PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Blood clots kill more than 100,000 people every year and in many cases can be silent and sudden. It's enough of a concern that state legislators and physicians in our area ...
Hibernating bears can’t help us escape long plane flights or unforgiving winters — but they may help us prevent blood clots. The bears, during hibernation, prevent blood clots in their own bodies by ...
A vascular neurologist explains how blood clots can form and the stroke-like symptoms to look out for Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to tennis ...
Asking your health care provider a simple question — “What is my blood clot prevention plan?” — could save your life. It might have saved my daughter’s life. Last October our daughter Emily Adkins (an ...
Q: I have heard that when my baby is born, she should get a vitamin K shot. Why? A: There’s a lot going on when your baby is born. They’re weighed and measured. Their noses are suctioned out and their ...
Although there are many examples of this in the research literature, clotting still isn’t thought of as a typical outcome from viral lung infections. “It’s not the first thing you expect of a ...
Using e-cigarettes containing nicotine causes an immediate increase in the formation of blood clots and a deterioration in the ability of small blood vessels to expand and dilate, as well as raised ...
Sean Jackson is a creative copywriter living in Florida. He's had work published with Realtor.com, theScore, ESPN, and the San Francisco Chronicle. In his free time, Sean likes to play drums, fail ...