outpatient VTE for SARS-CoV-2-positive patients

(HealthDay)—The incidence of outpatient venous thromboembolism (VTE) is similar among symptomatic patients with a positive versus negative severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) test, according to ...

Cardiology

High thrombotic risk in cancer patients receiving immunotherapy

In a study recently published in the leading journal Blood, Florian Moik and Cihan Ay from the Division of Hematology and Hemastasology of the Department of Medicine I of MedUni Vienna/Vienna General Hospital, working in ...

Vaccination

WHO experts say countries should keep using AstraZeneca jab

World Health Organization experts on Wednesday recommended countries continue to use the AstraZeneca vaccine, but said they were looking into the jab's safety after a slew of countries suspended its use over health fears.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Hypercoagulability in patients with COVID-19

According to an open-access article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), because coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may present with medium to large arterial and venous abdominal and extremity macrothrombi, radiologists ...

Cardiology

Obesity in young adulthood tied to later venous thromboembolism

(HealthDay)—Men who are obese or severely obese in young adulthood have an increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) later in life, according to a study published in the June issue of the Journal of Internal Medicine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

High rate of blood clots in COVID-19

COVID-19 is associated with a high incidence of venous thromboembolism, blood clots in the venous circulation, according to a study conducted by researchers at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS), UK. In a series of ...

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