According to a new study led by Monash University, of those admitted to the ICU with COVID-19, after accounting for age and how sick patients were, the third wave of the disease in Australia was associated with the highest ...
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Around one in 500 men could be carrying an extra X or Y chromosome—most of them unaware—putting them at increased risk of diseases such as type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis and thrombosis, say researchers at the universities ...
Jun 10, 2022
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A recent study of patient health records found that around 1 in 100 people with COVID-19 had a venal or arterial thrombosis, with rates higher still among males, and particularly for those hospitalized.
May 16, 2022
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Tranexamic acid (TXA)—a medication given to reduce the risk of bleeding during some orthopedic surgical procedures—can be safely used in patients with intertrochanteric (IT) hip fractures who are at high risk of blood ...
May 3, 2022
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A study from Sweden published by The BMJ today finds an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis (a blood clot in the leg) up to three months after COVID-19 infection, pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in the lung) up to six ...
Apr 6, 2022
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There is a slightly elevated risk of intracranial thrombosis events following vaccination with the AstraZeneca ChAdOx1-S COVID vaccine, according to two new studies publishing February 22 in PLOS Medicine. The first paper, ...
Feb 22, 2022
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Cerebral venous thrombosis is a rare, often severe disease that has been brought to public attention by the COVID 19 pandemic. A research group from Würzburg has now succeeded for the first time in deciphering a molecular ...
Feb 11, 2022
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Take breaks when binge-watching TV to avoid blood clots, say scientists. The warning comes as a study reports that watching TV for four hours a day or more is associated with a 35 percent higher risk of blood clots compared ...
Jan 20, 2022
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The omicron variant currently represents 3–13% of new COVID-19 infections in the U.S., and it appears to be much more contagious than the Delta variant. COVID-19 vaccination is more important than ever. The American Heart ...
Dec 21, 2021
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Public radio fans knew NPR books editor Petra Mayer as an exuberant lover of science fiction, romance novels, comic books and cats. "If it's fun and nerdy, I'm all about it," she declared.
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