One in 2,000 women each year will develop a blood clot from taking the combined hormonal contraceptive pill, otherwise known ...

Visual auras, similar to those seen during a migraine, were linked to the presence of small brain embolisms observable 1 day ...

Visual auras, like those that occur in migraines, may be signs of small injuries to the brain’s visual cortex, according to a clinical trial at UC San Francisco that tracked the appearance of these ...

Major new analysis from the Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS) Consortium has provided critical insights into the ...

People with stroke due to brain haemorrhage are more likely to develop clots in their blood vessels than people without brain haemorrhage. Immobility early after the stroke can cause clots in the ...

Serena Williams Hospitalized With Blood Clot (BlackDoctor.org) — Tennis pro Serena Williams underwent emergency treatment at a hospital in Los Angeles after suffering a blood clot in her lungs, ...

Study characteristics We searched scientific databases for clinical trials looking at the effects of long-term treatment with different blood thinners on blood clot recurrence in people with cancer ...

Vena cava filters are now available for protection from pulmonary embolism. This review provides the current knowledge on these devices.

Recently, the FDA published warnings regarding adverse events with the use of inferior vena cava filters for the prevention of pulmonary embolus. The CTAF examines the evidence.

An aneurysm is a weakened area in a blood vessel that’s at risk of bursting. A subarachnoid hemorrhage means that there is bleeding in the space that surrounds the brain. Most often, it occurs when an ...