According to CDC estimates, as many as 900,000 people are affected by blood clots each year in the United States. Although serious, this medical condition is both preventable and treatable, if ...

Blood clots are more likely during long flights, bed rest, after surgery, or during pregnancy. In these situations, blood thinners may help prevent clots. Hormonal birth control or hormone therapy can ...

Jan. 16 -- (HealthDay News) -- Blood clots most often occur in people who don't move around enough and among people who have had recent surgery or injury. A clot can travel to the heart or brain, ...

Whenever I fly, my mother always reminds me to get up and walk around to prevent blood clots. I typically nod my head in response without any intention of following through. But it turns out Kathleen ...

Warmer weather and no school means more travel for Louisianans. These travels can take Louisianans to international, national or local vacation spots in the air or by car. However, those longer trips ...

Blood clot formation can contribute to life threatening events like strokes and heart attacks. Experts are interested in ways to decrease people’s risk for blood clots. A study found that intermittent ...

Planning a long holiday trip? If you spend most of your day sitting at work, doctors say travel may quietly raise a health ...

Inflammatory bowel disease, in which the immune system attacks the gut, is a painful chronic condition that affects three million Americans. Rates of IBD are rising, and there's currently no cure. IBD ...

Many people develop blood clots in their legs, either knowingly or not. These clots can cause local problems in leg veins, but the greater medical concern is if the clot breaks off and flows northward ...

The new technology was first used in August 2024 and has seen a 56% decrease in avoidable blood clots among "at risk" ...

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